SUNDAYS @ NOON CONCERT SERIES ONLINE
The National String Quartet Foundation present the ConTempo Quartet
28th February 2021 12.00
ConTempo Quartet:
Bogdan Sofei- violin
Ingrid Nicola- violin
Andreea Banciu- viola
Adrian Mantu- cello
Programme
Ina Boyle- Quartet in E minor [1934]
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto
Johannes Brahms- Quartet No 2 in A minor Op.51 [1873]
I.Allegro non troppo
II.Andante moderato
III.Quasi Minuetto - moderato
IV. Allegro non assai
Since its formation in Bucharest in 1995, the quartet has performed more than 1,800 concerts worldwide in 46 countries, including prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall; Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris; St Martin-in-the-Fields; Berliner Philharmonie; Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome; Carnegie Hall and the Opera House Tel-Aviv. ConTempo have had the honour to meet and play in front of world personalities such as Prince Charles, Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, EU Ministers, Michael D. Higgins, Hollywood stars and Nobel Prize winners. The ensemble has won a record of 14 international prizes (including Munich, Rome, Berlin, Prague and London) and worked alongside artists of the highest calibre including Emma Johnson, Yuko Inoue, Hugh Tinney, Chen Zimbalista, Jérôme Pernoo, Peter Donohue and Martin Roscoe. Collaborations with other distinguished quartets have also been a feature, such as the Amadeus, Arditti, Vanbrugh, Casals and Endellion.
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