title: Orlando Quartet
text: # Orlando Quartet
  
  The Orlando Quartet was a classical music string quartet based in Amsterdam, formed in 1976 and active until 1997.
  
  ## Members
  
  First violin:
  
  * Istvan Parkanyi, of Hungary, (born in Leipzig, Germany), (1976–1984)
  * John Harding, born in Australia, (1985–1990)
  * Arvid Engegård, of Norway, (1991–1997)
  
  Second violin:
  
  * Heinz Oberdorfer, of Germany
  
  Viola:
  
  * Ferdinand Erblich, of Austria
  
  Cello:
  
  * Stefan Metz, of Romania
  
  ## Successor
  
  In 1998, Istvan Parkanyi, Heinz Oberdorfer, Ferdinand Erblich and cellist Michael Müller formed the Parkanyi Quartet.
  
  ## Discography
  
  The Orlando Quartet released albums of works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Debussy, Dvořák, Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Ravel.
  
  