Schumann Quartet

The ensemble was trained by the Alban Berg Quartet in Cologne and especially by Günter Pichler at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid.

[7] Chamber music partners of the quartet are Menahem Pressler, Henri Sigfridsson, Sabine Meyer, Nils Mönkemeyer, Nicolas Altstaedt and Albrecht Mayer.

[8] The Schumann Quartet's debut CD with works by Beethoven, Bartók and Brahms was released in April 2013 on the ARS-Produktion label (OCLC 1444912196).

In 2017, the album Landscapes with works by Haydn, Bartok, Takemitsu and Pärt was released by Berlin Classics, with which they received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (OCLC 1184952980).

[12] The ensemble is an award winner of the WDR series "Taste the Best – The Stars of Tomorrow" in cooperation with the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.

The Schumann Quartet with Matan Porat on September 27, 2020 at the Donauhallen in Donaueschingen