Quartissimo is a Slovenian string quartet featuring Žiga Cerar on first violin, Matjaž Bogataj on second violin, Luka Dukarić on viola, and Samo Dervišić on cello. The group's name is a portmanteau of quartet and the Italian suffix -issimo, which means extremely (e.g., fortissimo, prestissimo). The young but established musicians have experience as soloists and members of chamber orchestras, including the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra. All have had formal training in violin. Career The group represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 with the song Love Symphony, but failed to qualify for the final. The composer and lyricist of the song is Andrej Babić, whose songs have represented four countries at Eurovision: Croatia in 2003, Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2005, Slovenia in 2007, and Portugal in 2008. Originally, the crossover song "Love Symphony" was written as an instrumental, but because Eurovision rules require all entries to have lyrics, a guest female vocal was added to the song. The lead vocalist, Martina Majerle, was backing vocalist for Croatia in 2003, Slovenia in 2007, and Montenegro in 2008. Group members Žiga Cerar Žiga Cerar was born April 27, 1978, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He started to learn violin at the age of eight, at the Franc Šturm Musical School in Ljubljana. He continued his musical studies at a secondary musical school in Ljubljana. After graduating from secondary school, he was accepted to the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria. After receiving his college degree, Cerar also completed a master's degree. Cerar won numerous awards at national and international competitions. During his studies, he regularly attended various summer schools and seminars with numerous distinguished professors. Between 2002 and 2004, Cerar was a member of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra and toured several European cities. Cerar is a member of a multiple chamber orchestras. He was the founder of the Octissimo String Octet, which had many successful concerts in Slovenia and abroad. Since 2004, Cerar has been employed in the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra. For the last two years, he has been a member of the Slovene Philharmonics chamber string orchestra. Matjaž Bogataj Matjaž Bogataj, born 1987, is a student at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. He has performed at more than 200 concerts, either as a soloist or as a member of chamber groups and orchestras. Bogataj has studied in master classes with famous names from throughout the world of classical music. Bogataj won awards