Susanne Schäffer, violin
Eszter Kruchió, violin
Sara Marzadori, viola
Bas Jongen, cello
Founded on the principles of the rich interdisciplinary concept of “Chaos”, the Chaos String
Quartet’s members Susanne Schäffer, Eszter Kruchió, Sara Marzadori, and Bas Jongen share the conviction to explore extremes, to take risks, and to welcome the unpredictable.
Winners of the 2nd Prize and three special prizes at the 2021 Bartók World Competition and the XI. Premio V. E. Rimbotti in Italy, the Chaos String Quartet was invited to music festivals such as the Davos Festival, the Ravenna Festival, the Gent Festival van Vlaanderen, Musica Insieme Bologna, Steirisches Kammermusikfestival Graz, Beethoven Frühling Baden, the Podium Festival Mödling, the isa Festival, Musethica Zaragoza and Festival del Quartetto Firenze. At the 65th Jeunesses Musicales International Chamber Music Campus Weikersheim they were awarded the prize for the most promising newcomer ensemble 2020, which includes an invitation to the Heidelberger Streichquartettfest 2023.
Mentored by Prof. Johannes Meissl in Vienna, the quartet is currently completing the ECMAster (European Chamber Music Master) Programme and a postgraduate course at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Heime Müller (Artemis Quartet) and members of the Cuarteto Casals.
The ensemble received additional musical impulses from artists such as Eberhard Feltz, Patrick Jüdt, Hatto Beyerle (Alban Berg Quartet), Clive Brown, Hariolf Schlichtig (Cherubini Quartet), Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), András Keller (Keller Quartet) and Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet).
The quartet is a member of the Chamber Music Association Le Dimore del Quartetto. Besides preparing for international competitions, the quartet is looking forward to upcoming appearances at various chamber music festivals this season, such as Lockenhaus and Festival Academy Budapest, as well as developing multi-art concepts and performances.
