Medea String Quartet

Based in London, the Medea String Quartet consists of players Gabriel Bilbao Toledo, Clara Mezzanatto, Hin Ki Suen and Ada Guarneri.
In 2022 the quartet was selected for the “MERITA” Platform (where they are collaborating with String Quartet Biennale, Amsterdam), Le Dimore del Quartetto network and Chamber Studio, London. They were also awarded the Fondazione Olly scholarship at Accademia Perosi.
Drawn together from a young age by a love for string quartet playing, Clara Mezzanatto and Ada Guarneri performed for many years in the same string quartet in their native Italy having met at the Xenia Chamber Music Course. Now based in London, they formed the Medea String Quartet in 2020 with Hongkongese violist Hin ki Suen and Bolivian violinist Gabriel Bilbao Toledo. The quartet has received coaching from members of the Chilingirian, Endellion, Kuss and Castalian String Quartet. They gave the world premiere of ‘Bakekujira’ by Italian composer Laura Marconi and have already given numerous recitals in the United Kingdom and Europe at venues and festivals including Wigmore Hall, West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Well Maltings and International Musical Artistry Goslar.
From 2024 the quartet is studying with Oliver Wille at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik, Hannover. Highlights in future seasons include an upcoming commission of an octet from composer Laura Marconi funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media as part of NEUSTART KULTUR.
The Medea String Quartet is grateful for the private loan of violins by J.Contreras and A.Mezzadri.

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