The Meisl Quartet was formed in 2022 and consists of musicians Viola Meisl Haarder, Silas Meisl Haarder, Karla Meisl Haarder and Silke Meisl Haarder.
In the Meisl Quartet, we work to learn, discover and explore universes and compositions created by the greatest masters.
The quartet currently studies in Paris with Gabriel Le Magadure from the Ébène Quartet and also collaborates with string quartet maestro Eberhard Feltz from Berlin. Previously, the quartet received lessons from chamber music professor Tim Frederiksen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
The quartet has participated in masterclasses at home and abroad with, among others, Konstantin Heidrich, Johannes Meissl, Heime Müller and members of the Danish String Quartet.
In October 2024, the quartet participated in the "Luigi Nono" International Chamber Music Competition in Turin, Italy, where they won 1st prize.
Viola Meisl Haarder is a Danish violinist who started playing the violin at a young age.
She is now studying her master's degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Professor Peter Herresthal.
Viola has previously studied with Professor Alexandre Zapolski.
Viola won 1st prize at the Jacob Gade violin competition 2022, and has also received lessons from, among others, Jiyoon Lee, Eberhard Feltz, Nikolai Znaider, Vilde Frang and Tim Frederiksen.
Silas Meisl Haarder is a Danish violinist.
He started playing the violin at the age of 5 and is currently studying for his bachelor's degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (DKDM).
Silas has collaborated with Alexander Zapolski both before and after his time at the Copenhagen Musical Basic Course (MGK), and he is now continuing his studies with Peter Herresthal at DKDM.
He has participated in both the Berlingske Violin Competition and the Jacob Gade Violin Competition over the past few years, and in 2025 he won the first prize at the Stockholm International Music Competition.
Additionally, he has received lessons from prominent music personalities such as Asbjørn Nørgaard, Tim Frederiksen, Eberhard Feltz, and Jiyoon Lee.
Karla Meisl Haarder is a Danish violist.
She started playing the violin at the age of 5, and later switched to viola.
She studied her bachelor's degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Tim Frederiksen.
After a year's study with Prof. Lena Eckels at the Hochschule für Musik in Lübeck, she is now completing her master's degree in Copenhagen with Tim Frederiksen as her main subject teacher.
Karla has also participated in masterclasses, and received lessons from violists Lars Anders Tomter, Tatjana Masurenko, Simone von Rahden and Asbjørn Nørgaard.
Silke Meisl Haarder is a Danish cellist.
She started playing the violin at the age of 2, and switched to the cello at the age of 8.
Silke is studying for her Bachelor's degree at Universität der Künste (UdK) in Berlin under Professor Konstantin Heidrich.
She has participated in masterclasses, and received teaching from Eva Kochenkova, Ingemar Brantelid, Mathias Beyer Karlshøj, Ida Ben-Hamadou, Eberhard Feltz and Fredrik Sjölin, a teacher at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music and a cellist in the Danish String Quartet.
