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Hugo Wolf Quartett

Within just a few short years the Hugo Wolf Quartett has developed from a chamber music lover's insider tip to one of the most sought after string quartets of its generation. The Redwood Arts Council has the rare programing pleasure of their acclaimed performance of Schubert's D-Minor "Das Tod und das Madchen/Death and the Maiden." Critics the world over have provided testimony to its rapid development: "New stars on the quartet heaven" (Der Standard, Vienna); "Urgent and impassioned, but with an absolute commitment to the ideal values of every note" (Los Angeles Times); "One hears in these players, embryonically and in miniature, the qualities that make the Vienna Philharmonic special" (New York Times).

The Hugo Wolf Quartett was founded at the Vienna Conservatory. Shortly thereafter, the four young musicians won the Fifth International String Quartet Competition in Cremona and took first prize at the 45th International G.B. Viotti Chamber Music Competition, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Special Prize, and the European Cultural Award for Chamber Music, and made their debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus, a moment that was celebrated by public and press alike.