| Stefan Arzberger, 1st violin |
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- born 1972 in Rodewisch
- first violin lessons at the age of 4 in Zwickau
- 1989 study at the Leipzig Music Academy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with Prof. Klaus Hertel
- at this time member of the European Community Chamber Orchestra and principal violinist of Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
- since 1992 member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra as assistant principal of 1st violins
- as member of various ensembles (Gewandhaus-Oktett, Sinfonietta Leipzig, Arzberger-Quartett, Leipziger BarockSolisten) he dedicated himself to chamber and comtemporary music.
- since 1997 member of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
- since 2003 member of the Luzern Festival Orchestra led by Claudio Abbado
- since 2005 assisent tutor at the Leipzig Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts
- Stefan Arzberger plays an instrument by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin 1824
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| Tilman Büning, 2nd violin |
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- born 1968 in Bergen/Rügen
- first violin lesson at the age of 7
- 1984–1990 study at the Leipzig Music Academy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with Prof. Gerhard Bosse
- 1985–1993 member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra as assistant principal of 2nd violins
- Tilman Büning plays an instrument by Michele Deconet, Venice 1763
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| Ivo Bauer, viola |
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- born 1967 in Leipzig
- first violin lesson at the age of 5
- further education at Special School for Music in Halle/Saale
- still playing the violin he was taught by Prof. Gerhard Bosse
- 1984 change to the viola
- 1984–1990 study at the Leipzig Music Academy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with Prof. Dietmar Hallmann
- prize-winner at the International Music Competition Markneukirchen 1989
- 1990–1993 member of the Leipzig Gewandhausorchestra as assistant principal violist
- taught 1997–2000 at the Leipzig Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts
- Ivo Bauer plays a viola by Michael Ledfuß (2003)
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| Matthias Moosdorf, cello |
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- born 1965 in Leipzig
- 1986–1991 study at the Leipzig Music Academy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy with Prof. Jürnjakob Timm, Prof. Wolfgang Weber (violoncello) and Prof. Gerhard Bosse (chamber music)
- 1991 concert exam
- principal cellist of the Leipzig Chamber Orchestra from 1991 to 2001
- since 1992, he teaches at the Leipzig Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts
- artistic director of the festival Musikfestivals "Sommersprossen" ("Freckles")
- 2007 editor of a book about Beethoven's String Quartets in the "Werkbesprechungen" series of Bärenreiter publishers
- Matthias Moosdorf plays a cello by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona 1697
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Stefan Arzberger