casalQuartett
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Biography
Daria Zappa, Violin
Rachel Späth, Violin
Markus Fleck, Viola
Andreas Fleck, Violoncello


Founded in 1996, the casalQuartett’s formal training took place under the watchful eyes of the Carmina Quartet in zurich, the Alban Berg in Cologne and Walter Levin in Basel.

The quartet has also benefited from the interaction with musicians such as Martha Argerich, Clemens Hagen, Nikolaj Znaider, Patricia Kopatchinskaya, Sol Gabetta, Giora Feidmann, Benjamin Schmid, Maurice Steger, Michael Zisman, Peter Sadlo, Julius Berger, Christoph Prégardien, Reto Bieri, Alina Pogostkina, Carmina Quartett, Ensemble Raro, Ensemble Wien-Berlin and others.
The casalQuartet has performed nearly 1000 concerts in many parts of the world, including such renowned festivals and concert halls as the Schleswig Holstein Festival, the Beethoven Festival Bonn, the Rheingau Festival, the Essen Philharmonie, the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Zurich Tonhalle, Les museiques Basel, Budapest Spring Festival, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Lucerne Festival, Musikfestspiele Potsdam, Laieszhalle Hamburg, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam and many others.

Immediacy with its audiences, the integration of colleagues from other artistic disciplines, and concept oriented programming are all equally important to the quartet’s vision – which it promulgates at its three festivals in Arosa, Boswil and Kaiserstuhl.

The four musicians see the string quartet as one of the most versatile genres in music, equally successful in its journeys to the 17th century, to Tango Nuevo, jazz and the newest works of today, and well adapted to extending previous programming boundaries by the inclusion of theatre, dance and literature. Projects for young people, as well as commentated concerts are features which are a part of the quartet’s mission, which is to create a lively dialogue between tradition and innovation.

2011/2012
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