Elina Buksha, violin
Charlotte Chahuneau, violin
Arianna Smith, viola
Christine Lee, cello
Founded in 2018, the Mona Quartet was born from the meeting of four young musicians from around the world. Based in Paris, the quartet had the chance to train with eminent teachers such as Günter Pichler at the Escuela Superior Reina Sofia in Madrid, François Salque at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris and to benefit from the advice of Luc-Marie Aguera, Mathieu Herzog and the Modigliani Quartet. These influences were decisive; it is also the meeting of artistic personalities such as Eric Le Sage, Emmanuel Pahud, Paul Meyer, Abdel Rahman El Bacha, Kyril Zlotnikov on the occasion of various collaborations, which influenced their musical course. The quartet has performed in the great classical concert halls of Paris such as the Salle Pierre Boulez at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Salle Cortot and the Petit Palais, and has been seen in prestigious festivals such as the Rencontres Musicales d’Evian, Festival Salon de Provence, and Edinburgh International Festival. In the 2021-2022 season they will make their debut at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Luxemburg Philharmonie and will be present at the Biennale du Quatuor à cordes at the Philharmonie de Paris, Quartettissimo in Budapest, Icking Festival and many others. The quartet won the 3rd Tremplin de la Phiharmonie de Paris and was awarded the Prix du Méjan and the Orangerie de Sceaux during its participation in the Ravel Festival.
They are also artists in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris, at the Fondation Villa Musica in Germany and at Dimore Del Quartetto in Italy. Conscious of the need to maintain their commitment to alternative venues for young audiences, hospitals and underprivileged areas, their partnership with Proquartet and Live Music Now is also particularly important to them.
