Biography

Anton Hanson, Jules Dussap  -  violins
Gabrielle Lafait  -  viola        
Simon Dechambre  -  cello
and
Lise Berthaud, viola

The Quatuor Hanson is a highly acclaimed string quartet formed in Paris in 2013. It is known for its dynamic interpretations of the core repertory while also embracing contemporary composers like Toshio Hosokawa, Matthias Pintscher, and Wolfgang Rihm. The Quartet specializes in Haydn, and its debut recording of Haydn quartets on the Aparté label won a Diapason d’Or. The Quartet takes its name from its first violinist, UK-born Anton Hanson. Supported by both the Fondation Banque Populaire and the Fondation Singer-Polignac, where they are in residence in Paris, the four musicians have won many international competitions, including third prize and the audience prize at the Lyons Competition in 2015, second prize in Geneva in 2016, and second prize at the Joseph Haydn Competition in Vienna, where they were awarded several special prizes (Haydn Prize, Audience Prize and Best interpretation of a 20th-century work). LMMC debut. 

The Quartet is joined by French violist Lise Berthaud. Berthaud began violin lessons at the age of five, and early on switched to viola at the age of twelve. She has worked with several major contemporary composers including Philippe Hersant, Thierry Escaich, Henri Dutilleux, György Kurtág and Guillaume Connesson. In September 2013, she was selected to be part of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme, and in October her first recording as a soloist with pianist Adam Laloum appeared; this was awarded several prizes, including the prestigious Diapason d’Or. LMMC debut.


Robert Markow

https://quatuorhanson.com/en/home/

https://www.musicaglotz.com/musiciens/lise-berthaud/

Robert Markow

Notes

Programme notes will be available two weeks before the concert.