Ineo Quartet
Ineo Quartet
Constantin Siepermann - cello >
"To enter, to begin and to blossom" are the three meanings of the Latin word Ineo, chosen by the quartet for its name.
Since their formation, the INEO Quartet has been performing throughout Austria, appearing in Wiener Musikverein, Arnold Schönberg Center, Beethoven Museum, at several festivals in Austria, like St. Gallen Festival, Beethoven Frühling and Styrian Chamber Music Festival, during concert series ECMS in Vienna, Landeskonzerte in Linz, Frauenstimmen in Salzburg and Musikfreunde Feldkirch, among others.
Internationally, the Ineo Quartet appeared at Festivals such as Sion Festival in Switzerland, Instrumental residency at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Musical meetings in Seine-et-Marne in Melun in France, Festival Vecna nadeje in Prague and Trame Sonore in Mantova in Italy. They also performed a recital at Piano Salon Christophori in Berlin and were invited for a concert tour in Alsace.
In 2025 the Ineo Quartet was awarded a special prize at the Filippo Nicosia International Award. The quartet is a member of the Chamber Music Associations Le Dimore del Quartetto, ECMA and ProQuartet. For the period of 2025-2029 the quartet has been chosen to be part of the MERITAcubed project. Furthermore, the quartet has been selected by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs for the NASOM sponsorship program during the years of 2027-2028.
In 2024 they recorded a CD with works by the Austrian composer Richard Dünser, including the string quartet no. 3, dedicated to the Ineo Quartet.
Originally founded in 2022 at the University of Music and performing arts Vienna under the guidance of Prof. Johannes Meissl, the INEO Quartet is currently a resident ensemble at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía Madrid. Previously working with Prof. Günter Pichler, they will continue studying with Prof. Heime Müller and Prof. Vera Martinez Mehner. They were also inspired by musicians like Alfred Brendel, Quatuor Diotima, Patrick Jüdt, Tim Frederiksen and Arnau Tomàs Realp.
The Ineo Quartet has a long and exciting history, going back to 2017. Both violinists of the quartet were founding members of Selini quartet, which, after five successful years, dissolved in the year 2022. The violinists, however, decided to continue playing the quartet and could present the re-founded group under the name "INEO" with 2 new members. The years as Selini Quartet brought them many prizes at international competitions, such as "Prague Spring International Music Competition", "Ysaye International Music Competition", "Szymanowski International Music Competition" and appearances at festivals, such as Salzburger Festspiele and Grafenegg Festival in Austria, Gent Festival van Vlaanderen in Belgium, Ickinger Frühling in Germany, Nafplion Festival in Greece, at the Festspillene Helgeland in Norway and more.