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A programme consisting of works from three different centuries illustrated the French ensemble's versatility and acumen. 

The Takács Quartet’s memorable performance was anchored by Grieg’s less-trodden string quartet, prefaced by works of Haydn and Shostakovich.

Scottish Ensemble’s “Nordic Nights” programme at St John's Kirk in Perth was lively and passionate mixing old and new pieces.

In the UK, chamber orchestras these days have a slightly old-fashioned image: groups such as the English Chamber Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and the London Mozart Players – who played a vital part in our musical life of the 1970s and 80s – have recently been struggling to maintain their profiles.

With only Nikolai Demidenko's Gala Recital on Sunday 10th April remaining, the recital by the Vardanyan Quartet marked the end of Haddington Concert Society's 2010/11 “Music Close Up” season. The only single-gender ensemble I've seen in two seasons of concerts, the quartet opened with Haydn's String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5 'The Lark'.

Avec leur nouveau violoncelliste Yuya Okamoto, le quatuor a montré qu'il n'avait rien perdu de sa virtuosité collective dans un programme qui a mis en avant leur incroyable polyvalence stylistique.

L'Amsterdam Sinfoniette tout de fougue et le piano divin de Rafal Blechacz ont donné l'un des plus beaux concerts entendus ce printemps au Victoria Hall de Genève.