Artists
- Carducci String Quartet
- Date
- Sun 30 Oct 2016, 11.30am
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Razumovsky Op. 59 No. 3
Overview
The Carducci String Quartet marked the 40thanniversary of Shostakovich’s death in 2015 witha marathon day-long performance of his fifteenquartets at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
The group returns to the composer’s edgy NinthString Quartet for this recital, setting it in companywith the third of Beethoven’s remarkable‘Razumovsky’ quartets.
Coffee for the Sunday Morning Concert Series is generously provided by Café de Colombia