Yellow String Quartet

The Yellow String Quartet was founded in 2011 by Fried Dähn, cellist, composer and principal cellist of the Wuerttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra. The quartet’s line-up features the finest members of the Wuerttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra: concertmaster Timo de Leo, violinist Konrad Balik and principal violist Benjamin Hartung. The innovative Ensemble has no boundaries concerning the music they perform. From classical pieces to contemporary music, from medieval to avantgarde: The quartet carefully selects and combines pieces of all genres creating extraordinary and expressive performances.

Timo de Leo – Violine
Konrad Balik – Violine
Benjamin Hartung – Viola
Friedemann ‚Fried’ Dähn - Cello

current CD: YSQ with pieces by Joseph Haydn, Igor Strawinski, Terry Riley, Dmitri Schostakowitsch, Erwin Schulhoff and Frank  Zappa.