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The Quartet

Bozzini Quartet / Also pictured: Stéphanie Bozzini, Alissa Cheung, Clemens Merkel, Isabelle Bozzini [Photograph: Michael Slobodian, Montréal (Québec), January 20, 2020]

Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999. Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene and beyond, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, experimentation, and collaboration, venturing boldly off the beaten track. With a rigorous eye for quality, they have nurtured a rich and diverse repertoire, regardless of trends. This has led to over 400 commissioned pieces, and some 500 premiered works. Their open, collaborative, artist-led approach has resulted in the realisation of numerous innovative and highly-praised productions, including inter-disciplinary projects with video, theatre and dance.

Clemens Merkel [Photograph: Michael Slobodian, January 20, 2020]

Clemens Merkel

Clemens Merkel’s unconventional sound defines a new sensibility in contemporary music, through its intimate purity of tone, its settled understanding of microtonal or unconventional harmonic language, and its unhurried sensitivity. He is well known for innovative interpretations of Bach and John Cage, and is sought after by composers worldwide as an inspiration for new repertoire. His diverse collaborators range from the Wandelweiser collective to Montréal’s Musique Actuelle community, and from emerging experimentalists to today’s most revered composers.

Stéphanie Bozzini [Photograph: Michael Slobodian, January 20, 2020]

Stéphanie Bozzini

Stéphanie Bozzini is a multi-faceted modern-day violist, with significant contributions in various musical fields ranging from historically informed performance to new music improvisation. She is a founding member of Quatuor Bozzini, a new music ensemble that celebrated its twentieth year in 2020. Noted for its recordings and concerts in The New York Times and The Guardian, Quatuor Bozzini’s prizes include the 2018 Opus Prize for Artist of the Year, and finalist in the Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal 2012.

Isabelle Bozzini [Photograph: Michael Slobodian, January 20, 2020]

Isabelle Bozzini

A passionate chamber player, cellist Isabelle Bozzini is dedicated to exploring two parallel worlds — new music of all kinds and music on period instruments. This endeavour continuously challenges her and nourishes her artistic aspirations.

Alissa Cheung [Photograph: Michael Slobodian, January 20, 2020]

Alissa Cheung

Alissa Cheung is a member of Quatuor Bozzini, based in Montréal (QC). Her solo and chamber performances have taken her throughout Canada, USA, Europe and Asia, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian (UK), the Edmonton Journal, the Edmonton Sun, and has been broadcast on British Broadcasting Corporation (UK), Österreichischen Rundfunks (Austria), Yleisradio (Finland), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (Netherlands), and CBC Radio (Canada).