Eight extraordinary string players meet: The Arditti and JACK Quartets combine at Wigmore Hall

Por Paul Kilbey, 10 mayo 2013

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Crítica hecha desde Wigmore Hall, Londres el 6 mayo 2013

Clarke, 2012-S for 2 string quartets

Mincek, lift-tilt-filter-split

Pelzel, …vers le vent…

Lanza, Der Kampf zwischen Karneval und Fasten for 8 strings

Arditti String Quartet

JACK Quartet

L'univers toujours en expansion du Quatuor Arditti

Chloë Rouge, 17th October

Pour le cinquantième anniversaire de leur formation, les Arditti sont restés fidèles à eux-mêmes, avec trois nouvelles créations mondiales et une interprétation magistrale de Grido d’Helmut Lachenmann.

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Brillantes Orchesterspiel bei musica viva in München

Michael Vieth, 28th September

Ein Plädoyer für Klassiker der Moderne: Helmut Lachenmann und Emmanuel Nunes wurden in großformatigen Orchesterwerken beim räsonanz-Stifterkonzert der EvS-Stiftung begeistert aufgenommen.

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Le vent de fraîcheur du Quatuor Arditti sur la Biennale

Clara Leonardi, 14th January

Respiration dans cette Biennale Beethoven : le Quatuor Arditti explore avec une palette infinie d'effets l'imaginaire de Clara Maïda, la poésie de Christian Mason et le théâtre de Betsy Jolas.

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Das Arditti Quartett zeigt das moderne Gesicht des Streichquartetts

Saori Kanemaki, 19th March

Packende Neugier macht die Konzert-Performance des Arditti Quartetts mit Jennifer Walshe zu einem Erlebnis.

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The Arditti Quartet turns 40 in style

Katy Wright, 26th April

Celebrating 40 years of championing the contemporary string quartet, the Arditti Quartet concluded a day-long marathon with six quartets from composers around the globe. Polished beyond belief, they gave mesmerising performances.

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Seeking new music with the Arditti in Dublin

Cynthia Wilson, 6th March

The Arditti Quartet has adventurously championed contemporary repertoire throughout an illustrious career. Recent quartets from Haas and Abrahamsen are joined by Xenakis' Tetras at the New Music Dublin Festival.

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.