Munich Philharmonic
String Quartet

Founded in 2007, the quartet has distinguished itself through unusual programs in a variety of formations.

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The artists –- violinists Bernhard Metz and Clement Courtin, violist Konstantin Sellheim, and cellist Manuel von der Nahmer -- are long-time members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. They individually have won prestigious international competitions and performed with many world-class conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, and Christian Thielemann.

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Courtin, a native of France, began playing the violin at age 8. He joined the Munich Philharmonic in 2006. Previously he was concertmaster of the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra in France, with which he made solo appearances in Norway, China and Japan.

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Sellheim has toured throughout Asia and America, After serving as a member of the Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim, he joined the Munich Philharmonic in 2006. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs and recorded albums with his sister Katharina and with the Munich Philharmonic’s viola quartet.

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Von der Nahmer, a native of Germany, took his first cello lessons at age 9. He has been a cellist with the Munich Philharmonic since 1997. He has won numerous competitions in Europe and studied at the Yale School of Music. He has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras in Europe and the United States. 

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