Founded in Vienna in 2019 on the principles of ‘chaos’ in art, science, and philosophy, the Chaos String Quartet has swiftly made its mark on the international music stage. Comprising musicians from Germany, Hungary, Italy, and the Netherlands, the quartet was selected as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for 2023-2025. Through this scheme they frequently record for BBC Radio 3 and perform at some of the UK’s most renowned festivals and concert halls, including Wigmore Hall, Cheltenham Music Festival, Britten Pears Arts, and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

Contemporary music holds a special place in the Chaos String Quartet’s repertoire. They regularly perform works by composers such as György Kurtág, Kaija Saariaho, Helmut Lachenmann, Rebecca Saunders, Dobrinka Tabakova, and Francesca Verunelli. Several composers have written and dedicated works specifically for them, including Diego Conti’s “Une étoile dansante” (2023) and Alessio Elia’s “Voids of Inequality” for string quartet and clarinet, which premiered at the Schwetzinger Mozartfest in October 2024. Additionally, they have collaborated with composer and sound painter Samu Gryllus, creating improvisational transitions for their concert program “Chaos” and working on
improvisations inspired by Beethoven’s Quartet Op.131 for their debut at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. In March 2025, they will premiere a new work by Errollyn Wallen, co-commissioned by the BBC and the Henry Barber Trust.

Characterized by their powerful communication, thoughtful musical and stylistic exploration, and an original selection of repertoire, the quartet is frequently invited to prestigious festivals such as the Schwetzingen SWR Festival, Mozartfest Würzburg, Les Musicales de Normandie, Davos Festival, Ravenna Festival, Lockenhaus Festival, Wien Modern, Hitzacker Music Festival, Heidelberg Streichquartettfest, and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival.