Archived Event

Beethoven, Timo Andres and Elgar
Takács Quartet; Aleksandar Madžar piano
Date
Wed 03 Feb 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Takács Quartet
    • Aleksandar Madžarpiano

    Programme

    Interval

    1. Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Shriver Hall

    Overview

    Raised in rural Connecticut and now resident inBrooklyn, Timo Andres was praised by Alex Rossin The New Yorker for his debut album’s ‘unhurriedgrandeur’. The young American composer wroteStrong Language for the Takács Quartet to showthat ‘longer pieces can actually be made out ofless stuff as a way of supporting the weight oftheir structures’.

    This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

    Supported by the Chamber Music Circle

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