Solem Quartet

Praised for their “immaculate precision and spirit” (The Strad) and “cultured tone” (Arts Desk), the Solem Quartet has established itself as one of the most innovative and adventurous quartets of its generation. A 2020 awardee of the Jerwood Arts Live Work Fund, one of 33 artists selected from more than 1200 applicants, the Solem Quartet takes its place amongst some of the UK’s brightest artistic voices.

Since winning the Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Competition 2014, the Solem Quartet has built a strong following. They enjoy a busy concert schedule, ranging from international tours in Asia and Europe to performances at venues such as London’s Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Perth Concert Hall, and the Tung Auditorium in Liverpool, and are regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

As proud advocates of new music, the Quartet have worked closely with many of today’s leading composers, including Thomas Adès, Edmund Finnis, Anna Meredith and Colin Matthews. In 2023-24, they gave the world premieres of two works: LENCTEN, by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, and Laurence Oborn’s Lakes, Mists, Bats, Daggers, and Fountains at Wigmore Hall. In 2021 they gave the UK premiere of Jonny Greenwood’s Quartet Suite from “There Will be Blood” at the V&A Museum. Equally passionate about collaboration, the Quartet has worked with artists from across genres including filmmaker Jessie Rodger, cellist/singer/composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson, vocalist Alice Zawadzki and clarinettist/composer Mark Simpson, with whom they appeared at the Aldeburgh Festival and live on BBC Radio 3. In 2024 the Quartet appeared at the Southbank Centre with cellist/composer Philip Sheppard as part of Sleeping at Last’s UK debut.