| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2012 University of Southampton: Turner Sims | The Wihan Quartet play Dvořák, Ravel and Mozart at Turner Sims |
 The Wihan Quartet was formed in 1985 in Czechoslovakia. Since then they have developed an impressive international career, often visiting the UK and being broadcast on its airwaves. Among their achievements is a published recording of Dvořák’s String Quartet no. 11, and it was this recording, not their continued and celebrated presence in the UK, that first brought them to my attention. So when I finally did get to hear them play, at Turner Sims in Southampton on a damp November evening, I was pleased to see that Dvořák’s 11th was billed as the main attraction.Read full review... | |
| 1-Sep-2012 Cadogan Hall | Passion and transfiguration from the Australian Chamber Orchestra |
.jpg) Previously, for me, the term “Chamber Orchestra” has meant an ordinary orchestra, only smaller: apart from the sound being somewhat thinned out and consequently cleaner, I don't expect a fundamentally different experience. Or, didn't, that is, until last night at Cadogan Hall, where I saw the Australian Chamber Orchestra for the first time.Read full review... | |
| 17-May-2012 St George's Bristol | Take it in: Takács Quartet wow the crowd at St George's Bristol |
 C Peter Smith.jpg) A full house at St George’s was spoilt with some seriously fantastic music in this concert. String quartets don’t come much better than the Takács Quartet. Versatile, passionate, and technically very accurate, there was a real quality of care that went into their performance. They had their ears close to their instruments, to tune in to every note, to give the audience the best sound possible. As a result, the music felt selfless and as though it was being offered to everyone in the room for their own personal listening.Read full review... | |
| 24-Sep-2011 Stadsgehoorzaal | Finzi Quartet and Quatuor Byron in Leiden |
 Opening the concert season at Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal was a beautiful concert of chamber music by two talented young string quartets: the Finzi Quartet and Quatuor Byron. On the program were string quartets by Haydn, Ravel and Shostakovich – an eclectic mix that turned out rather well. The absolute highlight of the evening was Shostakovich’s String Quartet No.8, played incredibly well by the Quatuor Byron.
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