Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 4

Date & Time

Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 19:30

Venue

Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Milton Court (London)

Three quartets unite to perform the Chamber Symphony enlargement of Shostakovich’s 8th quartet, crowning a programme including Firsova’s ardent, deftly-plotted Quartet No 4.

Keywords: Chamber Music, Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Young Musicians

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Musicians

Carducci Quartet
Elmore Quartet
Kyan Quartet

Program

Quartet No 4	Dmitri Shostakovich
Quartet No 13	Dmitri Shostakovich
Quartet No 4	Elena Firsova
Quartet No 8	Dmitri Shostakovich

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