Oxalis Quartet
Biography Oxalis Quartet
Oxalis Quartet
The Oxalis Quartet formed in 2017 at the University of Music Mainz, bringing together four young musicians—hailing from Moldova, Slovenia, and Germany—who share a deep passion for the string quartet repertoire and find profound fulfillment in performing it together.
In addition to performing across Germany—ranging from Mainz, Frankfurt, and the surrounding areas to Munich—the young ensemble has been invited to perform in Austria, France, and Romania. The Oxalis Quartet has appeared at numerous prestigious festivals, such as the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Koblenz International Guitar Festival, and the 2024 Fratopia Festival at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. They have also provided musical accompaniment for significant events, including the 2023 presentation of the City of Frankfurt’s Goethe Prize at St. Paul’s Church (Paulskirche) and, most recently, the Bundestag’s commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
The quartet’s recent competition successes include winning the special prize for the best interpretation of a commissioned work at the 2024 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory Competition in Berlin—followed by a performance in the Great Hall of the Berlin Konzerthaus—as well as second prize in the competition for the 26th Chamber Music Prize of the Polytechnische Gesellschaft e.V. at the HfMDK Frankfurt. They also received the 31st Chamber Music Sponsorship Award from the Percy and Ingeborg John Foundation during the 24th Bad Homburg Chamber Music Masterclass, an honor that included a professional CD production. Furthermore, the quartet has received sponsorship awards from the Hans and Gertrud Kneifel Foundation, the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz, and the Society of Friends and Supporters of the HfMDK as part of an ensemble scholarship. Since December 2024, the Oxalis Quartet has been supported by the Bad Homburg Palace Concerts Foundation’s mentorship scholarship—the first ensemble ever to receive this award.
In October 2021, the string quartet began its artistic training in the Master’s program for chamber music at the HfMDK Frankfurt under Tim Vogler. In April 2025, the quartet commenced further studies at the UdK Berlin in the chamber music class of Gregor Sigl and Vineta Sareika (Artemis Quartet).
In addition to studies with Benjamin Bergmann, Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, Petra Müllejans, and Lucas Fels, the four artists received valuable musical guidance through masterclasses with the Goldmund Quartet and as part of the Bad Homburg Palace Concerts. Furthermore, as scholarship holders of Jeunesses Musicales, the Oxalis Quartet participated in the renowned JM International Chamber Music Campus in 2022 and 2024, gaining valuable instructional experience with Heime Müller, Valentin Erben, and members of the Vogler and Casals Quartets.
