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Uplifting Haydn and Tchaikovsky from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 

Would Haydn be the perfect dinner party guest? Witty banter and joyful exchanges characterise the three quartets given at Wigmore Hall as part of its Haydn series.

The Emerson String Quartet played the full cycle of Haydn's Op.76 quartets in Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall.

Quatuor Ebène delight a Queen's Hall audience with Haydn, Dutilleux and Brahms.

There are few better openers to a string quartet recital than Haydn, the man who developed the genre into the democratic dialogue capable of drawing 900 listeners. Few better examples of this democracy exist than the variations which constitute the second movement of his 1796–97 String Quartet in C major Op. 76 no. 3, “Emperor”.

Trust Haydn to provide the music for by far the most engrossing performance I heard at the Verbier Festival. Once again, having heard his music played with verve and appreciation by keen musicians, one wondered why more Haydn is not heard in concert, whether as symphonies, piano sonatas, or string quartets.

Une soirée exceptionnelle aux côtés du quatuor Ébène, rejoint par François Salque, avec des œuvres aussi incontournables que différentes.

Das Quatuor Ébène begeistert in Düsseldorf mit Flexibilität und französischem Charme und ist immer für eine musikalische Überraschung gut.