With roots from around the globe, the Lazarus String Quartet’s diversity puts them at the forefront of exciting young musicians emerging on the European classical music scene. Founded in 2007 by graduates of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, the group has evolved through great success on the international stage, and now consists of members from New Zealand, Sweden, and USA/Japan. After graduating with a Masters in Chamber Music under Prof. Oliver Wille in Hanover, Germany, the quartet is now based in the Germany capital city of Berlin. Lazarus has been praised for its virtuosic ease and unified sound with a devotion to performance, having audiences leave feeling inspired and animated.
Mentors such as Prof. Eberhard Feltz and Prof. Oliver Wille have been crucial in the quartet’s development, as has the continual support of the Pettman Foundation which allows them to tour regularly in New Zealand. The quartet is a former prize-winner of the Royal Overseas League Arts/Pettman Scholarship, which has enabled the exposure of international opportunities since 2010.