Le quintette parfait des Belcea avec Nicolas Altstaedt au TCE

By Pierre Michel, 21 April 2024

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“Chaque mouvement aurait mérité une ovation”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 21 April 2024

Boccherini, Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major "Fandango", G 448 (deux derniers mouvements)

Schubert, String Quintet in C major, D.956

Belcea Quartet

Corina Belcea, Violin

Suyeon Kang, Violin

Krzysztof Chorzelski, Viola

Antoine Lederlin, Cello

Nicolas Altstaedt, Cello

A constellation of quartets end the East Neuk Festival

Simon Thompson, 29th June

Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale.

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Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th November

A concert of Mendelssohn and Enescu octets which proves that eight can be more than four plus four.

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A game of numbers: Belcea Quartet and Quatuor Ébène play octets

Alexander Hall, 28th May

Sometimes you just marvel at the level of musical inspiration and the virtuosic quality of the playing. The two octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu make a very satisfying pairing.

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A Basque banquet at the Festival Ravel

Mark Valencia, 30th August

Vilde Frang and Bertrand Chamayou join the Belcea Quartet for a musical feast including Chausson's sumptuous Concert.

*****

Beautiful Brahms from the Belcea Quartet at East Neuk

Simon Thompson, 29th June

Heavenly strings and Hellish piano from the Belcea Quartet and their celebrity guests in Crail as the 2023 East Neuk Festival begins.

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All passions spent: Chamayou and the Belcea Quartet

Chris Garlick, 13th April

Two larger than life piano quintets share star billing on an intense Wigmore Hall programme.

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Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.

Le quintette parfait des Belcea avec Nicolas Altstaedt au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées