| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 St Lawrence Centre For The Arts: Jane Mallett Theatre | Tokyo String Quartet breaks boundaries with Bartók's String Quartets 4 and 5 | Stanley Fefferman |
 Bartók used folk music to find his own voice as a composer of classical music. He roamed the Balkans, north Africa and the Middle East to rediscover models of what was really music to his ears, much in the same spirit as Picasso and others searched out models of primitive representations to refresh what we see. Last evening, the Tokyo String Quartet broke some boundaries and brought back the original freshness of Bartók’s discoveries as well as the innovations of Joseph Haydn, the inventor the string quartet.
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| 28-May-2012 Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church | Strong yet Soft: The Versatile James Ehnes | Sarah Brown |
 Violin virtuoso James Ehnes gave a concert of works by Béla Bartók on May 28th at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival. Just the day before, Ehnes had performed an equally challenging program of completely different repertoire - works by Ravel (the duo, the trio, and the quartet). Both performances were of the highest quality, and showcased a performer with unparalleled command of his instrument.
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| 10-Nov-2011 Le Poisson Rouge | Takács Quartet Perform Dvorák and Bartók | Kay Kempin |
 Classical music is the last thing one would expect to find behind the historic Village gate at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Don’t let the venue fool you; (Le) Poisson Rouge regularly plays host to a myriad of performers. Thursday night, it was the Takács Quartet.
Comprised of Edward Dusinberre (violin), Karoly Schranz (violin), Geraldine Walther (viola) and András Fejér (cello), the Takács Quatret is a well-established group, having recently been awarded the 2011 Royal Philharmonic Society Award in Chamber Music and Song. Thursday night, Takács did not disappoint.
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| 21-Oct-2010 Wigmore Hall | Chilingirian Quartet - true to form! | Emmanuel Bach |
 The renowned Chilingirian Quartet gave an electrifying performance of celebrated string quartets by Bartok, Haydn and Beethoven at London's Wigmore Hall.
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