Thursday 15 November 2018
St Columba’s Church, Downing Street
At its best, chamber music is passionate, thought provoking and reflective; with just one person holding the floor, or all four arguing at once.
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The Takács Quartet are masters of this ‘conversation without words’: ‘It takes just the first notes for the audience’s heart to leap … I’d plump for Takács’ fire any day.’ (The Times).
The Cambridge stop on the Quartet’s international tour contrasts the delicacy and rare beauty of Mozart with the spine-tingling chill of Shostakovich’s barely-disguised musical protest against Stalin’s regime, and Mendelssohn’s deeply moving elegy for his sister, written shortly before his own early death.
“Anyone can play with wild abandon; few manage to make it sound pretty. The Takács Quartet is an exception.” THE FINANCIAL TIMES
“Astounding unanimity and attention to detail.” THE GUARDIAN
Mozart String Quartet No.14, K387 ‘Spring’
Shostakovich String Quartet No.4
Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6, Op.80
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1 hour 30 minutes, including a short interval