Wigmore Hall Associate Artists, the members of the Takács Quartet are joined for a recital byLawrence Power, one of the world’s foremost viola players.

They will perform Dvořák’s String Quintetin E flat Op. 97, written during the composer’s memorable summertime visit in 1893 to Spillville,Iowa. Although homesick for his native Bohemia, Dvořák was enchanted by the sights and soundsof the American countryside and channelled his deep affection for Spillville into his quintet’s tonalwarmth and flowing lyricism.

The Takács also explores the composer’s final String Quartet, conceivedin New York and completed on his return to Prague in 1895, and the yearning expression ofWebern’s Langsamer Satz.