Artists
- Elias String Quartet
- Richard Wigmorereader
Archived Event
After Beethoven: Turning inward
Elias String Quartet; Richard Wigmore reader
- Date
- Fri 06 Apr 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- György Kurtágb. 1926
- 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 44
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- String Quartet in A Op. 41 No. 3
Interval
- Leoš Janáček1854-1928
- Intimate Letters
Overview
The Elias String Quartet contrastsworks as diverse as Schumann’ssublime String Quartet in A andKurtág’s Janáček-inspired MomentsMusicaux.
Richard Wigmore joinsthe ensemble to read extracts fromJanáček’s letters to complementthe performance of his StringQuartet No. 2.