Hausmann Quaretet

As the Joseph Fisch/Joyce Axelrod Resident String Quartet at San Diego State University and in their seventh season together, the Hausmann Quartet has become known for its powerful and dynamic performances. The Hausmann Quartet has been praised by San Francisco Classical Voice for its “passion and commitment” and its sound has been described as being “packed with biting and lyrical substance” by The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

During the 2011-2012 season, the Hausmann Quartet was the winner of a Chamber Music America Residency grant, which supported a four-day educational residency with Rockport Music in Rockport, Massachusetts. In addition to this and supporting their strong believe in education, the Hausmann Quartet presented a weeklong series of lecture/concerts as Quartet-in-Residence at Stanford University’s Educational Program for Gifted Youth Summer Institute for high school students (age 14-17). This current season also saw the quartet named Winner of 2011 Beverly Hills Auditions, as well as giving a thrilling first ever string quartet performance to a packed house in Shijiazhuang China.

The Hausmann Quartet continues to maintain a busy national and international touring schedule, with appearances on concert series and in venues including Rockport Music at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, San Francisco Performances, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Morrison Series at San Francisco State University and the Sound of Autumn Series at Hebei Provincial Performing Arts Center in Hebei, China. Festival appearances have included La Jolla SummerFest, the Menuhin Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and the Blossom Music Festival, with an upcoming appearance at the Music Mountain Festival. Although passionate about on stage performances, the Hausmann Quartet has also been a featured ensemble on Performance Today, Aspen Public Radio, WRCJ Detroit, WFMT Chicago and KZSU Stanford.

For works beyond the quartet realm, the Hausmann has collaborated with artists such as the Alexander String Quartet, the Borromeo String Quartet, James Tocco, Ani Kavafian, Toby Appel, Paul Neubauer, Cynthia Phelps, Jeremy Denk, Laura Bossert, Terry King, Gary Hoffman, Kim Kashkashian, Paul Katz, Joseph Silverstein, Charles Castleman, Steven Ansell and Victor Rosenbaum. Upcoming collaborations include pianists Lydia Artymiw, David Kaplan, and violinist Lin He. The ensemble is a vibrant member of the San Diego arts community and dedicates itself to reflecting and enriching the city’s cultural landscape through collaborations with San Diego State University, La Jolla Music Society, and ArtPower.

Through its signature “Music and More” program the Hausmann Quartet presents creative and engaging concerts on a national level combining themed programs within the context of their respective art, literature and historical place. This program is presented in collaboration with libraries, galleries, community centers, and high school and middle school classes. “Music and More” creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, the different genres of the arts and humanities, among audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

With a deep belief in community engagement, the Hausmann Quartet has established a residency at the Wilson School in Mountain Lakes, NJ, bringing creative musical programs to grade school children. The quartet has also worked with the International Music Foundation in presenting a children's concert series in the Chicago area, as well as a two-week educational residency in Hickory, North Carolina. Most recently the quartet has presented engaging programs for youth all over the larger San Diego area through their residency with San Diego State University, and concurrent affiliation with La Jolla Music Society.

For their training, the Hausmann Quartet has been a part of workshops and degree programs at institutions such as Longy School of Music, Kent State University, SUNY Stony Brook, the Juilliard School, San Francisco State University, McGill and San Diego State University. They have been mentored by members of the, Alexander, Miami, Alban Berg, Juilliard, Guarneri, Emerson, Tokyo, Cleveland, Orion, Takacs, American, Ying, St. Lawrence, Borromeo, Schoenberg, and Artis Quartets.

The Hausmann Quartet is named after Robert Hausmann, the eminent 19th-century German cellist and founding member of the famous Joachim Quartet. Violinists Isaac Allen and Bram Goldstein both play on Joseph Rashid instruments on generous loan to them from the Rashid Foundation.

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