Esmé Quartet
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The Esmé Quartet is a string quartet, formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne, Germany by four Korean musicians.[1] The ensemble takes its name from an Old French word meaning 'loved' or 'esteemed'.
The founding members knew each other as friends before and shared common interests and passions in music, the arts, and life. The quartet has rapidly gained a reputation as a chamber ensemble.
Esmé studied with Heime Müller [de] (Artemis Quartet) at the Musikhochschule Lübeck, Germany and is currently studying with Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet) at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany.
Prizes
In spring 2018, the quartet won first prize[2] and four special prizes (Alan Bradley Mozart-Prize, Bram Eldering Beethoven-Prize, the ProQuartet Prize and Prize of the Esterházy Foundation) at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition[3] in London, and in autumn 2018, it became HSBC Laureate of the Académie du Festival d’Aix. This recognition followed prizes at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, Irene-Steels Wilsing String Quartet Competition and the 55th Possehl Musik Preis Lübeck Germany.
