Philharmonic chamber music String quartets and quintets by Korngold, Rihm and Bruckner

Date & Time

Wed, Oct 30, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Chamber Music Hall (Berlin)

The String Quintet in F major is the only major chamber music work by Anton Bruckner, whose 200th birthday will be celebrated in 2024. The Philharmonic String Quartet and Amihai Grosz, principal violist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, present the piece in this concert. The evening will open with Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Second String Quartet, which has a distinctive Viennese lilt. A constant in this season’s Philharmonic Chamber Music concerts is the music of our composer in residence Wolfgang Rihm. Here... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music, Contemporary

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Musicians

Philharmonisches Streichquartett	String Quartet
Dorian Xhoxhi	Violin
Helena Madoka Berg	Violin
Tobias Reifland	Viola
Christoph Heesch	Cello
Amihai Grosz	Viola

Program

Grave for string quartet	Wolfgang Rihm
String Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, op. 26	Erich Korngold
String Quintet in F major	Anton Bruckner

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