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At Suntory Hall's annual chamber music festival, the Schumann Quartett embarks on a marathon of performing all of Beethoven’s string quartets over six concerts.

At Suntory Hall's annual Chamber Music Garden Festival, the Japanese group Verus String Quartet brings their Beethoven Cycle to a close with Zen-like serenity and restraint.

Making their long-awaited debut in Japan, the Elias String Quartet embarks on the complete Beethoven cycle with a contrasting programme of early and late quartets.

A performance that sacrificed a degree of Gallic fragrance in its pursuit of precision.

A well-balanced programme drew a large crowd to Wigmore Hall for a diet of high fibre Beethoven, crunchy Bartók and, joined by young Russian pianist Anna Vinnitskaya, Schumann’s delicious Piano Quintet.

The Borodin Quartet seemed safely in their comfort zone with a selection of staple works from Shosatkovich and Beethoven. 

The Edinburgh Quartet in a programme of early works showing promise - then and now - and radical change of direction. 

Jerusalem Quartet plays Beethoven, Toldrà and Smetana with the Stradivari of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

The Lammermuir Festival has a proven track record of experimentation; venues and works frequently surprise, and this year has seen some branching out in the format of events.Master and Commander comprised an evening of readings from the maritime novels of Patrick O’Brian, interspersed with music referenced in the books.

The members of the Belcea Quartet met at the Royal College of Music, but hail from across Europe - France, Romania, Poland and Switzerland, making me wonder which common language they use for working.