Feguš String Quartet

Feguš String Quartet was founded in 1992 and is comprised of the Feguš brothers: Filip Feguš (violin), Simon Peter Feguš (violin), Andrej Feguš (viola) and Jernej Feguš (violoncello).
After finishing primary education in local Maribor, the brothers continued their musical path at the Carinthian State Conservatory in Klagenfurt. In 2001 they were accepted to the prestigious private school “Scuola di Musica di Fiesole” in Florence and graduated from chamber music in 2007 under the mentorship of Milan Škampa (Smetana Quartet), Piero Farulli (Quartettto Ialiano) and Andrea Nannoni (Nuovo Quartetto). To help their studies the brothers were granted a scholarship by the president of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.  
In 2008 the Feguš brothers enrolled in master studies of chamber music at the Graz Academy Music and Performing Arts under the mentorship of Stephan Görner (Carmina Quartet).
“Feguš String Quartet is a lot different from other ensembles similar in sound and line-up and is about to be on par with world-class string quartets.” (M. Šijanec, 17.11.2005, Večer)
The members of Feguš String Quartet have honed their skills in numerous international master classes, held by members of world-renowned quartets: Alban Berg Quartet, Amadeus Quartet, Borodin Quartet, Emerson Quartet, Juilliard Quartet, LaSalle Quartet, Guarneri Quartet and others.
In 2001 Feguš String Quartet was selected to attend the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at the Carnegie Hall (New York), held by legendary violinist Isaac Stern and other members of the best American quartets.  
The quartet made guest appearances at the Orlando Festival; the Kerkrade Festival in Holland; the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, France; the “Strings Only!” Festival in Zadar; the DAM International Festival of Young Musicians in Priština and numerous other festivals.
Besides holding numerous concerts in Slovenia, the Feguš Quartet also performed across Europe and the USA (Paris, Berlin, London, Washington, New York, Florence, Vienna, etc.)
The quartet recorded music for Radio Slovenia, Radio Maribor, ARD, ORF and France Musique.
The quartet also had the honour to premiere the works of numerous Slovene and foreign composers, such as P. Ramovš, A. Lajovic, M. Feguš, J. Golob, D. Močnik, A. Weingerl, Č. S. Voglar, K. Aliçkaj, K. Gashi, D. Zeqiri, S. Spadini.
In 2006 the Feguš Quartet recorded an album with works by L. Janáček and M. Ravel and recorded a second album in 2011 with works by H. Wolf and A. Webern.
Their achievements have not gone unnoticed by their home town of Maribor. The town awarded the Feguš string Quartet with the honorary seal of Maribor and the Glazer Charter for outstanding cultural achievements, while the town of Piran awarded the quartet for their rendition of Tartini’s work.