QuarteTomás is an emerging formation that stands out in the international music scene. Four guitarists, outstanding disciples of the master José Tomás, united by demanding work and meticulous conjunction take their musical proposal to stages of numerous festivals and countries since 2019. On September 7, 2023 they offered a concert invited by the Spanish Embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania) to celebrate the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council. On July 22, 2024, they premiere together with the Argentine composer José Luis Merlín, their work “Viaje al cerro Sololosta”, for guitar quartet and solo guitar, a work dedicated to QuarteTomás.
They have performed in important international festivals such as the 27th International Guitar Festival José Tomás Villa de Petrer, Shanghai International Guitar Art Festival, XVI Festival Chitarre dal Mondo de Lugano, (Switzerland), XVII Festival Guitares en Picardie (France), Festival International de Guitare de Lambesc (France), 7o Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Faro (Portugal), VIII Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Lagoa (Portugal), Mediterranean Guitar Festival (Catalonia), XXIII Festival Internacional de Guitarra Ciudad de Albacete, XVIII Festival Internacional de Guitarra Ciutat de Xixona, concert series of Amigos de la Guitarra de Valencia, IV MDM Fest de Montanejos, 22 Festival Internacional de Guitarra Ciutat d’Elx, XII Jornadas Internacionales de Guitarra de Elda, II Festival Internacional de Guitarra Estanislao Marco de la Vall d’ Uixó, among others.
QuarteTomás had its official debut on June 7, 2019 in Madrid (Guitarras de Luthier), at the official presentation of the 22nd edition of the José Tomás Villa de Petrer International Guitar Festival. That same year, they participated in the tribute concert to Jorge Cardoso (Argentina), which was held at the Teatro Cervantes de Petrer, with his work “Poker de Ases”, receiving congratulations from the same composer. Knobloch Strings is a regular collaborator of QuarteTomás.