The quartet named after the renowned Barbican concert hall in London is making its first tour of Finland. In September 2022, the Barbican Quartet won first prize at the 71st ARD International String Quartet Competition as well as several special prizes. The resounding success at the ARD Competition followed the ensemble’s win at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in May 2022, and their first prize win in 2019 at the Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet currently holds the Nina Drucker Quartet Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where they coach chamber music.