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Mozartian lightness and wit, dark beauty from Berg and melodious angst from Schubert: the Tetzlaff show us three very different sides of the Viennese string quartet

In Zurich, the German configuration brilliantly showcased the composer’s supreme achievement in the string quartet genre.

If the Chiaroscuro Quartet experienced any nerves at their Edinburgh International Festival debut at the Queen’s Hall, complete with full house and BBC Radio 3 recording team in place, it certainly didn’t show. Formed in 2005, this young, period instrument quartet, appeared completely at ease and at one with the music.

Some of the best chamber concerts in Edinburgh are put on by the New Town Concerts Society. They feature performances by famous groups and also afford younger, less well-known ensembles an opportunity to reach a wider audience. The Heath Quartet falls somewhere between these categories, as they have been steadily gaining in recognition over the last five years or so.