Fabian Müller's String Quartet No. 2, 'The Helvetic', was commissioned by the Carmina Quartet and the Swiss cultural foundation Pro Helvetia in 2010, playfully referencing Dvořák's 'American' Quartet.
Performer Biography
Beyond classical repertoire, the Galatea Quartet engages in innovative, genre-crossing concepts, collaborating with artists like Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Tina Turner, and Finnish jazz pianist Iiro Rantala.
Performer Biography
The Galatea Quartet, formed in 2005, includes siblings Sarah and Julien Kilchenmann, along with Yuka Tsuboi and Hugo Bollschweiler.
Composer Biography
Fabian Müller has received several accolades for his work, including a cultural award from the Canton of Zurich in 2006, the Zollikon Art Prize in 2012, and a 'Swiss Music Prize' in 2016.
Composer Biography
Fabian Müller, the composer of the string quartets on this album, studied cello at the Zurich Conservatory and composition in Zurich and the USA, winning the Jacob Druckman Award for Orchestral Composition in 1996.
Composer Biography
Fabian Müller is also a leading figure in Swiss folk music ethnomusicology, having worked for ten years on the Hanny Christen Collection, a ten-volume anthology of over 10,000 19th-century folk melodies.
Performer Biography
The Galatea Quartet has won several awards, including the ECHO Prize in 2012 for Best Chamber Music Album (20th/21st century) and the Kulturförderpreis of the Canton of Zurich in 2013.
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