Tetzlaff Quartett
Thanks to a shared passion for chamber music, in 1992 Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff along with Hanna Weinmeister and Elisabeth Kufferath founded a string quartet, which has been actively performing since 1994 and has become indispensable on international concert podiums. In 2024, the quartet celebrates its 30th stage anniversary. The ensemble sets high standards with its sensitive musicality and sophisticated sound culture, developed in particular as a result of their bond and long friendship. In recent years, they have established a broad repertoire without giving up their energy and curiosity for new things, which always drives them.
Regular concerts take the Tetzlaff Quartett to major international concert halls such as the Carnegie Hall (New York), the Berliner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall (London), Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Musikverein Vienna and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, as well as to renowned festivals such as the Musikfest Berlin, and Heidelberger Frühling. Highlights of the 2024/25 season include concerts at London’s Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Berliner Philharmnoie, Kölner Philharmonie, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Davies Hall in San Francisco.
The quartet’s first recording with music by Schönberg and Sibelius, was released by CAvi-music in 2010, followed in 2013 by a recording of works by Berg and Mendelssohn, which received the prestigious ‘Diapason d’or’. In 2017, Ondine released a recording of music by Haydn and Schubert and, in 2020, a recording of two of Beethoven’s late string quartets.
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Equally at home in the repertoire of classical and romantic music as well as the 20th century, Christian Tetzlaff has set standards with his interpretations of the great violin concertos. As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly gives guest performances in all international music metropolises. He plays a violin by Peter Greiner.
Elisabeth Kufferath, violin
Since 2009 she has held a professorship for violin at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover. She is a sought-after chamber music partner and is committed to contemporary music (premieres of Manfred Trojahn and Elliott Carter, among others). She plays a violin by Peter Greiner.
Hanna Weinmeister, viola
Since 1998 she has been engaged as First Concertmaster of the Zurich Opera Orchestra. She plays a viola by Peter Greiner.
Tanja Tetzlaff, violoncello
Tanja Tetzlaff performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe as well as in the USA, Australia and Japan and is a regular guest at international festivals. She plays a violoncello by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1776.
Tetzlaff Quartett
Thanks to a shared passion for chamber music, in 1992 Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff along with Hanna Weinmeister and Elisabeth Kufferath founded a string quartet, which has been actively performing since 1994 and has become indispensable on international concert podiums. In 2024, the quartet celebrates its 30th stage anniversary. The ensemble sets high standards with its sensitive musicality and sophisticated sound culture, developed in particular as a result of their bond and long friendship. In recent years, they have established a broad repertoire without giving up their energy and curiosity for new things, which always drives them.
Regular concerts take the Tetzlaff Quartett to major international concert halls such as the Carnegie Hall (New York), the Berliner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall (London), Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Musikverein Vienna and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, as well as to renowned festivals such as the Musikfest Berlin, and Heidelberger Frühling. Highlights of the 2024/25 season include concerts at London’s Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Berliner Philharmnoie, Kölner Philharmonie, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Davies Hall in San Francisco.
The quartet’s first recording with music by Schönberg and Sibelius, was released by CAvi-music in 2010, followed in 2013 by a recording of works by Berg and Mendelssohn, which received the prestigious ‘Diapason d’or’. In 2017, Ondine released a recording of music by Haydn and Schubert and, in 2020, a recording of two of Beethoven’s late string quartets.
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Equally at home in the repertoire of classical and romantic music as well as the 20th century, Christian Tetzlaff has set standards with his interpretations of the great violin concertos. As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly gives guest performances in all international music metropolises. He plays a violin by Peter Greiner.
Elisabeth Kufferath, violin
Since 2009 she has held a professorship for violin at the University of Music and Drama in Hannover. She is a sought-after chamber music partner and is committed to contemporary music (premieres of Manfred Trojahn and Elliott Carter, among others). She plays a violin by Peter Greiner.
Hanna Weinmeister, viola
Since 1998 she has been engaged as First Concertmaster of the Zurich Opera Orchestra. She plays a viola by Peter Greiner.
Tanja Tetzlaff, violoncello
Tanja Tetzlaff performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe as well as in the USA, Australia and Japan and is a regular guest at international festivals. She plays a violoncello by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1776.