Four Frenchmen in Berlin, plus an invitation to a concert in an old church on Corsica - and the idea of ​​founding a string quartet for it. The concert never took place, but the Quatuor Agate was born: with an unbridled desire to explore the quartet repertoire.

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Rising Stars: Quatuor Agate

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Quatuor Agate’s biography tells the story of how its four players joined forces to prepare for a concert that was destined never to happen. The French string quartet, inspired by the rehearsal process, overcame that initial setback to make its debut a decade ago and progress to become one of the finest among today’s young chamber groups. It pairs Haydn’s tuneful Op. 20 No. 4 with the equally melodious second of Korngold’s string quartets, written shortly before he made his first visit to Hollywood in 1933.

Quatuor Agate

Wigmore Hall

String Quartet No. 2

String Quartet in E-flat major

Kölner Philharmonie

String Quartet in F major

String Quartet No. 3

String Quartet in D Major

Simon Iachemet

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 20, 2026

Quatuor Agate · Wigmore Hall

Past events

May 25, 2025

Rising Stars: Quatuor Agate · Kölner Philharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in String Quartet No. 2 by Korngold

Wigmore Hall

Cello in String Quartet in E-flat major by Haydn

Kölner Philharmonie

Cello in String Quartet in F major by Ravel

Kölner Philharmonie

Cello in String Quartet No. 3 by Korngold

Kölner Philharmonie

Cello in String Quartet in D Major by Haydn

Wigmore Hall

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