Artists
- David Oistrakh String Quartet
- Date
- Sun 17 Mar 2019, 11.30am
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73
Encore
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- 6 Romanian Folk Dances BB68(arranged by Andrey Shishlov)
Overview
In 2012, four leading youngRussian musicians were grantedthe honour of using as their namethat of the great violinist, whichthey help to keep alive. They pairMendelssohn’s most anguishedquartet with a similarly troubledwork by Shostakovich.
Coffee for the Sunday Morning Concert Series is generously provided by Café de Colombia