Mosalini y Quatuor Benaïm
Mosalini y Quatuor Benaïm
Genres: tango, Classical
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Gustavo Beytelmann
About Mosalini y Quatuor Benaïm
The Benaïm Quartet brings together artists from Israel, Japan, Georgia and Armenia. Based in Paris, the Benaïm Quartet, which was noticed very early on for its musical rigour and high standards, has found its own aesthetic in the quartets of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, following the tradition of the great post-war quartets, Amadeus and Julliard. Eager for new musical experiences, he has also asserted himself in the contemporary repertoire, both in Paris and in Austria. Winner of numerous prizes in international competitions, Munich (2004), Bordeaux (2007), Mozarteum Salzburg (2007), he is regularly invited to the most important international stages and festivals in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. Its discography includes works by Raymond Gallois Montbrun, Ernest Chausson and Gustavo Beytelmann. In 2008, the quartet was renewed. Still led by Yaïr Benaïm as founding first violinist, it currently comprises highly talented quartet players who have long played in some of the great quartets of Eastern Europe. They have all won international competitions (Evian, Prague, Lipizer). Yaïr Benaïm, 1st violin Yaïr Benaïm distinguished himself among his generation, winning the Israel Broadcasting Authority chamber music prize and obtaining the national status of Emeritus Artist. In 1997, his meeting with his teacher, Gérard Poulet, encouraged him to move to Paris. He was then laureate of the Nadia Boulanger International Foundation (Premier Nommé) and won the third grand prize of the Pierre Lantier Competition. He is active as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2000, he formed the Benaïm Quartet, with which he won important international prizes and undertook numerous concert tours in France, Germany, Israel, Portugal, Austria... After having been Gérard Poulet's assistant for two years at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR), he was in charge of his class at the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot. Passionate about conducting, he also directs the string ensembles of the Conservatoire du XVe arrondissement de Paris, where he also teaches chamber music. His recordings include three CDs for the Polymnie label, including the famous Poème pour violon by Chausson. Yuri Kuroda, 2nd violin Born in New York, Yuri KURODA began her violin studies at the age of five at the Suzuki Talent Institute. At the age of nine, she played the Bach Concerto with the Kyoto Concertino Orchestra. In 2003, she met Gérard Poulet, who encouraged her to work in his class at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, where she was unanimously awarded the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste du violon. In 2008, she obtained her diploma with honours at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR). She perfected her skills with Roland Daugareil (1st violin solo Orchestre de Paris), and Yaïr Benaïm. She is a laureate of international competitions: Toshiya ETO in 2000, J. S. BACH in 2004, Rodolfo Lipizer Prize in 2006. She has performed with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and recently she played the Sibelius Concerto with the Czestochowa Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland. She joined the Benaïm Quartet in 2008. She plays a violin by A. Guarnerius from 1697. Archil Kharadze, viola First prize for viola at the National Conservatory of Tbilisi (Georgia), Artchyl Kharadze graduated from the Moscow Academy of Music, where he worked with Master Borisovski. Still in Moscow, he then entered the Gnessine Institute, in the class of Valentin Berlinski, of the Borodin Quartet, where he completed his 3rd cycle of chamber music. From 1972 to 1979 he was principal viola of the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra in Tbilisi. This led to the creation of the Tbilisi Quartet (1979), with which he won first prize in the Soviet Union String Quartet Competition. The following year the quartet began an international career, having won the 2nd Grand Prix at the Evian International Competition. In 1987 the Tbilisi Quartet won the 1st Prize at the Dmitri Shostakovich International String Quartet Competition. The deterioration of the political situation in Georgia prevented the quartet, then on tour in France, from returning to their country. The Ministry of Culture then offered him a residence in Blois for several years (1993-1996), a position he would hold until the end of their collaboration. From 1996 to 2001 Artchyl Kharadze was a professor at the Cairo Conservatory (Egypt). Artchyl Kharadze plays a Francesco Ruggieri viola from 1716. Paruyr Shahazizian, cello Born in Armenia, Paruyr Shahazizian studied cello at the Yerevan Specialized School of Music. At the age of 13, he won first prize at the national cello competition in Yerevan. At the age of 15, he entered the Merzlyakoff Normal School of Music. At the age of 18, he won first prize at the Prague International String Quartet Competition. The following year, he entered the National Superior Conservatory of Yerevan, where he obtained a gold medal in each of the following disciplines: concert cellist, soloist of chamber music ensemble, cello pedagogy, then the first prize of cello, with the mentions of excellence and virtuosity. He then worked at the National Opera of Armenia, the National Chamber Music Orchestra of Armenia, and the Madrid Opera. He then joined the Khatchaturian Quartet, and became soloist of the "Armenian Virtuosi" orchestra. He is also a professor of cello and quartet at the National Conservatory of Yerevan. In 2006, he was invited to an artistic residency by the association "Pour Que l'Esprit Vive" at the Abbey of La Prée. He received a grant from the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
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