The Via Nova Quartet is a French string quartet ensemble established in 1968.
History Founded in 1968 by musicians who had met at the Cyrne Arte festival (Corsica) four years earlier, it first took the festival's name. Its repertoire ranges from classical composers to contemporary classical music. It was subsidized in 1976 by the French Ministry of Culture.
Members Jean Mouillère,Jean Moulière on Discogs first violin Jean-Pierre Sabouret (1968, then from 1975), Hervé le Floch (1968-1971), Alain MogliaAlain Moglia on (1971-1975), second violin René Jeanneray (1968–1969), Gérard Caussé (1969-1971), Claude Naveau (1971-) viola René Benedetti (1968–1971), Roland Pidoux (1971-1978), Jean-Marie GamardJean-Marie Gamard (1978-) cello
Premieres André Casanova's string quartet n° 3 (1989) Jacques Castérède's pro tempore passionis string quartet (1989)
Sources Alain Pâris Dictionnaire des interprètes, Bouquins/Laffont 1989,
References
External links Discography (Discogs) Via Nova Quartet - MOZART, Quartet in D minor K.421 (YouTube) Quatuor Via Nova on data.bnf.fr