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World premieres by ensemble members Alex Mincek and Kate Soper wear their intellects on their sleeves. 

Spirits ran high and the music captivated record crowds at this year's Ostrava Days New and experimental Music Festival.

The volume was that of a string quartet on steroids, but the sound was that of eight extraordinary string players each playing slightly different things. James Clarke’s 2012-S, for two string quartets, gave an explosive, subtle start to the Arditti and JACK Quartets’ joint Wigmore Hall recital this Monday.