FMQ 1/2006

Victory in the Shostakovich Competition in 2004 was just the prelude for the Meta4 string quartet. Its young members now intend to give it their full attention and accordingly packed their bags at the beginning of this year and took up residence in Berlin. Storming Europe will be easier from there, and - at last - they will be able to practise full-time together.

"Although I am not a string player myself, the string quartet is inextricably intertwined with my early musical life. Later on, my own string quartets, which appeared regularly at intervals of exactly 10 years, became milestones in my private and working life."