Desguin Kwartet

The Desguin Kwartet is a young, ambitious quartet from Belgium known for its versatility and an often interdisciplinary approach to its work. ‘Desguin’ refers to the ‘Desguinlei’ in Antwerp, where the members of the quartet met at conservatory. The quartet was selected by the Orpheus Institute for chamber music in Ghent and is a member of the prestigious Pro Quartet Academy in Paris. They have played live on radio stations such as Klara and Musiq’3, performed in almost every Belgian concert hall and shared stages with such renowned artists as Werner Van Mechelen, the Czech Zemlinsky Quartet, pianist Florestan Bataillie and actors Stefaan Degand, Ariane Van Vliet and Vic De Wachter. As a Belgian quartet, they work regularly with contemporary Belgian composers and have performed works by Luc Van Hove, Alain Craens, Steven Prengels and Mathias Coppens, who dedicated a piece to them. In 2018 they became Artist-in-Residence at vzw SWUK Vlaanderen, while in 2020 they won the Supernova Classics competition, where they also took the audience prize.  

Wolfram Van Mechelen - violin
Ludovic Bataillie - violin
Rhea Vanhellemont - viola
Pieter-Jan De Smet - cello