Biography
The Stadler Quartet was founded in Salzburg in 1992 by Franz Stadler. The quartet´s members (Frank Stadler, Izso Bajusz, Predrag Katanic, and Peter Sigl) are also members of the renowned Österreichischen Ensemble für Neue Musik (OENM, or Austrian Ensemble for Contemporary Music). The Stadler Quartet has likewise made it their goal to devote themselves to the preparation and study of contemporary works, including the most recent compositions. The quartet highly values their on-going collaboration with contemporary composers, including George Crumb, Helmut Lachenmann, György Kurtág, Johannes Kalitzke, Peter Ruzicka, Jörg Widmann and Chaya Czernowin. One of the highpoints was their spectacular execution of Karlheinz Stockhausen´s Helicopter Quartet in the Salzburg Festival, 2003.
Frank Stadler, Violine
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Izso Bajusz, Violine
Predrag Katanic, Viola
Florian Simma, Violoncello
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