The String Quartet audition, organised by the Philharmonie de Paris as part of its String Quartet Biennal, is an opportunity for emerging ensembles to be listened to by a committee of important figures of the classical music world. This audition day is open to the public and consists in short performances followed by a discussion with the invited professionals.

Listening committee :

Ole Bækhøj, Director of the Pierre Boulez Saal (Germany)
Charlotte Bartissol, Director of the ProQuartet Association (France)
Emma Bloxham, Editor and producer - BBC Radio 3 (Royaume-Uni) 
Peter Thresh, Producer - BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists scheme (UK)
Rebecca Bean, Producer - BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists scheme (UK)
Paul Briottet, Assistant director of the Festival d’Aix en Provence’s Academy (France)
Marielle Cohen, Co-founder of Combo Production (France)
Émilie Delorme, Director of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (France)
Jakub Fiebig, Founder and director of the Julian Cochran Foundation (Poland)
Francesco Filidei, Composer and musical consultant at the I Teatri Reggio Emilia Foundation (Italy)
Édouard Fouré Caul-Futy, Co-director of the Concerts department at the Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris (France)
Simone Gramaglia, Violist of the di Cremona Quartet (Italy)
Yasmin Hilberdink, Founder and director of the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam (Holland)
Francois Kieffer, Cellist of the Modigliani Quartet (France)
Antoine Manceau, Artistic director and manager of La Belle Saison (France)
Francesca Moncada, Administrator of the Dimore del Quartetto (Italy)
Jérémie Perez, Co-founder of Combo production (France)
Federico Rinaldi, Network manager of the European Concert Hall Organisation - ECHO (Belgium)
Andre Roy, General and artistic director of McGill International String Quartet Academy (Canada)
Francisco Sassetti, Senior manager of the artistic planning at the Philharmonie du Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Alasdair Tait, General and artistic director of the Young Classical Artists Trust (UK)
Linda Uschinski, Head of String Quartet Department at the Impresariat Simmenauer agency (Germany)
Mirjam Wijzenbeek, Classical music programmer at the Het Concertgebouw (Holland)
Yun-Peng Zhao, First violin of the Diotima Quartet / professor at the CNSMDP (France)
Taku Kawai, Producer, Osaka International Chamber Music Competition - Japan Chamber Music Foundation (Japan)
Julien Kieffer, Director of Vibre! Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition and Festival (France)
Elisabeth Gierveld, Residency and Merita project manager de Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam (Holland)