The Mercury Quartet is a newly formed quartet by four students of the Royal College of Music, London: a Romanian violinist, a British clarinettist and French cellist and pianist. Basically formed to play the well renowned Quartet for the end of time by Olivier Messiaen, the quartet is now dedicated to the interpretation of the masterworks of the 20th century as well as any new expression of the contemporary music. Determined to give a new vision of the contemporary repertoire, the quartet is open to any interdisciplinary work with visual artists and comedians or dancers. Their next projects include the mercury plugged quartet, playing on electric instruments, Takemitsu’s quadruple concerto with orchestra: Quatrain or Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. During 2008, they will play in famous London venues as St Martin in the Fields and the Imperial War Museum as well as abroad in France and Switzerland.
The Mercury 4tet is supported by the Concordia Foundation.
