QuadriCor is a horn quartet founded in 2018. Though based in Germany, the four players are all from different countries: Caroline Messner (South Tyrol), Lucie Krysatis(Luxembourg), Jernej Cigler (Slovenia) and Anton Doppelbauer (Austria). They were brought together by their studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, and all have won multiple first prizes in the most prestigious national competitions.
Winning the 11th International Jan Koetsier Competition in Munich in October 2019 was their first international success as an ensemble. They were also honoured with the coveted special prize from Bavarian Radio. QuadriCor has now given many concerts in France, Austria, Italy, Slovenia and Germany, including the opening of the Offenburg Kreuzgangkonzerte in 2022, and at the renowned brass festival Cuivres en Dombes. The members of the quartet are all also active in professional orchestras in Germany and Austria.
QuadriCor is notable for their deliberate choice not to assign a fixed part to each player; they make a new decision for every piece. This provides both comprehensive technical skill and musical versatility for the performers, as all voices, high and low, have specific charms and pitfalls. It also promotes mutual understanding of these different challenges and puts the concept of equal rights and opportunities into practice. This team spirit is particularly evident in their live performances.
Because QuadriCor has a group ethos of constantly expanding their horizons, they also vary instruments and are intensively involved with discovering the unique qualities of natural horn and Wagner tuba. The members experience great joy in the diversity of music, and therefore do not specialise in any single style or era, but instead aim to perform works from the widest range of sources.