Quatuor Tchalik
String Quartet
String Quartet
Biography
It is a rare stroke of luck when siblings achieve a comparable professional mastery on their instruments and then also represent international top level in playing chamber music. One such stroke of luck is the Quatuor Tchalik, founded in 2013 with Gabriel (1st violin), Louise (2nd violin), Sarah (viola) and Marc Tchalik (violoncello). And there is even a family-option to play as a piano quintet with brother and pianist Dania which is regularly used. Since 2018 at the latest, as double-awarded prize winners at the Salzburg Mozart Competition, the four have been playing in the top league of the European string quartet scene.
Growing up in a Russian-French household with Ukrainian roots, the siblings have been making music together from an early age.
In 2024, Quatuor Tchalik released a new album on their own label Alkonost with works by Ukrainian composer Boris Lyatoshynsky (1894-1968) and Maurice Ravel. The very personal interpretations of the works have caused a sensation among critics. BR Klassik even named the album Album of the Week – ‘Absolutely marvellous’, praised reviewer Alexandra Maria Dielitz. The SWR Kultur album tip emphasises: ‘The Tchaliks are a real discovery with this CD!’ (Susanne Stähr, SWR Kultur). And WDR3 also describes the recording as ‘rousing and expressive’ and ‘a real discovery’ (Marcus Stäbler, WDR3)
In 2023, Quatuor Tchalik released a celebrated album of works by Boris Tishchenko also on their own label Alkonost to mark their tenth anniversary. Other recordings, including a tribute to the great French composer Alkonost based on recordings of ‘Reynaldo Hahn’ and her Camille Saint-Saëns on the 100th anniversary of his death, were awarded the Choc de Classica, while the album with works by Reynaldo Hahn was internationally acclaimed and received an award from Télérama.
Concert highlights for the 2024/25 season include the Concertgebouw in Nijmegen, the Musica Classica series in Perugia, the Schwetzingen SWR Festival, the Mozartfest Würzburg, the Auditorium National in Lyon and twice at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
The siblings regularly perform in various formations, both as a quintet with their brother Dania Tchalik and with other musicians such as Edgar Moreau, Adam Laloum and Pierre Génisson.
In autumn 2024, Quatuor Tchalik will open its own string quartet class for the first time at the renowned École Normale de Musique de Paris ‘Alfred Cortot’ (ENMP).
In the 2023/2024 season, the Quatuor Tchalik could be heard live on Radio France performing Beethoven’s ‘Great Fugue’ op. 133. They can now be seen in the documentary ‘The Restless Visionary’ about Arnold Schönberg, which will be broadcast on ORF and Arte TV. The film, which premieres on 13 September, is dedicated to Schönberg’s innovative contribution to music and sheds light on his important role as a pioneer of twelve-tone music. The Quatuor Tchalik contributes its musical expertise to the portrayal of this visionary composer and offers a unique contribution to the celebration of his 150th birthday.
> To the “Album of the Youth” Ravel – Lyatoshynsky (May 2024)
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