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From student project to star: Elaia Quartet inspires in Hambach!
The Elaia Quartet, founded in 2020, impresses at the Hambach Music Festival in Neustadt. Attend their impressive performances!
From student project to star: Elaia Quartet inspires in Hambach!
The Elaia Quartet, a promising chamber music ensemble, delights listeners and has quickly made a name for itself in Europe. After forming in 2020, during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the quartet is now celebrated at various festivals. Today the ensemble is the focus of the Hambach Music Festival on the “Young Stage”. Rheinpfalz reports that The members of the quartet - Iris Günther (violin), Francesca Rivinius (viola), Leonie Flaksman and Karolin Spegg (cello) - captivate the audience with their impressive performance.
The Elaia Quartet's career is as remarkable as it is inspiring. They took their first steps on the big stage in autumn 2021 at the Ascoli Piceno Festival in Italy, where they not only made their debut, but also acted as artists in residence the following year. This award shows that the quartet is not only successful in the short term, as can be read on their own website, but also wants to establish himself in the music business in the long term.
Versatile appearances and honors
In recent years, the Elaia Quartet has been where the music is pulsating. They performed several times at the PODIUM Esslingen and were heard at the renowned Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2024. In addition, recordings of their 2024 concerts will be broadcast by NDR and SWR. This is nothing less than testamentary proof of their growing fame and popularity.
The quartet has also won several national and international awards. It took second place in the Zukunftsklang Award 2022 competition and received the audience award in the Irene Steels-Wilsing competition of the Heidelberger Frühling in 2025. This makes it easy to see that the Elaia Quartet is not only at the top musically, but is also recognized for its artistic achievements.
A strong network
The music college where the members study is the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin. There they receive valuable inspiration from prominent mentors. A broad network is crucial in the music scene, and the Elaia Quartet is well connected, also with the respected Kronos Quartet and through their membership in various funding programs, such as the Italian network Le Dimore del Quartetto or the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA).
Due to their outstanding achievements, they are also scholarship holders of the Jeunesses Musicales Germany and the Villa Musica Rhineland-Palatinate. Their commitment is further strengthened by regular collaboration with respected musicians such as Karl Leister and Martin Klett. The impulses they receive from them are invaluable for their musical development.
The Elaia Quartet has not only had a remarkable rise, but also shows that persistent work, coupled with talent and a good network, can be the key to success in the classical music scene. The quartet's path shows that music can provide strength and comfort at the same time, even in difficult times, and the audience in Hambach will certainly remember their performance for a long time.