Concordia Quartet

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Concordia Quartet is a Singapore-based quartet that is part of a non-profit musicians collective, Resound Collective. The quartet made its debut in February 2020, and consists of four prize-winning musicians – Edward Tan, Kim Kyu Ri, Martin Peh and Lin Juan. 

Immediately following their debut, Concordia Quartet was part of the cast in Wild Rice’s The Importance of Being Earnest. When Covid-19 pandemic restrictions prevented events in concert halls, the quartet staged two live-streamed concerts, in June and September 2020. Their highly innovative June 2020 live broadcast involved players performing from their homes, and was highlighted in the September issue of BBC Music Magazine. 

Onto their fifth year since debut, Concordia Quartet has presented two recitals per year on average, and have attended two music festivals – Pacific Region International Summer Music Association (PRISMA) in Canada as string quartet-in-residence in June 2022, and Harpa International Music Academy (HIMA) USA in Ohio as one of the four advanced string quartets in August 2023.

In January 2024, they were the festival quartet for the inaugural Singapore Chamber Music Festival organised by Resound Collective, and played a pivotal role in coaching the participating groups as well as performing in festival concerts. 

Most recently, they embarked on their first concert tour in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and Malacca in June 2024, where they played to a full house and gave masterclasses at various institutions such as Sunway University and UCSI.

With strong beliefs in community outreach, Concordia Quartet has presented a Christmas concert two years in a row at Gardens by the Bay’s Flower Dome, and are part of National Arts Council’s Arts Education Programme in their 2023-2025 cycle, reaching out to schools in Singapore and nurturing the next generation of classical music lovers. In December 2023, they reached out to the residents of Allium Healthcare to share the joy of the festive season through music.

Concordia Quartet has received masterclasses and coaching from the Lafayette Quartet, Verona Quartet, Nobuko Imai, Sibbi Bernhardsson, Amit Even-Tov, Mari Sato and Eric Wong.