»Finding the ideal sound world for Schubert's quartets is by no means easy, yet the Alinde strikes a near-ideal balance between internal clarity and textural warmth, shone through by sparkling intonation.«

Julian Haylock, The Strad

»Yet another string quartet? No. Within all the present abundance, this group leaves a mark of its own. It has developed into an outstanding ensemble with just the right players in the right place. Among a number of remarkable primarias, Eugenia Ottaviano has turned out to be one of the finest, combining virtuoso control with 'fire, sensitivity and imagination'«.

Alfred Brendel, 2024

Portrait Artists at the Kölner Philharmonie 2024/25

In the 2024/25 season, the Kölner Philharmonie presented the Alinde Quartet as its portrait artists in six concert projects, ranging from string quartet and quintet programs to larger chamber ensembles on modern and historical instruments and a concerto for string quartet and orchestra.

Photo © Heike Fischer

Schubert: The Complete String Quartets

With #Schubert200, the Alinde Quartet is recording all of Franz Schubert’s string quartets.
The six-CD series for Hänssler Classic, co-produced with Deutschlandfunk, pairs each release with a commissioned work inspired by Schubert. The complete series is scheduled for completion in 2028, the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death.

About the #Schubert200 project

The project also includes the quartet’s recording with tenor Daniel Johannsen of Schubert’s song cycle ‘Die schöne Müllerin’, arranged for tenor and string quartet by Tom Randle.

Ensemble Biography

Named after Schubert’s song ‘Alinde’, the Alinde Quartet has earned an international reputation for its versatile repertoire and its combination of tradition and innovation. On historical and modern instruments, its repertoire ranges from Renaissance works and Romantic string quartets to contemporary commissions.

This artistic breadth has brought the ensemble to major venues including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Konzerthaus Berlin and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, as well as festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and the Verbier Festival.

The Kölner Philharmonie’s portrait series in the 2024/25 season brought the quartet together with artists including Dmitry Ablogin, Iveta Apkalna and the Deutsche Kammerphilhonie Bremen. In 2026, the ensemble made its debuts at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Schubertiade in Hohenems and Musikfest Bremen.

Music education is also part of the Alinde Quartet’s work. Through its internationally successful family concert project ‘Quartetto in festa’, the ensemble regularly brings together string quartet performance and theatre in an entertaining way. Participatory concerts, open rehearsals and school projects invite children and young people to join the Alinde Quartet on a journey of discovery through chamber music.

A focus of the ensemble’s artistic work is the recording project #Schubert200 (Hänssler Classic / Deutschlandfunk), which brings Schubert’s string quartets into dialogue with contemporary commissioned works.

Recordings

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Discography

2025 – »Schubert 2020-2028 – The String Quartet Project Vol. IV« (Hänssler Classic)
Schubert, Quartets D810 and D36
Marc Migó, String Quartet No. 2 - Sardana-Quodlibet
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2024 – »Schubert 2020-2028 – The String Quartet Project Vol. III« (Hänssler Classic)
Schubert, Quartets D804 and D112
Dandolo Marchesi, Ach, Alinde!
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2023 – »Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin D.795 – arranged for tenor & string quartet by Tom Randle« (Hänssler Classic)
Double-CD with Daniel Johannsen (tenor) and Christoph Hammer (pianoforte)
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2022 – »Schubert 2020-2028 – The String Quartet Project Vol. II« (Hänssler Classic)
Schubert, Quartets D74, D94 and D173
Hanke, FEVER SKETCHES
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2020 – »Schubert 2020-2028 – The String Quartet Project Vol. I« (Hänssler Classic)
Schubert, Quartets D87 and D18, Quartettsatz D703
Kotcheff, unbegun
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2019 – »Lichtwechsel« (Hänssler Classic)
Mendelssohn, Quartet f minor op. 80
Purcell, Fantasias
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