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Auckland has not seen chamber music of this sheer magnetic excitement since, funnily enough, the Takács Quartet were here a couple of years ago. There must be something in the water in Hungary for that country to concurrently have two such magnificent string quartets.

Freezing lunchtime weather made the golden uplighting on the stage a particularly welcome sight. The Badke Quartet played two pieces in this hour-long programme: Haydn’s Quartet in D major Op. 20 no. 4,, and Britten’s Quartet no. 3.

Eine kluge Programm-Regie stellte neben Streichquartett-Klassikern wie Haydn und Schubert das faszinierende f-Moll-Quartett von Paul Hindemith in den Mittelpunkt.

Das Quatuor Ébène präsentiert ein spannendes Programm mit Haydn, Janáček und Schumann.

On ne dira jamais assez combien les prestations live paraissent supérieures à celles qui s’élaborent dans l’intimité du studio : à preuve le renversant diptyque Brahms donné lundi soir au Gstaad Menuhin Festival au côté du pianiste Till Fellner.