web: http://www.modernstringquartet.com/ BIOGRAPHY Quartet founded in 1983 First public performance with spectacular TV debut Master Concert at the International Music Seminar in Weimar World Stars like Joan Baez and Mercedes Sosa hire the Quartet European tour for three voices (Baez, Sosa, Wecker) Tours of South East Europe, South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East for the Goethe Institute and the Government or Foreign Affairs as cultural ambassadors for Germany Awarded the Prize for Culture by the City of Munich Four successful tours of the USA (including appearances in Boston, New York and Washington) 10th Anniversary celebrated at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts World famous music publishers "Schott" undertake the publication of the MSQ repertoire First international concert to take place in Belgrade after the Peace Accord of Dayton (live broadcast by the national TV network) Guest lecturers at international music academies in Germany, Austria and the USA Appearence at major music festivals, such as the International Arts Festival Tel Aviv, Nancy Jazz Pulsation, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the International Bachacademy Stuttgart, Musikfestspiele Sanssouci, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Heidelberger Frühling, MDR-Musiksommer, Berliner Festwochen, Gewandhaus Leipzig One hour-long TV documentary by Germany public television station "ZDF" on the Modern String Quartet RECORDINGS 1986 - Elephants and Strings 1988 - Jazz für Streichquartett 1990 - MSQ plays Duke Ellington 1992 - Four Brothers 1993 - MSQ with John Kaizan Neptune 1994 - J. S. Bach: Kunst der Fuge 1996 - Four Composers