Kyan Quartet
Austria
- Naomi Warburton, Violin
- Sydney Grace Mariano, Violin
- Wanshu Qiu, Viola
- Simon Guémy, Cello
Founded in 2020, the Kyan Quartet brings together four musicians from the UK, USA, China and France and maintains an active international career across Europe and Asia. The quartet has performed in major venues including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, Beethoven-Haus Chamber Music Hall and the Shanghai Opera House. Prizewinners of the DYNAMIKfest Salzburg Chamber Music Competition and the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, they will tour Europe and the USA in 2026.
The Kyans have held residencies with the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and Casa del Quartetto, and have received coaching from members of leading international quartets. Supported by Le Dimore del Quartetto and the City Music Foundation, the ensemble combines high-level performance with a strong commitment to education, outreach and new music, regularly commissioning, premiering and collaborating with contemporary composers.