Quartetto Noûs
Friday 9 October 2026 at 7.30pm
Haydn: String Quartet in D minor Op.42
Shostakovich: String quartet No.10 in A flat Maj. Op.118
Boccherini: String Quartet in G maj. Op.44 No.4 “La tiranna”
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor Op.135
Shostakovich: String quartet No.10 in A flat Maj. Op.118
Boccherini: String Quartet in G maj. Op.44 No.4 “La tiranna”
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor Op.135
Noûs (nùs) is a Greek word whose meaning is ‘mind’, and thence ‘rationality’, but also ‘inspiration’ and ‘creativity’. Formed in 2011, Quartetto Noûs has gone on to establish itself as one of the most interesting chamber music ensembles of its generation.
The quartet studied at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona with the Quartetto di Cremona, at the Basel Musik Akademie with Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), at the Escuela Superior de Música ‘Reina Sofia’ in Madrid and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena with Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartet) and at the Lübeck Musikhochschule with Heime Müller (Artemis Quartet).
In 2014 Quartetto Noûs was selected to take part in the project ‘Le Dimore del Quartetto’ thanks to which they won a scholarship. And in the same year, they were also awarded a scholarship offered by the Foundatión Albeniz of Madrid. The Piero Farulli Prize, given to the best emerging chamber music group was awarded to the quartet in 2015.
In Italy, Quartetto Noûs has performed in prestigious concert seasons such as Società del Quartetto in Milan, Unione Musicale in Turin, Amici della Musica in Florence, Bologna Festival and Musica Insieme in Bologna, Società del Quartetto in Bergamo, Società Veneziana dei Concerti, Associazione Chamber Music in Trieste, Associazione Musicale Lucchese, Associazione Scarlatti in Naples, I Concerti del Quirinale in Rome, Stradivari Festival in Cremona, Ravenna Festival and Settimane Musicali in Stresa.
Further afield the quartet regularly performs in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Canada, United States, South Korea and China. Their performances have been broadcast by several radio stations such as Venice Classic Radio, Radio Clásica, RSI and Radio 3. In 2013 and 2017 they were Quartet in residence at Festival Ticino Musica in Lugano.
Quartetto Noûs has recorded with music labels including Brilliant Classics, Tactus, DaVinci Edition and Warner Classics. From 2021 to 2024 the Quartet started to record the “complete” Shostakovich string quartets on the Brilliant Classics label.
In 2026-27, Quartetto Noûs returns to the UK with concerts in London, Witney and Cambridge.
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The quartet studied at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona with the Quartetto di Cremona, at the Basel Musik Akademie with Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), at the Escuela Superior de Música ‘Reina Sofia’ in Madrid and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena with Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartet) and at the Lübeck Musikhochschule with Heime Müller (Artemis Quartet).
In 2014 Quartetto Noûs was selected to take part in the project ‘Le Dimore del Quartetto’ thanks to which they won a scholarship. And in the same year, they were also awarded a scholarship offered by the Foundatión Albeniz of Madrid. The Piero Farulli Prize, given to the best emerging chamber music group was awarded to the quartet in 2015.
In Italy, Quartetto Noûs has performed in prestigious concert seasons such as Società del Quartetto in Milan, Unione Musicale in Turin, Amici della Musica in Florence, Bologna Festival and Musica Insieme in Bologna, Società del Quartetto in Bergamo, Società Veneziana dei Concerti, Associazione Chamber Music in Trieste, Associazione Musicale Lucchese, Associazione Scarlatti in Naples, I Concerti del Quirinale in Rome, Stradivari Festival in Cremona, Ravenna Festival and Settimane Musicali in Stresa.
Further afield the quartet regularly performs in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Canada, United States, South Korea and China. Their performances have been broadcast by several radio stations such as Venice Classic Radio, Radio Clásica, RSI and Radio 3. In 2013 and 2017 they were Quartet in residence at Festival Ticino Musica in Lugano.
Quartetto Noûs has recorded with music labels including Brilliant Classics, Tactus, DaVinci Edition and Warner Classics. From 2021 to 2024 the Quartet started to record the “complete” Shostakovich string quartets on the Brilliant Classics label.
In 2026-27, Quartetto Noûs returns to the UK with concerts in London, Witney and Cambridge.
quartettonous.com