The Elan Quintet was formed through the coalescence of performance experience in lyric, symphonic and chamber music of its internationally recognised members. The combination of string quartet with double bass has opened up a richness of tone and distinct soundscape that the Elan Quintet has dedicated itself to exploring, celebrating works by renowned composers such as Schubert and Dvořák as well as working with contemporary artists in creating new pieces for quintet, and rediscovering forgotten masterpieces by composers including Onslow and Bridge.

The quintet was formed in Valencia, Spain in 2014 by musicians that had worked with each other extensively in the opera orchestra of the Palau de les Arts, as well as in masterclasses, chamber music and other orchestras. The five musicians have, between them, given performances as soloists with orchestras such as the Hallé Orchestra, recitals in Carnegie Hall, and appeared with orchestras and ensembles such as the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Münchner Philharmoniker and London Symphony Orchestra.

The Elan Quintet has recorded and performed with GRAMMY Award-winning Argentinian composer Claudia Montero on her album Irremediablemente Buenos Aires as well as with the international clarinet soloist Joan Enric Lluna. In 2015, the quintet began its project to record the little-known string quintets of Georges Onslow on Naxos, a series which has received critical acclaim.

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