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Jugendliche Offenheit, Emotion und Wagemut: Das Quatuor Van Kuijk in Lugano

By Rolf Kyburz, 24 April 2018
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Reviewed at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura: Teatrostudio, Lugano on 22 April 2018
Programme
Debussy, String Quartet in G minor, Op.10
Webern, Five Movements for string quartet, Op.5
Mendelssohn, String Quartet no. 4 in E minor, Op.44 no. 2
Ravel, String Quartet in F major (Vif et agité, Encore)
Performers
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Nicolas van Kuijk, Violin
Sylvain Favre-Bulle, Violin
Grégoire Vecchioni, Viola
François Robin, Cello
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Since its formation four years ago, the young ensemble Quatuor Van Kuijk has been bagging numerous competition prizes and accumulating international acclaim.
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Réunis par La Belle Saison, les deux ensembles se sont parfaitement harmonisés dans un beau Quatuor de Bacewicz et un formidable Octuor de Mendelssohn... au risque de lisser les aspérités de La Nuit transfigurée.
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Ce devait être la clôture d’une année consacrée à l’intégrale des quatuors de Mendelssohn : le concert des Van Kuijk est en fait l’un des premiers d'une série qui commence bien.
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Anton WebernClaude DebussyFelix MendelssohnFive Movements for string quartet, Op.5Grégoire VecchioniMaurice RavelNicolas van KuijkQuatuor Van KuijkString Quartet in F majorString Quartet in G minor, Op.10String Quartet no. 4 in E minor, Op.44 no. 2Sylvain Favre-Bulle
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Rolf Kyburz
Rolf Kyburz
Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.