String quartet ‘Con Fuoco’ was founded in 2005 by musicians from three different countries. The quartet,

with Turkish violinists Imge Tilif and Güldeste Mamaç, French violist Marion Plard and Spanish cellist Iris

Azquinezer obtained the first place in Chamber Music Competition of Detmold College of Music.

Quartet Con Fuoco has attended master-classes with famous musicians as Andras Schiff, Xenia Jankovic,

Eckhard Ficher, Hanseins Schneeberger, Heime Müller, U. Anime Mathe, Lukas David, Aaron Berovsky and

performed many concerts in various cities of Italy, Spain and Germany. By having attended to Ernen Music

Festival of Sweden each year, they had the opportunity to play and work with very famous musicians.

Young musicians continue their education in music with Auryn Quartet in Detmold College of Music and

Alban Berg Quartet in Madrid Reina Sophia College of Music with Günter Pichler.

‘Their technical capacity, musical talent and understanding of conducting the music together are just some of

the reasons that make this string quartet special..’

- Lukas DAVID

İmge Tilif

İmge Tilif, born in Bursa, Turkey in 1986, has started her music education in 1998 in İzmir Dokuz Eylül

University with Kartal Akıncı. She has participated in various resitals, chamber music and orchestra concerts

that were arranged in many cities of Turkey.

In 2002, she has taken place in International Youth Symphony Orchestra in Bremen and she worked with

musicians like Lukas David, Suna Kan and Pierre Amoyal in many masterclasses.

In 2004, she was accepted to the violin class of Lukas David in Detmold College of Music. With Lukas David

Ensemble, she performed in many concerts in Turkey, Greece, Spain, Italy, Austria and Thailand as soloist

and chamber musician. She played Max Bruch Violin Concerto with Lübbeck Symphony Orchestra and

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Detmold Chamber Orchestra, İzmir Yaşar University Chamber Orchestra

and many other chamber orchestras of Germany. In 2008, she has performed as chief violinist in China Tour

of International Hannover Symphony Orchestra. Also, with Hochschule Orchestra conducted by Sir Roger

Norrington, she attended concerts where she played as chief violinist as well.

Between 2007-2009, she has played as chief violinist in Detmold Chamber Orchestra conducted by E. Fischer.

After graduating with ‘very well’ degree in 2009, İmge Tilif, still continues her master education in Chamber

Music Department of Detmold College of Music with Auryn Quartet and ‘Solo’ Department of Lübbeck

College of Music with Professor Elizabeth Weber. Also, she continues her practices in Madrid Reina Sophia

College of Music with full tuition scholarship.

Güldeste Mamaç

Güldeste Mamaç, born in İzmir, Turkey in 1989, started her musical career by playing the piano at the age of

7. After having part-time music education until the age of 13, she passed the entrance exam of high school

degree of İzmır Dokuz Eylül University and started her education there with Arif Manaflı. During this period,

she has played in Dokuz Eylül University Symphony Orchestra.

In 2003, she has attended the masterclass of Professor Aranovic Godsdiner from Moscow College of Music

and in Ayvalık Music Academy, she met Professor Lukas David. After graduating in 2006, she has attended

the violin class of L. David in Germany. In 2007, she has attended Professor Roman Nodel’s masterclass in

Mannheim and played as second violin section leader in Bayreuth Tonkünstler Orchestra.

Between 2007-2009, she has given concerts as soloist, chief violinist and first violinist in Detmold Chamber

Orchestra conducted by E. Fischer. At the same time, in many orchestras as Rias Youth Orchestra, she had the

opportunity of working with famous conductors as Sir Norrington and Ariel Zuckermann.

Mamaç, still continues her music education with Lukas David in Detmold College of Music and her quartet

education with Günter Pichler in Madrid Reina Sophia College of Music.

Marion Plard

Born in 1987 France, Angers, Marion Plard started her musical career in 1993 in Angers International College

of Music by playing the piano and viola. After graduating with ‘very-well’ degree in 2006, she attended the

entrance exam for Madrid Reina Sophia College of Music (Escuela Superior Música de Reina Sofia) and she

was chosen to practice with Diemut Poppen. During this period, she has taken place in Netherland Youth

Orchestra, France Youth Orchestra (Orchestre Francais des Jeunes), Detmold Chamber Orchestra (Detmolder

Kammer Orchester) and Reina Sophia Symphony Orchestra and she has given concerts with world-famous

musicians and conductors as Jesus Lopez Cobos, Antoni Ros Marba, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta,

Zoltan Kocsis, Stefan Lano, Jordi Savall and Jean-Jacques Kantorow. She has participated in masterclasses of

Rainer Schmitd, Marta Gulyas, Günter Pichler, Heime Müller, Alisdair Tait, Radovan Vlatkovic, Eduard

Brunner for chamber music and for solo permormance, she practiced in masterclasses of Bruno Giurana,

Atar Arad, Kim Kashkashian and Hariold Schichtig.

Young artist, continues her education in Detmold College of Music (Hochschule für Music Detmold) with

Diemut Poppen and Corinne Cantardo since 2009.

Iris Azquinezer

Sara Iris Azquinezer Escribano was born in Madrid in 1984. Born into a family of artists, Escribano, started

her career in music in 1996 with cello and piano.

In 2003, after graduating from cello and piano departments of Teresa Berganza College of Music

(Conservartorio de Música Teresa Berganza), she continued her education with Xeina Jankovic in Detmold

College of Music (Hochschule für Musik Detmold). During this period, she has given many concerts in various

countries and attended masterclasses with world-famous musicians as Marco Rizzi, Eckhard Fischer, Gerhard

Weinberger, Andras Schiff, Anner Bylsma, Marcio Carneiro, Gerhild Romberger, Diemut Poppen, Stephan

Haack, O. De Pinto and Trols Svane.

In 2008, she has won a scholarship from the competition of Detmold Alumni-Vereins Aassociation and she

has graduated with a degree of ‘very good’ in 2009.

Young artist, still continues her master education in Soloist, Chamber Music and Orchestra departments of

Detmold College of Music and plays as the cello section leader in Detmold Baroque Academy.

Repertoire

F. Mendelssohn String Quartet Op.80 in f-moll

Allegro vivace assai

Allegro assai

Adagio

Presto

L.v. Beethoven Op.74 String Quartet in f-moll 'Hafen'

Poco Adagio - Allegro

Adagio non troppo

Presto

Allegretto con Variazioni

L.v. Beethoven Op.95 String Quartet in Es-Dur 'Serioso'

Allegro con brio

Allegretto ma non troppo

Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agigato

M. Ravel String Quartet in F-Dur

Allegro moderato - Tres doux

Assez vif - Tres rythme

Tres lent

Vif e agite

I. Stravinsky Concertino for String Quartet

A. Piazzola Four for Tango

F.Schubert String Quartet in c-moll 'Quartetsatz'

Concerts and Workshops

2008 First place in Chamber Music Competition of Detmold College of Music

2008 Chamber music education in Detmold College of Music with Auryn Quartet

2009 Concert in Konzerthaus Detmold

2009 Ibiza/Spain tour

2009 Milano/Italy tour

2009 Concerts and chamber music workshop in `Festival der Zukunft` in Ernen/Switzerland

2009 Masterclass with Aoran Berovsky in Detmold College of Music

2009 Masterclass with Andras Schiff in Detmold College of Music

2010 Orchesterzentrum Concert in Dortmund/Germany

2010 Concert in İzmir/Turkey

2010 Chamber Music education with Professor Pichler, first violinist of Alban Berg Quartet in Escuela de

Música Reina Sofia Madrid/Spain

2010 Concerts and chamber music workshop in `Festival der Zukunft` in Ernen/Switzerland

2011 Concert in Sony Autorio Concert Hall of Escuela de Música Reina Sofia Madrid/Spain

2011 Concert in Konzerthaus Detmold

2011 Concerts and chamber music workshop in `Festival der Zukunft` in Ernen/Switzerland