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. The quartet is regularly invited to perform in major music festivals and halls in Europe, North and South America, as well as the Far East, receiving unanimous acclaim from the public and critics.

Among the most important engagements of the past seasons are performances at the Wigmore Hall (London), at the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), at the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, at the Brucknerhaus (Linz), in Geneva, Stockholm, Mumbai, Beijing, at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, at the String Quartet Festival in Salzburg, in Prague and for the major Italian festivals and concerts societies.

During the 23/24 season, the acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall (October 2023) was followed by the Chamber Music Society’s re-invitation to Lincoln Center, in March 2024. The first performance at CMS took place successfully in February 2022.

The Quartetto di Cremona also collaborates with numerous artists such as Eckart Runge, Till Fellner, Pablo Barragan, Kit Armstrong, Miguel da Silva, David Orlowsky, Kyril Zlotnikov, the Emerson String Quartet and the Pavel Haas Quartet.

During the 2024/2025 season, the ensemble celebrated its 25th Career Anniversary, which included concerts in prestigious Italian and international festivals and concert societies. On the discographic side, a new CD released with the ensemble’s own version of The Art of Fugue, performed with seven instruments so as not to alter the original writing of Bach’s score, which was published for the 25th anniversary of their career.

Previous recordings include: “Italian Postcards” (2020, Avie Records); a double CD dedicated to Schubert (2019, Audite) and the complete Beethoven String Quartets (20128, Audite). All of these recordings were received with great recognition by international critics, and all of them won important discographic prizes.

Frequently invited to present masterclasses in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the members of the quartet have been professors at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona since 2011. In 2019, the quartet was given the “Franco Buitoni Award” by the Borletti Buitoni Trust for their continuing contribution to the promotion of chamber music in Italy and around the world. They are ambassadors for the international project “Friends of Stradivari” and honorary citizens of Cremona, a title awarded to the quartet in 2015. They also endorse “Le Dimore del Quartetto” and Thomastik Infield Strings.

Cristiano Gualco - violin Nicola Amati, Cremona 1640
Paolo Andreoli - violin Paolo Antonio Testore, Milano ca. 1758 (Kulturfonds Peter Eckes)
Simone Gramaglia - viola Giovanni Paolo Maggini “Joyce”, Brescia ca.1625 (Fondazione Pro Canale, Milano)
Giovanni Scaglione - cello Dom Nicola Amati, Bologna 1712 (Kulturfonds Peter Eckes)