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The combined forces of the Gewandhaus and Boston Symphony unite under Andris Nelsons for a searing Leningrad Symphony, while the Quatuor Danel tackles the string quartets. 

A tasting menu of string quartet movements interspersed with readings made for an absorbing afternoon. 

The Brodsky Quartet deliver deeply moving performances of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets, with added value and insight from writers Elizabeth Wilson and Marina Frolova-Walker. 

The Takács Quartet proved once more that among the long-established American quartets they are, arguably, the most reliable.

The eminent Borodin Quartet brought a programme of Shostakovich and Beethoven with them to the Wigmore Hall – two composers they are very closely associated with. 

Performed chronologically in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Globe’s candlelit Jacobean theatre, the 15 Shostakovich string quartets made an astonishing impression in such concentrated form. 

El Cuarteto Mandelring continúa su andadura por la integral de cuartetos de Shostakovich y ofrecen en el Círculo de Bellas Artes la tercera entrega.