The Paris-based Quatuor Modigliani celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. They are regularly invited to play at the world’s finest concert halls and most respected String Quartet and Chamber Music series. In 2017, the group had the honour of being the first string quartet to perform in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. In 2020, the quartet took on the role of artistic director for the string quartet festival “Vibre! Quatuors à Bordeaux”, as well as the renowned “Bordeaux International String Competition”; in addition, the quartet is the founder and artistic director of the Festival de Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Since autumn 2023, they have been teaching String Quartet at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot.
The Quatuor Modigliani has been recording for the Mirare label since 2008, releasing 13 award-winning CDs. In January 2024, their latest album, featuring string quartets by Grieg and Smetana, was released to rapturous acclaim in the international press: «The French Quatuor Modigliani brings these highly emotional works to life with energy, colour and resplendent passion». (Rondo, January 2024). The recording also appeared on the 2023-2024 bestseller list (chamber music category) in the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Prize). In the 2024/25 season, Quatuor Modigliani will undertake arguably one of the most significant challenges for a string quartet: recording all 16 of Beethoven’s string quartets.
Other highlights of the new season include a tour of North America in October 2024, as well as concerts at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, L’Auditori in Barcelona (within the framework of the biennial String Quartet Festival), the Konzerthaus in Stockholm and the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg. Thanks to the generosity and support of private sponsors, the Quatuor Modigliani plays four outstanding Italian instruments: Amaury Coeytaux plays a 1715 Stradivarius violin, Loïc Rio plays a 1780 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin, Laurent Marfaing plays a 1660 Luigi Mariani viola and François Kieffer plays a 1706 Matteo Goffriller violoncello.
