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 is taught on a daily basis by chamber music professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Tim Frederiksen, and string quartet maestro Eberhard Feltz from Berlin.
In addition, the quartet collaborates with violist and chamber music professor in Rostock, Simone von Rahden, with whom they have also played in a concert project in northern Germany, with Mozart's string quintets.
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 (born in 2001) 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 (born 2004) is a Danish violinist.
He started playing the violin at the age of 5.
He is studying his bachelor's degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
He has collaborated with Alexander Zapolski both before and after Copenhagen's basic musical course (MGK), but is now continuing his studies with Peter Herresthal.
He has participated in previous Berlin Violin Competition, the Jacob Gade Violin Competition, over the past few years.
He has also received lessons from Asbjørn Nørgaard, Tim Frederiksen, Eberhard Feltz and Jiyoon Lee.
Karla Meisl Haarder (born 1999) 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 (born in 2007), 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 attending MGK Sjælland in her 2nd year, where she studies with Fredrik Sjölin.
Silke is the 1st prize winner in the competition "The Classic Junior Competition". 2023.
She has participated in masterclasses, and received teaching from Eva Kochenkova, Ingemar Brantelid, Mathias Beyer Karlshøj, Ida Ben-Hamadou and the internationally sought teacher Eberhard Feltz.
