The four musicians of the Byron Quartet met in Geneva thanks to the impetus of Gabor Takacs-Nagy. In 2009, the Byron Quartet won the Audience Prize of the Chamber Music Contest of the "Pour-cent culturel Migros", having thus the benefit of their support for two years. They have been engaged in important concert seasons and make regular broadcasts on French Radio 2 and Espace DRS2.

Their first recording is entirely devoted to Dmitri Shostakovich. The String Quartet No. 8, the most famous, is a quasi-autobiographical work that evokes the composer's struggle against the Soviet regime. The String Quartet No. 9 and the Two Pieces for String Quartet less known, are a characteristic combination of the pain and suffering mixed with sardonic humour associated with the composer.