| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2012 Kings Place: Hall One | Shostakovich Cycle at Kings Place |
Have you been to Kings Place yet? London’s newest concert hall opened in 2008 and is rapidly building a reputation as a vibrant cultural centre with a phenomenal acoustic and a friendly smile. If you haven’t been yet, I urge you to select a good programme – this weekend’s Shostakovich cycle with the Brodsky Quartet was ideal – and head to the concert hall at King’s Cross.
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| 11-Apr-2012 UCLA: Royce Hall | The “Pacifica Quartet Experience” at Royce Hall |
From across the centuries, the quartets of Beethoven and Shostakovich have come to be regarded as the twin pillars of the quartet repertoire. Think of them as the New Testament and the Old Testament. The Pacifica Quartet offered a program that sandwiched Shostakovich with a pair of quartets by Beethoven.
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