New album release: Ernst-Georg Klussmann — String Quartet & Piano Quintet Op. 1
“In a certain sense, people live on as long as they are remembered. Accordingly, composers remain ‘alive’ as long as their music is heard. Music history knows both extremes: dazzling posthumous fame…
Songs for the end of the world
“Sun’s casually seductive bedroom voice speaks of the sinking of the Titanic, documentary-style, garnished with original soundbites, stunningly multi-functional accompaniment by the four Kuss…
German Record Critics’ Award
We are very happy that our Schubert recording was awarded with the Quarterly Critic’s Choice! That’s the praise of the jury: „It is rare to find such compelling dramaturgy in a programme of music…
This is Kuss: An Animated Journey
We proudly present our new music video: A collage of excerpts from works that have been our companions over the last 20 years; works that we love and admire, some of which we premiered; music we feel at home with, presented in an zigzag, unsystematic and allusive…
Music on the island — Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
We are delighted to be invited by the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, to their Inselmusik, which is a String Quartet Festival at the beginning of September! We were involved in the program planning and invited two young “up-and-coming” quartets, the Chaos Quartet…
Mantova
We are delighted to be taking part in the fantastic “Trame Sonore” festival in Mantova this year, where we will be playing with Alexander Lonquich, among others. This should be the start of further encounters.
Can you hear crisis?
BBC Music Magazine: “… the playing is exquisitely judged, shifting between fragility and strength, alienation and familiarity. The recorded sound is intimate, creating compelling sonic affinities.” The Strad: „It’s a high-concept offering, almost a playlist of music…
“CRISIS”
—–COMING SOON—- From ‘free time’ (our last album was called ‘Berlin FREETime’) to ‘CRISIS’ … For after the cultural wasteland of the pandemic years of 2020/21, we are forced to acknowledge that our lives in the societies we live and work in aren’t looking much…
“Sei gutes Muts” — Video Release
We are pleased to release our music video “Sei gutes Muts” by the great composer Iris ter Schiphorst. Premiered in summer 2021, it was commissioned by us and Maurice Steger as well as the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker and recorded as a music video at the end of…
Music on the island — Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
We are delighted to be invited by the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, to their Inselmusik, which is a String Quartet Festival at the beginning of September! We were involved in the program…
Mantova
We are delighted to be taking part in the fantastic “Trame Sonore” festival in Mantova this year, where we will be playing with Alexander Lonquich, among others. This should be the start of further…
Can you hear crisis?
BBC Music Magazine: “… the playing is exquisitely judged, shifting between fragility and strength, alienation and familiarity. The recorded sound is intimate, creating compelling sonic…
“CRISIS”
—–COMING SOON—- From ‘free time’ (our last album was called ‘Berlin FREETime’) to ‘CRISIS’ … For after the cultural wasteland of the pandemic years of 2020/21, we are forced to acknowledge…
“Sei gutes Muts” — Video Release
We are pleased to release our music video “Sei gutes Muts” by the great composer Iris ter Schiphorst. Premiered in summer 2021, it was commissioned by us and Maurice Steger as well as the…
“Force and Freedom” — digital version
Together with the Kuss Quartet, the ensemble Nico and the Navigators wanted to contribute to the Beethoven year 2020 an extraordinary performance on various european stages: the title was “Force and…
Digital Lockdown-Memory Game
The Memory-Game, where one can win tickets for the Schwetzinger Festspiele 2021, is now online. Good Luck!
Kuss @IDAGIO Live
The Kuss Quartet is invited at IDAGIO Live for a little series with four episodes starting April 29th — alongside with artists like Iván Fischer, Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Hampson and others,…
Out Now! All Beethoven Quartets Live from Suntory Hall
We are immensely happy to present you the result from many years of our quartet life. Finally, the CD box with 8 CDs have just been released at Rubicon Classics. Many thanks to our sound engineer…
Concerts cancelled
Dear friends, dear fans, unfortunately we have to let you know that our concerts in Warstein, Paderborn, Kleve as well as Hameln and Amsterdam have been canceled or postponed. The coronavirus…
