The Artemis Quartet takes a break
The Artemis Quartet announces a break from performing for an indefinite period of time and dissolves the current formation. The consequences of the grueling pandemic, a serious case of illness in the immediate family and the upcoming maternity leave of Vineta Sareika do not allow the quartet to plan reliably at this time. The Artemis Quartet will regroup and return to the stage in due course.
A new Mozart CD available now!
A new CD dedicated to the late Mozart Piano - Violin Sonatas which Vineta recorded with her long year stage partner, the french pianist Amandine Savary in Brussels in 2019 is available now!
A new documentary about the Artemis Quartet on Arte TV
On March 29, 2020, at 11.30 pm the documentary "The neverending quartet" will be broadcasted on @ZDF/ARTE: for over a year the wonderful Dutch director Hester Overmars has followed the Artemis quartet on their journey into a new future with wonderful intuition and flair. Full of wistfulness and hope, this movie is a masterly study of coexistence in music.
Barber Violin Concerto in Latvia
Vineta will be performing the gorgeous Samuel Barber Violin Concerto with the Liepaja Symphonic Orchestra in Kuldiga on October 18th and in Liepaja Great Amber Hall on October 19th!
A musical summer has started!
This summer Vineta will be playing a lot of Mozart in Berlin, Feistritz, Bornholm and Normandy and record a new Mozart album with Amandine Savary at the Flagey concert hall in Brussels. Lots of wonderful collaborations to come at the festival "Harriet & friends" in Feistritz, Austria in July and some concerts in fabulous locations with the Artemis Quartet in August: Pollenca, Schwarzenberg and Schwerin.
Guest at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition
Vineta Sareika had the honour to be a guest at the RTBF live studio at the Bozar concert hall to comment the finals of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition in Brussels in May 2019.
New members for the Artemis Quartet!
Vineta Sareika and Gregor Sigl are happy to welcome two new wonderful musicians and personalities Suyoen Kim and Harriet Krijgh in the Artemis Quartet!
New Shostakovich album is out!
The origins of this album, which comprises the Artemis Quartet’s first recordings of Shostakovich, lie in the ensemble’s warm relationship with the great pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, who was born in the Soviet Union, but has long been resident in Vienna.
Barber Violin Concerto in Lithuania!
On December 8th Vineta made her lithuanian debut performing Samuel Barber Violin Concerto with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and maestro G.Rinkevicius at the Vilnius Philharmonic Hall.
Artemis Quartet Enters a New Era
The thirtieth anniversary of the Artemis Quartet in 2019 will see two new members joining the ensemble. Founding member, cellist Eckart Runge and violinist Anthea Kreston are leaving the Artemis Quartet after the current constellation’s final concerts together in May 2019.
The Artemis Quartet accepts the challenge; successors for the positions of second violin and cello will be announced soon.
New CD Release
Vineta Sareika and Amandine Savary are happy to announce the release of their new CD dedicated to Edvard Grieg Violin Sonatas!
Sibelius Violin Concerto in Belgium
On July 7th Vineta will be performing the beautiful Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Belgian National Orchestra and Anu Tali at the Wallonie Festival in Belgium.
Back home from a succesful tour in Asia
This season has been very busy for the Artemis Quartet with touring in Europe, Israel, the United States and Asia. We just came back from eight concerts in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan and are now getting ready to record our new Shostakovich album.
Associated Artist of the
Wallonie Festival
Vineta Sareika has been invited as associated artist in residence to perform in several Wallonie festivals in Belgium:
29.03. Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Namur Chamber Players in Mons
8.07. Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Belgian National Orchestra at the Royal Juillet Musical
5.10. Grieg Sonatas with Amandine Savary in Charleroi
9.10. Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Namur Chamber Players in Louvain
Spring Tour in America
Getting ready for the Artemis Quartet US tour coming up in April with ten concerts in the biggest cities including New York, Washington DC, Houston, San Francisco, Cincinnati...