QUATUOR MODIGLIANI
AMAURY COEYTAUX (VIOLIN), LOÏC RIO (VIOLIN),
LAURENT MARFAING (VIOLA), FRANÇOIS KIEFFER (CELLO)
The Paris-based Quatuor Modigliani celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. It is a regular guest at the world’s top venues and the finest String Quartet and Chamber Music series.
In 2017, it was a special honor for the quartet to be the first string quartet ever to perform in the grand hall of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Since 2020, the quartet has been the artistic director of the “Vibre! Quatuors à Bordeaux” festival as well as the renowned Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. Additionally, the quartet is the founder and artistic director of the Saint-Paul-de-Vence Festival.
Since autumn 2023, they have been teaching the first String Quartet class at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot.
The Quatuor Modigliani has been recording for the Mirare label since 2008 and has released 13 award-winning CDs. In January 2024, the quartet’s latest album, featuring string quartets by Grieg and Smetana, was released and received enthusiastic acclaim from the international press:
“The French Quatuor Modigliani brings these highly emotional works to life with energy, color, and glowing passion.”
(Rondo, January 2024)
The recording was also featured in the Bestseller List 2-2024 (Chamber Music category) at the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
During the 2024/2025 season, the Quatuor Modigliani will take on one of the greatest challenges in the life of a string quartet: recording all 16 string quartets by Beethoven.
Other highlights of the new season include a North American tour in October 2024, as well as concerts at:Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, L’Auditori, Barcelona (as part of the String Quartet Biennial), Konserthus, Stockholm, Schubertiade, Schwarzenberg.
Thanks to the generosity and support of private sponsors, the Quatuor Modigliani plays on four outstanding Italian instruments:
Amaury Coeytaux plays a 1715 violin by Stradivari.
Loïc Rio plays a 1780 violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini.
Laurent Marfaing plays a 1660 viola by Luigi Mariani.
François Kieffer plays a 1706 cello by Matteo Goffriller.
