VC LIVE | 19th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition

Tune in from April 23-26 to watch all rounds of this year's string quartet competition

We're coming to you LIVE from Lyon, France, for the 19th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition. This year, 7 quartets will compete live in public performances for the jury.

In 2024, the CIMCL jury will comprise Marie Chilemme (Quatuor Ebène), Mihaela Martin (Quatuor Michelangelo), Goran Konçar (Quatuor de Zabreb), Kyril Zlotnikov (Quatuor de Jérusalem), and Niklas Schmidt (Fine Arts Quartet and Trio Fontenay).

The competition's prize pool will total €25,000, as well as a range of career development opportunities — including masterclasses, concert appearances, and attendance at the Villecroze music academy.

 

The seven quartets competing this year are:

• Arete Quartet, Seoul
• Goldberg Quartet, Milano
• Hesper Quartet, New York
• Ineo Quartet, Wien
• Modulor Quartet, Zürich
• Varen Quartet, Paris
• Wassily Quartet, Lyon

 

FRIDAY APRIL 26 | AWARD CEREMONY & LAUREATES CONCERT | 2 PM - 4 PM ET / 20:00 - 22:00 LOCAL TIME

 

Varen Quartet – Paris
Jean-Baptiste Iachemet, violin, France
Elliott Pages, violin, France
David Heusler, viola, France
Adèle Quartier de Andrade, cello, France

• Jean Cras, "Quatuor à ma Bretagne," 1st movement (1909)
• W.A. Mozart, Quartet n°14 in G major K387 – "Spring," 4th movement (1782)

 

Hesper Quartet – New York 
Sojeong Kim, violin, South Korea
Ye Jin Yoon, violin, South Korea
SoHui Yun, viola, South Korea
Connor Kim, cello, USA

• F. Schubert, Quartet n°14 in D minor D810 – "The death and the maiden," excerpts (1824)

 

Arete Quartet – Seoul
Chaeann Jeon, violin, South Korea
Eunjoong Park, violin, South Korea
Yoonsun Jang, viola, South Korea
Seonghyeon Park, cello, South Korea

• L. Janacek, Quartet n°1, "The Kreutzer Sonata" (1923)

 

 

FRIDAY APRIL 26 | FINAL ROUND | 8 AM - 12 PM ET / 14:00 - 18:00 LOCAL TIME

Hesper Quartet – New York 
Sojeong Kim, violin, South Korea
Ye Jin Yoon, violin, South Korea
SoHui Yun, viola, South Korea
Connor Kim, cello, USA

• Johannes Brahms, Quintet n°2 in G major, op.111, 1st movement (1890) / 12’
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet n°15 in A minor op.132 (1824-25) / 42’

 

Varen Quartet – Paris
Jean-Baptiste Iachemet, violin, France
Elliott Pages, violin, France
David Heusler, viola, France
Adèle Quartier de Andrade, cello, France

• Felix Mendelssohn, Quintet op. 87, 1er movement. (1845) / 11’
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet n°8, "Razumovsky" op. 59 n°2 / 37’

 

Arete Quartet – Seoul
Chaeann Jeon, violin, South Korea
Eunjoong Park, violin, South Korea
Yoonsun Jang, viola, South Korea
Seonghyeon Park, cello, South Korea

• W.A. Mozart, Quintet in G minor K516, 1er movement (1787) / 10’
• Alban Berg, "Suite lyrique" (1925) / 35’

 

 

THURSDAY APRIL 25 | RECITAL SESSION | 10 AM - 12 PM ET / 16:00 - 18:00 LOCAL TIME

 

Wassily Quartet (Lyon) | Concert 2 | 10 AM ET / 16:00 Local Time

• Cras, Quartet "À ma Bretagne", 1st mov. (1909) / 12’
• Ravel, Quartet in F Major (1902-03) / 33’

Arete Quartet (Seoul) | Concert 2 | 11 AM ET / 17:00 Local Time

• Dubois, Quartet No. 1, 1st mov. (1909) / 10’
• Durosoir, Quartet No. 2 in D minor, 1st mvt (1922) / 10’
• Janacek, Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" (1923) / 21’

 

THURSDAY APRIL 25 | RECITAL SESSION | 2 PM - 4 PM ET / 20:00 - 22:00 LOCAL TIME

Modulor Quartet (Zürich) | Concert 2 | 2 PM ET / 20:00 Local Time

• Purcell, Fantasia No. 6 in F major Z.737 (1680) / 4’
• Durosoir, Quartet No. 2 in d minor, 1st mvt (1922) / 10’
• Purcell, Fantasia No. 11 in G major Z.742 (1680) / 4’
• Vierne, Quartet Op.12 in D minor, 2nd mvt (1894) / 3’
• Purcell, Fantasia No. 8 in D minor Z.739 / 4’
• Dusapin, Quartet No. 4 (1997) / 18’

Ineo Quartet (Wien) | Concert 2 | 3 PM ET / 21:00 Local Time

• Schubert, Quartet No. 13, D804 "Rosamunde", 1st mov. (1824) / 15’
• Webern, 6 Bagatelles Op. 9 (1911-13) / 5’
• Haydn, Quartet Op. 76 No. 1 (1797) / 23’

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 | RECITAL SESSION | 10 AM - 1 PM ET / 16:00 - 19:00 LOCAL TIME

 

Modulor Quartet (Zürich) | Concert 1 | 10 AM ET / 16:00 Local Time

• Webern, 5 movements for Quartet Op.5 (1909) / 12’
• Brahms, Quartet No. 1 Op. 51 in C minor (1873) / 33'

Ineo Quartet (Wien) | Concert 1 | 11 AM ET / 17:00 Local Time

• Beethoven, Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59/3 – Razumovsky, 1st mov. (1806) / 11’
• Godard, Quartet No. 2 in A major op.37, 1st, 3rd and 4th mov. (1877) / 14’
• Tanguy, Quartet No. 2 (1999) / 15’

Hesper Quartet (New York) | Concert 2 | 12 PM ET / 18:00 Local Time

• Lacaze, "Het Lam Gods" (2007) / 10’
• Schubert, Quartet No. 14 in D minor D. 810 – "Death and the Maiden" (1824) / 40’

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 | RECITAL SESSION: 2 PM - 4 PM ET / 20:00 - 22:00 LOCAL TIME

Goldberg Quartet (Milano) | Concert 2 | 2 PM ET / 20:00 Local Time

• Pesson, Quartet No. 1 (1993) / 10’
• Brahms, Quartet No. 1 Op. 51 in C minor (1873) / 33’

Varen Quartet (Paris) | Concert 2 | 3 PM ET / 21:00 Local Time

• Bartok, Quartet No. 2 (1915-17) / 27’
• Naegelen, "La chute des anges rebelles" (2018) / 12’
• Debussy, Quartet in G minor Op.10, 1st mov. (1893) / 6’

 

TUESDAY APRIL 23 | RECITAL SESSION | 10 AM - 1 PM ET / 16:00 PM - 19:00 PM LOCAL TIME

 

Hesper Quartet (New York) | Concert 1 | 10 AM ET / 16:00 Local Time

• Haydn, Quartet Op.20 n°6, 1st and 2nd mvts (1772) / 12’
• Vierne, Quartet Op.12 in D minor (1894) / 21’
• Bartok, Quartet No. 3 in C# minor Sz 85 (1927) / 15’

Goldberg Quartet (Milano) | Concert 1 | 11 AM ET / 17:00 Local Time

• Cras, Quartet "À ma Bretagne" 1st mouv. (1909) / 12’
• Mozart, Quartet No. 15 in D minor K421 / 26’

Varen Quartet (Paris) | Concert 1 | 12 PM ET / 18:00 Local Time

• Cras, Quartet "À ma Bretagne" 1st mouv. (1909) / 12’
• Mozart, Quartet No. 14 in G major K387 – Spring (1782) / 30’

 

TUESDAY APRIL 23 | RECITAL SESSION | 2 PM - 4 PM ET / 20:00 - 22:00 LOCAL TIME

Wassily Quartet (Lyon) | Concert 1 | 2 PM ET / 20:00 Local Time

• Haydn, Quartet in G Major Op.77 No. 1 (1799) / 20’
• Krawczyck, Quartet No. 2 Coda (1996) / 10’
• Bartók, Quartet No. 3 in C# minor Sz.85 (1927) / 15’

Arete Quartet (Seoul) | Concert 1 | 3 PM ET / 21:00 Local Time

• Dusapin, Quartet No. 4 (1997) / 14’
• Schumann, Quartet No. 1 Op. 41 (1842) / 28’