Borodin Quartet plays Shostakovich and Beethoven

By Jack Johnson, 28 April 2016

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 22 April 2016

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op.83

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 3 in D major, Op.18 no.3

Beethoven, Grosse Fuge - fugue for string quartet in B flat major, Op.133

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Jack Johnson

After completing a postgraduate degree in Music at King's College London in 2013, Jack now works in development for an arts charity based in London. Aside from regularly attending concerts, he plays piano and clarinet and enjoys singing with several choirs. Particularly passions include Bach, Prokofiev and the neglected choral works of Hummel

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