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January

Overview

Dante Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 33 No. 3 The Bird
Matthew Taylor String Quartet No. 5, Op. 35
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, Op. 127

Krysia Osostowicz violin
Oscar Perks violin
Yuko Inoue viola
Richard Jenkinson cello

Premiered in 2008 by the Dante Quartet, British composer Matthew Taylor’s Fifth Quartet is the centrepiece of this evening’s imaginative programme. Structured as a single-movement, Taylor’s work proposes extreme contrasts – transforming from the eruptive opening to a pacifying lullaby in 15 minutes.

Flanking this are Haydn’s delightful C major quartet, which owes its nickname to a chirpy opening with interleaved repeated notes and grace notes, and the first of Beethoven’s technically demanding ‘late quartets’ – this one known for its massive set of variations.