Isabel Charisius

Genres| Classical
Occupation(s)|

* Classical viola player
* Academic teacher

Instrument(s)| Viola

Musical artist

Isabel Charisius is a classical violist and an academic teacher. She was a member of the Alban Berg Quartett and a teacher at the universities of music of Cologne and Berlin.[1]

## Career

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Charisius is focused on chamber music. She was the viola player of the Alban Berg Quartett from 2005, after the death of Thomas Kakuska and upon his wish, until its dissolution.[2][3] A concert in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2008 with quartets by Haydn, Berg and Beethoven received a review mentioning: "When Charisius was allowed the bass-line, as in some moments in the slow movement of the Haydn, she produced a magical, burnished sound like liquid gold".

Charisius was a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Köln from 2005 to 2013. She has been a teacher of viola and chamber music at the Hochschule Luzern. She has conducted master classes, for example at the Guildhall School of Music in London, the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh and the Universität der Künste in Berlin.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Clarke, Colin (5 January 2008). "Haydn, Berg, Beethoven: Alban Berg Quartet, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1.5, 2008 (CC)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
2. ^ "Isabel Charisius wird offiziell Mitglied des Alban Berg Quartetts" [Isabel Charisius officially becomes a member of the Alban Berg Quartet]. musicaustria.at. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Eine Musiklegende geht in Ruhestand / Das Wiener Alban Berg Quartett löst sich nach 37 Jahren auf" [A music legend retires / The Viennese Alban Berg Quartet is disbanding after 37 years]. klassikinfo.de. 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. ^ "Prof. Isabel Charisius" (in German). Hochschule Luzern. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

## External links

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* Isabel Charisius at AllMusic

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