“Doré Quartet is an Italian musical gem — a winning combination of beautiful Italian sound, musicality, talent and a clear and profound vision of the repertoire. A truly unmissable ensemble.”
Simone Gramaglia - Quartetto di Cremona
“Doré Quartet is an Italian musical gem — a winning combination of beautiful Italian sound, musicality, talent and a clear and profound vision of the repertoire. A truly unmissable ensemble.”
Simone Gramaglia - Quartetto di Cremona
Named after the French artist Gustave Doré, Doré Quartet is an Italian string quartet born in 2021 at Conservatorium Maastricht consisting of four young musicians.
It quickly gained international recognition, performing at major festivals and institutions in Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands, including Società del Quartetto di Milano, Società Filarmonica di Trento, Bologna Festival, MantovaMusica, Orlando Festival, Kunstenfestival Musica Sacra and the Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven.
The quartet has achieved success in prestigious competitions, including the 3rd Swiss International Music Competition, the 14th Concorso Internazionale Musicale "Luigi Cerritelli" and the Virtuoso & Belcanto Chamber Music Competition 2024. Additionally, they are granted a scholarship from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
The quartet has been selected to take part in advanced courses and masterclasses such as the Zeister Muziekdagen and the Orlando European Summer Course for Chamber Music in the Netherlands, a Musethica/ECMA session in Grafenegg in Austria, and the Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival in Lucca, Italy.
Doré Quartet has collaborated with musicians such as Eckart Runge, cellist of the Artemis Quartet, and soloists Anna Agafia Egholm and Anthony Ratinov.
The ensemble is attending the advanced string quartet program at the prestigious Accademia Stauffer in Cremona under the guidance of the Quartetto di Cremona. It is also part of the Nederlandse StrijkKwartet Academie in Utrecht, where it is mentored by Marc Danel, first violin of the Quatuor Danel. The quartet has attended masterclasses with some of the most renowned chamber music teachers, including Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartett) through a collaboration with Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid, Pierre Colombet (Quatuor Ébène), Heime Müller (Artemis Quartett), David Finckel (Emerson String Quartet), Luc-Marie Aguera and Miguel Da Silva (Ysaÿe Quartet) and all members of the Jerusalem Quartet.
In 2024, as a result of the collaboration between Fondazione Pro Canale and the Accademia Stauffer, Doré Quartet receives four historical instruments provided by Fondazione Pro Canale on loan.
Doré Quartet has been selected to join "Le Dimore del Quartetto" network.