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Artemis Quartet

Mozart, Pēteris Vasks and Smetana

Add to my Calendar 09-12-2014 19:30 09-12-2014 21:30 36 Artemis Quartet The Berlin-based Artemis Quartet, founded 25 years ago at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, stands today among the world’s leading chamber ensembles. Its commitment to new music is boldly stated with Pēteris Vask’s Fifth String Quartet, a two-movement exploration of the conscious states of presence and distance influenced by the Latvian composer’s compassion for ‘a world tortured by grief and contradictions’. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet no.14 in G major, K.387
Pēteris Vasks – String Quartet no. 5
Bedřich Smetana – String Quartet no.1 in E minor 'From my life', JB 1:105

Performers

Artemis Quartet

Programme Note

The Berlin-based Artemis Quartet, founded 25 years ago at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, stands today among the world’s leading chamber ensembles.

Its commitment to new music is boldly stated with Pēteris Vask’s Fifth String Quartet, a two-movement exploration of the conscious states of presence and distance influenced by the Latvian composer’s compassion for ‘a world tortured by grief and contradictions’.

Artemis Quartet ©Molina Visuals

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