It is composed of Sébastien Surel (first violin), Manuel Doutrelant (second violon), Violaine Despeyroux (viola) and Anne Copéry (violoncello).
The Ludwig Quartet has won awards in numerous international competitions: Menuhin Foundation, Portsmouth, Arthur Honegger, Vittorio Gui of Florence...
Hailed for its artistic rigour, the Ludwig Quartet is invited to give concerts all over the world, performing in Paris in particular (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Opéra Comique, Collège des Bernardins, Cité de la musique, Musée d'Orsay, Théâtre de La Madeleine), London (Wigmore Hall), New-York (Merkin Concert Hall), Taipei (National Theatre), Shanghai (National Theatre), Tokyo, Vancouver, Montréal, Toronto, Nouméa, Marrakech, Brussels and Louvain... Over time, a demanding repertoire is built up, giving way to Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Turina, Janáček, Borodin, Shostakovich, Chausson, Debussy, Ravel, Franck, Alban Berg, Dutilleux, Webern, Ligeti, Fauré, Magnard, Lekeu, Honegger, Jehan Alain, Albeniz, Piazzolla...
The Ludwig Quartet also participates in the premieres of contemporary works composed by Alain Louvier, Michaël Lévinas, Philippe Hersant, Thierry Escaich and Jean-François Zygel.
The Ludwig Quartet is also interested in the intersection of artistic disciplines and the decompartmentalization of classical music, by producing shows that feature personalities from other territories: actors Marie-Christine Barrault, Fanny Cottençon, Michel Bouquet, Didier Sandre, François Marthouret, Jean-François Balmer, Jean-Claude Drouot, Nicolas Vaude, dancer Jean Guizerix, and astro-physicist Hubert Reeves.