Biography

Pavol Varga, violin
Katarína Veselská, violin
Peter Zwiebel, Viola
Stefanie Huber, cello

Founded in 2007, the Varga Quartet Vienna is currently one of Vienna's most established chamber music ensembles. The members of the string quartet graduated with honors from renowned music universities (Vienna, Graz, Basel, and Bratislava). During their studies, they were able to develop their instrumental and musical skills under the guidance of professors and artists such as Herbert Kefer, Othmar Müller (Artis Quartet Vienna), Reiner Schmidt (Hagen Quartet), Dalibor Karvay (First Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra), and Eszter Haffner. The musicians of the Varga Quartet Vienna are able to captivate their audiences with captivating artistic performances.

 

The ensemble made its debut in 2008 at the Slovak Contemporary Music Festival "SOOZVUK," where it premiered works by several Slovak composers. Its first major success came in 2010, when the quartet received the "Absolute Winner" award at the Slovak Conservatory Competition.

The ensemble has given numerous concerts in Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and China. It regularly performs at the Austrian "Konzerte in der Au" festival and the renowned "Musical Summer in East Frisia" festival, among others. In 2022, it made its debut at the Slovak Philharmonic as part of the "Chamber Music Concerts" subscription series. In 2024, the ensemble will perform at the "St. Florian Brucknertage" festival.

In 2023, the quartet founded the HerzTakt music festival in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Tyrol, together with clarinetist Norbert Amon. The ensemble members were invited to teach at the Lilienfeld Summer Academy in 2024.

The Varga Quartet Vienna also works with musicians such as Florian Eggner, Othmar Müller (Artis Quartet Vienna), Herbert Kefer (Artis Quartet Vienna), Norbert Amon, Stefan Stroissnig, Harriet Krijgh, Marta Sudraba, Mario Hossen, Liliana Kehayova, Christopher Divine, Gregor Urban, the Paganini Ensemble, Gottfried Boisits (Vienna Philharmonic), and others in many different recitals.

The members of the Varga Quartet perform not only in chamber music but also as soloists on national and international stages as part of various projects. The ensemble is particularly distinguished by its original and virtuoso interpretations of the Viennese Classical repertoire and subsequent musical styles.

The combination of the individualities of four excellent musicians into a common, distinctive style of interpretation creates the opportunity for a receptive concert audience to experience an enriching artistic experience.