Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 135

Boris Papandopulo: A Song of Peace and Freedom Resounded

Wilhelm Stenhammar: String Quartet No. 6 in D minor, Op. 35

Johannes Marmén, violin
Laia Valentin Braun, violin
Bryony Gibson-Cornish, viola
Sinéad O’Halloran, cello

The Marmen Quartet is rapidly establishing itself as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles of today. This is confirmed by their recent first prizes at international string quartet competitions in Bordeaux and Banff. Through their energy and interpretive approach, they encompass an exceptionally wide repertoire, ranging from Haydn to contemporary music. Last season, the Quartet gave the world premiere of Garth Knox's Secret Letters, and previous commissions include Heal by New Zealand composer Salina Fisher. In 2023, they made their Australian debut performing a work by Hannah Kendall as part of the Australian National Academy of Music's Quartetthaus project. The quartet is currently collaborating with composer Samuel Adams and percussionist DOMNIQ on a new artistic project.

The members of the quartet came together in 2013 at the Royal College of Music in London, where they studied and where the quartet currently holds the position of Quartet in Association. From 2018 to 2020, they were fellows at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and they furthered their studies at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover with Oliver Wille and in London with Simon Rowland-Jones and John Myerscough (Doric Quartet). Their mentors also included Peter Cropper, and they have received support from the Musicians Company/Concordia Foundation, the Hattori Foundation, Help Musicians, and the Royal Philharmonic Society.