Vera Martínez Mehner violin
Abel Tomàs violin
Jonathan Brown viola
Arnau Tomàs cello

Cuarteto Casals was founded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofia in Madrid under Professor Antonello Farulli and has quickly become recognized as one of Europe's most distinguished string quartets. This Spanish ensemble has garnered extensive critical acclaim and has won top prizes at many international competitions, including First Prizes at the 2000 London and the 2002 Johannes Brahms International String Quartet Competitions. In 2005, the ensemble was honoured with the prize of the City of Barcelona, in 2006 received the National Music Award - the highest distinction for musicians in Spain, and in 2008 was chosen for the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust scholarship in England. Upcoming and recent activities include performances and tours in the most important venues of Europe, the United States, South America, Russia and Japan. Cuarteto Casals records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi, which recently released its sixth album, featuring the complete string quartets Opus 33 of Joseph Haydn. The quartet has worked with important composers in Europe today, premiering works by Jordi Cervelló, David del Puerto and Jesús Rueda of Spain, collaborating with James MacMillan of Scotland, and György Kurtág of Hungary, and at the composer's request, recording Christian Lauba's quartet Morphing. Cuarteto Casals has performed quintets with renowned musicians including Elizabeth Leonskaja, Oleg Maisenberg, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Christophe Coin, Thomas Riebl, and Michael Collins. Cuarteto Casals is currently in residence at the leading conservatory in Barcelona, and has been profoundly influenced by intensive studies with Professors Walter Levin and Rainer Schmidt, as well as by graduate work in Cologne under the Alban Berg Quartet and Harald Schoneweg.

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• Purchase of four classical bows
• Hotel and travel costs to attend masterclasses
• New Photos

Artist Website

www.cuarteto-casals.com

General Management

Victor Medem at Agencia Camera
telephone: +34 93 3179050
vmedem@agenciacamera.com
www.agenciacamera.com

Germany

Andreea Butucariu at EAS Musikmanagement GmbH
telephone: +49 30 20076409
andreea.butucariu@eas-musikmanagement.com
www.eas-musikmanagement.com

USA

Marianne Schmocker at Marianne Schmocker Artists Intermational
telephone: +1 631 470 0393
marianneschmockerartists@gmail.com
www.marianneschmockerartists.com

Italy

Resia Artists
telephone: +39 02 654 16 1
resia@resiartists.it
www.resiartists.it

France

Caroline Martin at Caroline Martin Musique
telephone: +33 1 42 74 49 01
caroline.martin.musique@wanadoo.fr | www.caroline-martin-musique.com

Austria, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Greece

Künstleragentur Dr. Raab & Dr. Böhm
telephone: +43 1 512 05 01
dirnbacher@rbartists.at
www.rbartists.at

Switzerland

Marcus Gentinetta at Caecilia Agence de Concerts et Spectacles
telephone: +41 22 809 15 20
mgentinetta@caecilia.ch
www.caecilia.ch

Japan

Shinji Ito at Melos Arts Management
telephone: 03-3366-8356
melos-m@music.email.ne.jp