Resident Quartet at Kings Place in London, the distinguished Piatti Quartet is widely renowned for its ‘profound music making’ (The Strad) and ‘lyrical warmth’ (BBC Music Magazine). Following its prize-winning performances at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the group has performed all over the world and made international broadcasts from many countries.

The Piattis are famed for their diverse programming and for passionate interpretations across the spectrum of quartet writing. Their wide-ranging discography and repertoire is thanks to their enthusiasm and curiosity in collaborating with a broad range of artists and some of the most recognizable names in classical music, including Nicky Spence, Julius Drake, Michael Collins, Barry Douglas, Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly, James Gilchrist, Adam Walker and the Belcea Quartet. Recent accolades for recordings include a Presto Music Award as one of the Top 10 Recordings of the Year in 2023, Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice and a five-star review from BBC Music Magazine.

Contemporary music has been ever present in the group’s repertoire and leaving a legacy to the quartet genre through commissions is one of the quartet’s central tenets. Major commissions and dedications have stemmed from Mark-Anthony Turnage, Emily Howard, Charlotte Harding and Joseph Phibbs, and the quartet has premiered a number of new works over the years, beginning with Anna Meredith in 2009. The Concertgebouw, Flagey Radio Hall (Brussels), Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh Festival are some of the high-profile venues and festivals at which the quartet has presented new music.

The quartet’s name is dedicated to Alfredo Piatti, a nineteenth-century virtuoso cellist who was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music (the alma mater of the founders of the quartet) and a major exponent of the chamber and contemporary music of his time.