Cristiano Gualco vl - Paolo Andreoli vl - Simone Gramaglia vla - Giovanni Scaglione vlc Since its formation in 2000, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage, garnered universal acclaim for its high level of interpretive artistry. Noteworthy recording projects include the prizewinning Beethoven’s string quartets cycle and a double CD dedicated to Schubert, released in Spring 2019 and featuring cellist Eckart Runge. The Schubert CD was recorded with the Stradivarius set of instruments named “Paganini Quartet”, on kind loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. Numerous are the collaborations with artists of the level of Angela Hewitt, Eckart Runge, David Orlowsky, Quartetto Emerson. 2020/21 season’s highlights include concerts in Geneva, Milan, Rome, at the Wigmore Hall in London and the debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2020 the Quartetto di Cremona celebrates its first twenty years of career, an important milestone for an Italian ensemble. For the occasion, distinguished concerts and recording projects will be developed over consecutive seasons: several performances of the complete Beethoven quartets’ cycle, further CDs’ releases, a tour with Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue”, new music expressly composed for the Quartet. They are ambassadors for the international projects “Friends of Stradivari” and “Le Dimore del Quartetto”. Since 2015 the are honorary citizens of Cremona.