Gordan Nikoliç, violin Mirijam Contzen, violin Oliver Wille, violin James Dunham, viola William Coleman, viola Julian Steckel, cello Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello Vicent Morelló Broseta, flute José Luis Estellés, clarinet Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano Daniel del Pino, piano Benedicte Palko, piano Jan Inge Almås, piano technician Thomas Bertrand, luthier

<<back to artists / download biography / download photo William Coleman - viola   Taking part in the following concerts: Opening Concert Sonidos de la Noche Festival Bar Matinee Contrasts Final Concert www.kussquartet.com William Coleman has made many appearances as a chamber musician and soloist, and as the violist of the acclaimed Berlin-based Kuss Quartet. His concert schedule has included concerts at the Salzburg and Edinburgh Festivals, as well as at the Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall, Theatre du Chatelet Paris, Washington Library of Congress and Carnegie Hall. William studied at the University “Mozarteum” in Salzburg with Thomas Riebl and Veronika Hagen, and at Boston's New England Conservatory with Kim Kashkashian. During this time he also received coaching from the Hungarian pianist Ferenc Rados. He has performed with some of the world's finest musicians, including Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Christian Tetzlaff, Yuri Bashmet, Miklos Perenyi, Kim Kashkashian, Boris Pergamenschikov and Leif Ove Andsnes. In 2002, William joined the Kuss Quartet. Since then, the quartet has been a recipient of numerous prizes. They took on the role of cultural ambassador for the President of Germany, traveling with him on the much-discussed first visit to Israel. He has been invited to give masterclasses at Indiana University, the Kronberg Academy and Universities in Berlin, Hamburg and Japan. Highlights of the coming season include return invitations to the major concert venues in Salzburg, Madrid, Florence, Stuttgart, Paris, Cologne, London, New York, Washington, Zurich, Vienna and Berlin. The Kuss Quartet has recorded numerous CDs for Sony/BMG and ECM. They have also been recorded worldwide for radio and television. Most recently the quartet broadcast for the BBC, live from the Frick Collection in New York.