EVENT DESCRIPTION
The Leonkoro Quartet is an ensemble framed by brothers Jonathan and Lukas Schwarz on first violin and cello, while Amelie Wallner on second violin and Mayu Konoe on viola form the inner voices. Leonkoro—from Esperanto: “lionheart”—is no accidental reference to Astrid Lindgren’s children’s book about two brothers, a story that sets a heartfelt sense of comfort against the weighty reality of death—a theme also explored in many parts of the string quartet repertoire.
The quartet’s debut album, featuring Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet and Robert Schumann’s String Quartet Op. 41 No. 3, was released by Mirare in autumn 2023. Just a few weeks later, it was awarded the Choc de Classica de l’année 2023. Since spring 2024, the quartet has been signed with the renowned record label Alpha Classics.
The Leonkoro Quartet will make its Hong Kong debut on May 8, 2026.
Programme
WEBERN Langsamer Satz
WIDMANN String Quartet No. 9 (Beethoven Study IV)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Artists
Jonathan Schwarz, violin
Amelie Wallner, violin
Mayu Konoe, viola
Lukas Schwarz, cello
