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Carducci Quartet and Anton Lesser | Life, Letters and Friendship
Part of the Turner Sims Spring 2024 Season
Add to my Calendar 10-03-2024 15:00 10-03-2024 17:00 36 Carducci Quartet and Anton Lesser | Life, Letters and Friendship The Carducci Quartet paint an intimate portrait of Shostakovich through music and spoken word. Movements from the composer's String Quartets are interspersed with letters from him to one of his closest friends, read by British actor Anton Lesser. Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Turner Sims Concert Hall
University Southampton
Salisbury Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
England
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich – 2 Pieces for String Quartet: Elegy; Polka
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.1 in C major, Op.49
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.2 in A major, Op.68
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.4 in D major, Op.83
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.7 in F sharp minor, Op.108
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.8 in C minor, Op.110
~ Interval ~
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.10 in A flat major, Op.118
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.11 in F minor, Op.122
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.13 in B flat minor, Op.138
Dmitry Shostakovich – String Quartet no.15 in E flat minor, Op.144
Performers
Matthew Denton – violin
Michelle Fleming – violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin – viola
Emma Denton – Cello
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Programme Note
The Carducci Quartet paint an intimate portrait of Shostakovich through music and spoken word. Movements from the composer's String Quartets are interspersed with letters from him to one of his closest friends, read by British actor Anton Lesser.
