The Valo Quartet, founded at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, arose from a shared desire to delve deeper into the string quartet repertoire. A shared spirit of spontaneity provided the ideal starting point for a lasting process of musical growth. Their name – Valo, Finnish for ‘light’ – symbolises the search for a meaningful interpretation of the score combined with trust in the musical instinct of each member.

The members of the quartet are originally from Poland, the United Kingdom and Finland, and can regularly be heard together at festivals and concert series throughout Europe. Recent highlights include performances at Festival Resonances (Belgium), the Trasimeno Music Festival (Italy) and concert series such as Seriös Helsinki (Finland).

In the 2024-2025 season, the Valo Quartet is delighted to make its debut at the Lammermuir Festival (Scotland), the Musiq3 Festival (Belgium), the Kaustinen Chamber Music Festival (Finland) and in prestigious venues such as The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead (UK).