Arete Quartet

Founded in September 2019, Arete Quartet passed the Kumho Art Hall Young Chamber Concert audition in the same year and had their debut in September 2020 at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei University. Coached by Jae-young Kim, the leader of Novus-Quartet, the young quartet performed in various venues in Korea before moving to Munich, Germany in order to study with Christoph Poppen at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater.

During their short career as a quartet, the Arete has already won a number of major prizes: First Prize at the Prague Spring intl. Music Competition (2021), First Prize at the International Mozart Competition Salzburg (2023), and First Prize at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition (2024). At the 2024 Premio Borciani Competition in Reggio Emilia, the quartet reached the 3rd round but could not continue to perform due to a medical emergency. Nevertheless, the jury at the Borciani awarded the quartet a special price for “the unique voice they have shown in the first three rounds of the Premio Borciani 2024”. Moreover, Fondazione I Teatri and Pro Quartet Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre has announced their support of the Arete Quartet at this complex moment.

Chae-Ann Jeon, violin
Eunjoong park, violin / Dong-Hwi Kim, violin (previous)
Yoon-sun Jang, viola
Seong-hyeon Park, cello