Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Sunday 12 July 2026 | 11:30 |
Programme
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | String Quartet no. 16 in F major, Op.135 | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Op.13 |
Performers
| Chiaroscuro Quartet | |
| Alina Ibragimova | Violin |
| Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux | Violin |
| Emilie Hörnlund | Viola |
| Claire Thirion | Cello |
The Chiaroscuro Quartet is named for the Italian term for light and shade in art, an apt description of their refined phrasing and ability to illuminate familiar works with their subtle period-instrument tones. The ensemble’s recording of Mendelssohn’s Op. 13 prompted the Observer to conclude that its ‘unadorned sound is a shock to the ears of the best, most arresting kind’. It begins this morning with the intricate musical argument of Beethoven’s final string quartet, considered by the composer Robert Simpson to contain ‘the most sensitively coloured quartet writing in existence’.
Tickets:
£18 (concessions £16)
General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
