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A constellation of quartets and an ambitious end to the East Neuk Festival

Sally Beamish and the Belcea, Castalian, Elias and Pavel Haas quartets
© Neil Hanna
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“a terrific festival, a jewel in Scotland’s musical year.”
Reviewed at The Bowhouse, Anstruther on 29 June 2025
Sibelius, Andante festivo
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 16 in F major, Op.135 (Pavel Haas Qt)
Beamish, Field of Stars for four string quartets (World premiere)
Mendelssohn, String Octet in E flat major, Op.20 (Belcea and Castalian Qts)
Belcea Quartet
Castalian String Quartet
Elias String Quartet
Pavel Haas Quartet
Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall
****1
A game of numbers: Belcea Quartet and Quatuor Ébène play octets
****1
A Basque banquet at the Festival Ravel
*****
Beautiful Brahms from the Belcea Quartet at East Neuk
****1
All passions spent: Chamayou and the Belcea Quartet
*****
World-class music making: the Belcea Quartet in Hamburg
****1
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