Artists
- Escher String Quartet
- Date
- Mon 29 Jan 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Aleksandr Porfiryevich Borodin1833-1887
- String Quartet No. 2 in D
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117
Interval
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1840-1893
- String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11
Overview
Melodies from Borodin’sSecond String Quartet found asecond home in the Broadwaymusical Kismet, tribute to theirtimelessness.
The Escher StringQuartet places the work alongsideShostakovich’s Ninth StringQuartet, itself influenced by thefamous gallop from Rossini’sWilliam Tell Overture.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
