The Quatuor Mosaïques is the most prominent period-instrument quartet performing today. The ensemble has earned praise for its decision to use gut-stringed instruments which, in combination with its celebrated musicianship, has cultivated their unique sound.
The quartet has toured extensively, won numerous prizes and established substantial recordings.
Formed in 1985, the group is comprised of Austrians Erich Höbarth (violin), Andrea Bischof (violin), Anita Mitterer (viola) and French cellist Christophe Coin.
Quatuor Mosaiques has appeared in Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan and regularly performs in Vienna, London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Berlin’s Philharmonic Hall.
Quatuor Mosaïques is often featured at such prestigious European festivals as Edinburgh, Salzburg, Luzern, Bremen, Bath, Styriarte Graz, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg and Oslo, among others.
Here they are, performing the music of Mozart:
