REVELATOR
Who are we ?
4 musicians, 16 strings,
30 years of harmony
THE ANNESCI QUARTET, Hélène, François, Leonardo and Guillaume are four passionate musicians who, as a string quartet and since 1988, have loved making their instruments and their audiences vibrate . For a concert, a seminar or team building, find out how creative and significant our work with you can be.
Our music can be appreciated by all.
Through classical concerts, the performing arts and educational activities, we share the joy of being together, and this we do world-wide.
The Annesci Quartet play on instruments made by Patrick Robin, a renowned luthier.
He crafted each instrument from the same 600-year-old Bosnian maple. Only two other string quartets in the world have instruments made from the same tree.
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We have been tuning our violins for more than 30 years…
The Annesci Quartet grew under the influence of Viennese masters, together with the Amadeus Quartet and its solar energy, Russian culture and the Eberhard Feltz’s Germanic philosophy and by Alain Meunier’s French style and aesthetics.
The importance of Yehudi Menuhin and the Menuhin Foundation Prize, awarded in 1992.
A reward attributed to the Annesci Quartet for having brought music to unexpected places. which we are still doing to this very day with the same care and attention.
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DISCOVER THE ANNESCI QUARTET
Hélène Dupont
Violin
« I love it when my violin leads the dance and then abandons itself on the branches of the melody tree, suddenly handing over to another. It draws out the seven colours of the rainbow, from fiery red to deep purple, like the large space between two poles that everything could oppose, like a chain linking humankind. Personally, all I only care about travelling, projects, challenges and energy, because, as Nelson Mandela said: “It always seems impossible, until it’s done.».
Guillaume Quartenoud
Cello
« I’m living a great love story, where my cello refuses won’t disclose its generosity unless it gets a tight embrace. Together, we juggle paradoxes such as quiet strength with fragility, power with gentle subtlety, humor and pizzicato points, ardor versus softness, and the pull versus the push of my bow. The same thing happens when I fiddle with my paddles cleaving water downstream in my kayak or while pushing on my poles, my cross-country skis sliding on the snow! Everything is rock and roll ! ».
Leonardo Tokumitsu
Alto
« I love my viola. I find that it is the ideal instrument combining connivance with complicity. The Quartet say this instrument chose me because I needed to express make-believe and show inventiveness if I was to fully express its vibrato. No doubt this is true! With this vibrato, I am completely at one with the universe, the earth and the sky. It’s the kind of harmony I experience while practising martial arts. Opening myself up to the world, broadening my mind through different cultures and by cultivating kindness : these are the things that I love. Along with playing country music, when time permits… »
François Jacquet
Violin
« I love searching, deciphering, and notating the complexity of the score to extract its essence and then share it with my three acolytes. People call me an archaeologist or a speleologist. They are no doubt right! I love reading, old-fashioned mountaineering and boosting my energy in my alpine chalet while playing (would you believe it?) the accordion. »