Nobody who came to our concert in November 2008 can have forgotten the Henschel Quartett.   Their performances were superb.

In 1994 the three Henschel siblings had the great fortune to find the ideal cello partner in Mathias Beyer-Karlshøj.   In their intensive years of study with Felix Andrievsky, Thorleif Thedeen, Sergiu Celibidache, Franz Beyer, the Amadeus Quartet and later with members of the Alban Berg and La Salle Quartets the young artists were confronted with the highest international standards.

In 1995 the Henschel Quartett were prize-winners of no less than five prizes at International String Quartet competitions in Evian, Banff and Salzburg for the best interpretation of works ranging from Mozart up to contemporary composers.   In 1996 they won the first prize and gold medal at the coveted Osaka International String Competition.   Highly acclaimed concerts in many of Europe's prestigious concert halls helped to firmly establish the Henschel Quartet as one of today's leading internationally renowned string quartets.

They not only have an extensive discography (having recorded for DG, EMI, Sony, Arte Nova, CPO and NEOS) but also a long list of awards for their recordings.   Their complete set of recordings of Mendelssohn's string quartets topped HMV's classical music charts in 2006 and 2007.   In 2009 they made the world premiere recording of Max Bruch's String Quintet in E flat (together with Kazuki Sawa - viola).