The Weimar Piano Quartet consists of musicians whose paths crossed at the ‘Franz Liszt’ University of Music in Weimar. The ensemble was founded in 2010. Since then, it has consistently gathered in its original formation for chamber concerts. Over the years, the four musicians have explored a significant portion of the piano quartet literature and developed a special, unique sound. A major highlight for the ensemble was the world premiere of the piano quartet by Lebanese composer Houtaf Khouris in 2016. Audiences and the press were thrilled. "The way they lead piano and strings to a harmonious unity gives goosebumps," said the Lausitzer Rundschau. The piece has since become part of the ensemble's repertoire.
The musicians share a special love for chamber music and a deep friendship with each other. In 2024, their first CD featuring works by Antonìn Dvoràk was released.
Barbara Seifert (violin) studied at the HfM "Franz Liszt" Weimar with Gernot Süßmuth (concertmaster, Staatskapelle Weimar) and at the HfM "Hanns Eisler" Berlin with Michael Mücke. She then pursued advanced studies at the orchestral academy of the Staatskapelle Berlin with Lothar Strauß. She attended masterclasses with the likes of Thomas Zehetmair and Julia Fischer, is a multiple award winner at "Jugend musiziert," and was a scholarship holder of the "Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben." Even during her training, she served as concertmaster for the International Bach Academy Stuttgart, the International Young Orchestra Academy Bayreuth, the RIAS Youth Orchestra, and the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro. As an orchestral musician, she has played under Zubin Metha, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, and Helmuth Rilling. Since the 2009/2010 season, Barbara Seifert has been the principal of the 2nd violins at the Staatskapelle Weimar.
Jakob Tuchscheerer (viola) received his first violin lessons at the age of six at the Music School Berlin-Pankow. From 1993, he attended the specialized high school for music "C.P.E. Bach" in Berlin. In 1997, he switched to the viola class of Prof. E. Krüger. In the winter semester of 1999/2000, he began his studies at the HfM "Franz Liszt" Weimar. He earned his diploma from the HfM "Franz Liszt" Weimar in 2004. Between 2000 and 2009, he participated in various chamber music concerts, including the "European Music Festival Stuttgart." He gained orchestral experience as a substitute for the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, as an academy member of the Staatskapelle Weimar, and as an academy member of the Staatskapelle Berlin (GMD Daniel Barenboim), with a temporary contract at the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig (GMD Riccardo Chailly). Since October 2010, he has been the principal violist of the Staatskapelle Weimar.
Nassib Ahmadieh (cello) studied from 1995 to 2003 at the "Conservatoire National Superior Lebanese" in Lebanon. Since 2000, he has been a member of the "West-Eastern Divan Orchestra" under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. From 2004 to 2007, he continued his studies at the HfM "Franz Liszt" Weimar as a scholarship holder of the "Barenboim-Said Foundation." He has been a member of several chamber music groups – for instance, at the "Neue Musik Festival" in Salzburg and Stuttgart and the Rohlandseck Chamber Music Festival under the direction of Guy Braunstein – as well as in various youth orchestras, including the "Mahler Youth Orchestra" under the direction of Claudio Abbado. He expanded his professional orchestral experience as a substitute in the theaters of Weimar, Gera, and Kassel. In 2007, Nassib Ahmadieh received the DAAD Prize for exceptional engagement of foreign students. Since 2007, he has regularly performed at various festivals in Germany and abroad. Together with Johanna Zmeck, he initiated and organized the "Finsterwalde Chamber Music Festival" (see also
http://www.finsterwalder-kammermusik.de).
The pianist, chamber musician, and educator Johanna Zmeck is a graduate of the "Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere Weimar" and completed her studies at the universities of music "Franz Liszt" in Weimar and "Carl-Maria von Weber" in Dresden. Concerts in various chamber music formations took her outside Germany to the "Beiteddin Festival" (Lebanon), the Chamber Music Festival Brno (CZ), and the "Mahmovie Festival" (Dubai). Together with cellist Nassib Ahmadieh, she initiates and organizes the "Finsterwalde Chamber Music Festival" (see also
http://www.finsterwalder-kammermusik.de). She has received guest contracts as a pianist at the Saxon State Opera Dresden, the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Chemnitz, and the Staatskapelle Weimar, as well as teaching assignments in the field of accompaniment at the Music Academy in Dresden and at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. She teaches piano at the "Gebrüder Graun" music school in Elbe-Elster.
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