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STRING QUARTET M4GNET<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

M4GNET Quartet is an avid and forward-looking Estonian string quartet, praised for its ever-widening repertoire, spirited performances, and passionate interplay. The ensemble consists of violinists Robert Traksmann and Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal, violist Mart Kuusma, and cellist Siluan Hirvoja. M4GNET Quartet seeks to perform venerable classical repertoire in tandem with forgotten works from the diverse and multifaceted string quartet heritage and regularly premieres new music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The musicians of M4GNET have played together in various formations for more than ten years, but the decisive impulse to form a stable string quartet came from the residency programme initiative of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. The objective of the residency programme is to expand opportunities for chamber ensembles by supporting the establishment of ensembles, offering opportunities to collaborate with an artist manager, and broaden the repertoire with newly commissioned compositions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The M4GNET Quartet has participated in several festivals, including the P\u00e4rnu Music Festival (artistic director Paavo J\u00e4rvi), Tallinn Chamber Music Festival, the TubIN festival in Tartu, Haapsalu Early Music Festival, and the contemporary music festival Estonian Music Days. M4GNET has been selected to participate in the international program Le Dimore del Quartetto, through which M4GNET gives concerts outside Estonia. Last November, the group performed in the university city of Oxford as part of the Arvo P\u00e4rt anniversary year. \n\nThe quartet has collectively honed its skills in masterclasses led by renowned figures in the art of the string quartet, such as Simone Gramaglia (Quartetto di Cremona), Marc Danel (Quatuor Danel), and Peter Jar\u016f\u0161ek (Pavel Haas Quartet).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MEMBERS OF THE M4GNET QUARTET<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Robert Traksmann<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Robert Traksmann began playing the violin at the age of 4 under the guidance of teacher Tiiu Pe\u00e4ske. He graduated from the Tallinn Music High School and obtained a master's degree from the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin (Prof. Kolja Blacher). Robert Traksmann has improved his skills in master classes with Florian Donderer, Ivry Gitlis, Ulrike Danhofer, Arvo Leibur, J\u00fcri Gerretz, and others. Since spring 2022, Robert has been a member of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Robert has performed as a soloist with several orchestras: Oulu Symphony, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Symphony, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, P\u00e4rnu City Orchestra, among others. As an active chamber musician, Robert Traksmann has had a long-standing connection with the ensemble Trio '95, along with Rasmus Andreas Raide and Marcel Johannes Kits. In 2020, the trio received the Annual Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia's Sound Arts Foundation. Robert has been playing in the string quartet M4GNET since its founding in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal began violin studies at the Tallinn Music High School under Marge Lill, in 2004 her teacher became Tiiu Pe\u00e4ske. She then studied at the Lausanne Conservatory in Switzerland under Svetlana Makarova, obtaining her bachelor's degree (cum laude) under the guidance of Arvo Leibur at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Her studies continue under Professor Pavel Berman in Lugano (Conservatorio della Svizzerla Italiana). She has enhanced her skills in masterclasses with renowned musicians: Detlef Hahn, Pavel Vernikov, Jan Repko, Nicolas Dautricourt, Florian Donderer, Petru Munteanu, Ulrike Danhofer, Francis Gouton, and others. She has achieved success in numerous competitions, including the grand prix at the \"Con fantasia\" competition (2010, 2012, 2014); 2nd place at the Baltic String Players Competition in Vilnius (2018), as well as winning the 2014 \"Classical Stars\" television competition in Estonia. Katariina Maria has performed as a soloist with several orchestras, including Kymi Sinfonietta, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Vaasa City Orchestra, P\u00e4rnu City Orchestra, and others. She plays a violin made by Henricus Catenar in 1670, kindly provided for her by the Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mart Kuusma<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mart Kuusma began his viola studies at the Tallinn Music High School under the guidance of Toomas Nestor, continuing his education under the same teacher at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, and since 2016, at the Detmold Music Academy in Germany in the class of Professor Diemut Poppen. Mart Kuusma has participated in masterclasses of Nils M\u00f6nkemeyer, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Sz\u0171cs, Xandi van Dijk, Veit Hertenstein, Peijun Xu, Christian Euler, Hermann Menninghaus, Aleksandr and Mihhail Zemtsov, among others. As an enthusiastic chamber musician, he has taken part in several competitions, achieving, for instance, 2nd place in a piano trio at the \u201cPavasario Sonata\u201d competition in Lithuania. Mart Kuusma has also been involved with several orchestras, including the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Detmold Chamber Orchestra, and from 2014 to 2016, he was a laureate of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Academy. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and also joined the string quartet M4GNET that year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Siluan Hirvoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Siluan Hirvoja began his cello studies at N\u00f5mme Music School under the guidance of teacher Kaia Tambi, continuing his education in the esteemed cello class of Mart Laas at Tallinn Music High School. In 2021, he obtained a master's degree from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under the guidance of Henry-David Varema. Siluan has participated in masterclasses with several prominent cellists, including Georgi Anichenko, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, and Marko Yl\u00f6nen, and he has also successfully performed in various international competitions. Siluan Hirvoja is a member of the cello section of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and participates actively in the esteemed Estonian string quartet M4GNET Quartet, acclaimed for its vibrant performances and enthusiastic collaboration, an ensemble that is garnering a growing international recognition for its artistic excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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KEELPILLIKVARTETT M4GNET Keelpillikvartett M4GNET on aktiivselt tegutsev ja tunnustatud kammeransambel, kuhu kuuluvad neli tipptasemel muusikut: viiuldajad Robert Traksmann ja Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal, vioolam\u00e4ngija Mart Kuusma ning t\u0161ellist Siluan Hirvoja. Kvartett loodi 2021. aasta alguses eesm\u00e4rgiga pakkuda v\u00e4rskeid ja m\u00f5testatud t\u00f5lgendusi kammermuusika klassikast, ent tuua publikuni ka v\u00e4hem esitatud teoseid 20. sajandist ning Eesti heliloojate uusimat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t