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Cuarteto Casals

Bach, Shostakovich and Turina

Add to my Calendar 12-01-2026 13:00 12-01-2026 15:00 36 Cuarteto Casals Four intricate fugues by JS Bach, supreme masterworks of the genre, and Turina’s The Bullfighter’s Prayer, originally conceived in 1925 for a quartet of Spanish lutes, provide evocative companions to Shostakovich’s Third String Quartet in Cuarteto Casals’s absorbing programme. The Spanish ensemble ends with the emotionally complex fifth movement of the Soviet composer’s 1946 score, widely regarded as a reaction against tyranny. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

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36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England

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Prices: £18 (concessions £16)
Booking line: 020 7935 2141

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Four intricate fugues by JS Bach, supreme masterworks of the genre, and Turina’s The Bullfighter’s Prayer, originally conceived in 1925 for a quartet of Spanish lutes, provide evocative companions to Shostakovich’s Third String Quartet in Cuarteto Casals’s absorbing programme. The Spanish ensemble ends with the emotionally complex fifth movement of the Soviet composer’s 1946 score, widely regarded as a reaction against tyranny.

Cuarteto Casals - Bach, Shostakovich and Turina

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