| Yun-Peng Zhao | Violin |
| Léo Marillier | Violin |
| Franck Chevalier | Viola |
| Alexis Descharmes | Cello |
| 2. Streichquartett op. 56 | Karol Szymanowski |
| chronos und kairos | Philipp Maintz |
| 2. Streichquartett a-Moll op. 51/2 | Johannes Brahms |
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Formed in 1996, Quatuor Diotima from France is a familiar name in the field of New Music. Because with »Fragmente – Stille, An Diotima« of 1980, Luigi Nono composed one of the epochal works of contemporary music. And because Nono also refers to Beethoven’s equally innovative, late String Quartet Op. 132 in his work, Quatuor Diotima now combines these two compositions for an evening of great string quartet music. Luigi Nono described his string quartet, which was premiered at the Bonn Beethovenfest in 1980, as »transcendental music«. Nono wove a number of quotations into the fine soundscape that oscillates between silence and non-silence, including from Verdi’s »Ave Maria«. Reference is also made to the slow, transcendentally beautiful movement »Heilige Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit« from Beethoven’s final official String Quartet Op. 132.
Quatuor Ébène is a French string quartet.
The Quatuor Modigliani is acclaimed worldwide, delivering acclaimed concerts in the foremost concert halls. The quartet made its debut at Konserthuset in 2012 and has returned a couple of times since then, most recently in 2020.French Élise Bertrand (also active as a violinist) composed "Lui e loro" specifically for the Modigliani Quartet. She was inspired by a photograph from World War II depicting the bombings and destruction of the Monte Cassino monastery in Italy. Everything lay in ruins, but a white statue of Jesus remained, "as a symbol of resistance and hope."More French music. Maurice Ravel was 28 when he wrote his only string quartet in 1903. It is considered by many to be his first masterpiece. Here, there is much individuality, outstanding richness of colour, and rhythmic liveliness.Tchaikovsky's third and final string quartet is often considered one of his finest chamber music works. It has a Czech connection: his friend and colleague at the Moscow Conservatory, the Czech violinist Ferdinand Laub, had passed away, and Tchaikovsky composed the music in his memory.
In honor of Kaija Saariaho, the leading Finnish composer of the 20th and 21st centuries who died in June 2023, Quatuor Diotima has chosen her Second String Quartet Terra Memoria as the centerpiece of its program. Written in 2006, the work is dedicated “to those departed” and their memory. The four musicians also perform music by Benjamin Britten and Arnold Schoenberg.
Violin, bandoneon, double bass and piano – it is astonishing that these four instruments can come together in one sound, as they each sound very different. Violinist and composer Hans-Christian Jaenicke has arranged Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings in E major for this delightful tango quartet line-up. He has also composed a work for his ensemble, which is performed here for the first time in this version.
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