Annette Walther studied in Düsseldorf, Essen and London with Ida Bieler, Vesselin Parschkevov and David Takeno. She is a founding member of the internationally renowned Signum Quartet. The group has performed at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Wigmore Hall and at the BBC Proms. Their recent Schubert recording, released in March 2018, has received international critical acclaim, winning the September 2018 Diapason d’Or. In addition to her career with the Signum, Annette regularly performs at festivals including the Musikfestspielen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival. She also played  in the Figure Humaine, choreographed by Sasha Waltz for the inauguration of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. A passionate teacher of music, in 2016 Annette was appointed violin lecturer at the Music Academy in Kassel.