Artists
- JACK Quartet
- Pavel Kolesnikovpiano
- Date
- Sat 25 Feb 2017, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Iannis Xenakis1922-2001
- Tetora for string quartet
- Mikka 'S' for solo violin
- Ikhoor for string trio
Interval
- Iannis Xenakis1922-2001
- Akea for piano and string quartet
- Tetras for string quartet
Overview
Two of Xenakis’s finest chamberworks crown this thrillingprogramme. The short and conciseAkea is followed by Tetras, namedafter the ancient Greek word‘four’. With its extreme technicalchallenges and bold originality,Tetras was hailed as a pioneeringaddition to the string quartetrepertoire following its premièrein 1983.
The JACK Quartet appears with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
