Walter Gropius is regarded as a revolutionary visionary who founded the Bauhaus style in the 1920s. His work is characterized by clarity and boldness. In common with the musicians of the Gropius Quartett, Weimar and Berlin were to become the centers of his creative work. Following Gropius' example, and influenced by personal encounters with Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich, the Gropius Quartett has set itself the goal of crystallizing the clear structure of the composition and bringing it to life through their own passionate playing style. The members of the Gropius Quartett have known one another since studying together at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad and at the Juilliard School in New York.