« The memory of this exciting and well-executed concert lingers in the ear…proof that this new quartet will take its place among the most renowned. »

Badische Zeitung (Germany)

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« …(The Elysée Quartet has) the uniqueness of assembling artists whose wealth derives from two schools and two cultures. They are to music what Andrei Makine, the last winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis, is to literature. The Elysée Quartet has its place in the higher realms of music. »

Info-Musique (France)

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« There are days, like today, when words seem inadequate to describe the incomparable musical moment that the Elysée Quartet gave us all.... In just one year of existence, this ensemble, descended from the prestigious Anton and Ysaÿe String Quartets, has forged an identity like no other. »

Nice-Matin (France)

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« …this Elysée Quartet: a delight! »

« These four musicians are so passionate and vibrant, they know how to captivate the audience and carry it along to live the music as they themselves do…Simply, a great moment »

Ouest France (France)​

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« [The Elysée Quartet] represents a unique enrichment in the art of interpretation. [They played] in such a natural way and at the same time with such great musical vitality: all of this with such sonorous beauty and played with such sensitivity and passion that music of this quality has rarely been heard elsewhere. »

Engadiner Post (Switzerland)

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« It is rare in the history of chamber music that four musicians, coming from two different quartets, achieve such excellent harmony. (…) These four artists, as the Elysée Quartet, have found a tone of an astonishing homogeneity, both sombre and marked by passionate intensity. »

Suddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

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« …The intelligence and wisdom of their playing testifies to their maturity… The four members of the Elysee Quartet are real quartet maestros…»

Culture (Moscow, Russia)

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« Their experience as part of different groups makes them one of the most interesting formations currently playing.»

Le Monde de la Musique (France)

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« The Elysée Quartet remakes our world of chamber music »

Review of the CD Haydn 6 op 76 and Webern op 9: « The Elysée performs harmoniously, rich in delicate sonorities and at ease with rhythmic contrasts. (…) This recording can be regarded as one of the best, with the

Webern thrown in as a bonus. »

La Croix (France)

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“One doesn't often come across such beautifully shaped and controlled quartet playing as found on this set”... “This is playing of true grace and eloquence, serious comptetion in the field and a must for the shopping list.”

International Record Review (England)

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“When the players respond to each other, they match the world's finest ensembles. The warm, nurturing ambience is a bonus.”

The Strad (England)

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"The Elysée Quartet evolves easily with an accuracy & precision that leaves nothing to chance. A convincing, profound & enlightening interpretation."

Luxemburger Wort (Luxemburg)

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