The Elysée Quartet was founded in 1995 by former members of two quartets that won the Grand Prix at the Evian International Competition: the Anton and Ysaye Quartets. The unique aspect of the Elysée Quartet lies in the confrontation and assimilation of two different schools: the French school and the Russian school.
These two schools enrich each other and allow for a fusion of different ideas, the development of new dimensions in the interpretation of music, and a power of expression of great originality.
The Elysée Quartet has performed in many European countries (England, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Portugal) as well as in Israel, Japan, China, Canada, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Russia, and has been invited to play in major concert halls such as the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Salle Cortot in Paris, Kioi Hall in Tokyo, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow...
In France, the Elysée Quartet has been invited to prestigious festivals such as the Festival de l'Orangerie de Sceaux, the Festival du Périgord Noir, the Festival de Quatuors à Cordes de Fayence, the Festival de Quatuors à Cordes du Lubéron, the Festival d'Ile de France, the Festival de l'Abbaye de l'Epau, the Saison Musicale de Proquartet à Fontainebleau, the Festival de Cunault, etc
The Elysée Quartet has collaborated with musicians such as Pascal Amoyel, Franck Braley, Marie-Joseph Jude, Jean-Marc Luisada, Etsuko Hirose, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Marc Coppey, Henri Demarquette, Alain Meunier, François Salque, Gérard Caussé, Michel Lethiec, Paul Meyer, Philippe Bernold and many others. He has also recorded several CDs for the labels Naxos, Timpani, Triton, Continuo Classics, Zig Zag Territoires, which have been awarded by the press (Diapason, Classica) and acclaimed by the public...
"One of the most interesting ensembles today..."
Le Monde de la Musique
"A superbly structured and controlled quartet. A version, all pure grace and eloquence..."
International Record Review (Angleterre)
"These musicians, marvelously complicit, are on a par with the greatest quartets. The warm atmosphere is a bonus."
The Strad (Angleterre)
THE MEMBERS OF THE QUARTET
PABLO SCHATZMAN
VIOLIN
Born in Lyon, Pablo Schatzman studied with Tibor Varga in Switzerland, at the CNSM in Lyon, and at the Manhattan School of Music in New York with Pinchas Zukerman.
He has performed in major venues and festivals such as the Cité de la Musique, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Comique, Orsay Museum, Lille Opera, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Folles Journées (Nantes & Japan), and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Pablo has collaborated in chamber music with renowned artists including Pinchas Zukerman, Anna Chumachenko, Pierre Fouchenneret, François Salque, and the Danel Quartet. As a soloist, he has performed under conductors like Peter Csaba and Ludovic Morlot.
A laureate of the Maurice Ravel Academy and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, he is concertmaster of Musica Nigella and a member of Les Dissonances.
He co-directs a concert series in Tourcoing with pianist Jean-Michel Dayez and leads the ‘Éole en Musiques’ festival in Paimboeuf.
His recordings (Ravel, Chausson, Beethoven, Bartók) have earned critical acclaim from Télérama, Classica, and Le Monde.
In parallel, he teaches at the conservatories of Saint-Cloud and Rueil-Malmaison, and regularly gives masterclasses.
He joined the Élysée String Quartet in 2022.