A concert with a cause

Por Helen Fraser, 04 diciembre 2010

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Crítica hecha desde Cadogan Hall, Londres el 1 diciembre 2010

Gershwin, Porgy and Bess

Mendelssohn, Octeto de cuerdas en mi bemol mayor, Op.20

Saint-Saëns, Carnaval de los animales

Peter Donohoe, Piano

Martin Roscoe, Piano

Solstice String Quartet

Natalie Clein, Violonchelo

Matthew Trusler, Violín

Krzysztof Chorzelski, Viola

Belcea Quartet

Michael Collins, Clarinete

Bertrand Chamayou, Piano

Ashley Wass, Piano

Cuarteto Belcea y Avdeeva decantan a Mendelssohn, Britten y Weinberg

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 24th February

Muy notable resultado donde la vitalidad nunca se encuentra desbocada sino estructurada a partir de la búsqueda de un sonido siempre cuidado.

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Les Quatuors Ébène et Belcea au Panthéon de la Biennale

Tristan Labouret, 10th January

Stars du week-end d'ouverture de la Biennale de quatuors à cordes de la Philharmonie de Paris, les deux formations se sont illustrées séparément et ensemble dans deux concerts qui resteront dans l'histoire de la manifestation.

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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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Eine Hommage an Laura Samuel: das Belcea Quartet im Pierre Boulez Saal

Sebastian Urmoneit, 10th December

Mit Schönberg und Beethoven im Pierre Boulez Saal gedenkt das Quartett ihrem Gründungsmitglied.

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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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Helen Fraser

Helen is an oboist at the Royal College of Music. She is delighted to be based in London and so able to take advantage of the wide variety of concerts the city provides. She also loves to teach and is keen to use this and every other opportunity to interest new people in classical music.