A brooding programme from the Brodsky Quartet in Sydney

Brodsky Quartet

By Zoltán Szabó, 24 April 2023

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“the return of the theme at the end of the movement was truly beautiful”

Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Utzon Room, Sydney on 23 April 2023

Bach, Violin sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 (arr. Paul Cassidy)

Britten, String Quartet no. 3, Op.94

Schubert, String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, "Death and the Maiden", D.810

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Profoundly moving Shostakovich cycle marks the Brodsky's 50th

Nick Boston, 29th October

The Brodsky Quartet deliver deeply moving performances of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets, with added value and insight from writers Elizabeth Wilson and Marina Frolova-Walker.

*****

Manchester Camerata and Jess Gillam on superb form in Buxton

Peter Connors, 19th July

Two fascinating and hugely entertaining recent pieces started a superb concert by the strings of the Manchester Camerata, joined by Jess Gillam in Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto and the Brodsky Quartet in Elgar's Introduction and Allegro. Tchaikovsky crowned the concert.

*****

50 years young: Brodsky Quartet celebrates at Bradfield

Phil Parker, 27th June

The accumulated experience of over 160 years of quartet playing is revealed in an intensity of passion undimmed by the passage of time in this exhilarating concert by the Brodskys.

*****

Exploring the fugue with the Brodsky Quartet in Auckland

Simon Holden, 13th May

This was a true tour de force and a fitting climax to a rather miraculous examination of counterpoint through musical history.

****1

An evening of cello quintets at Kings Place

Nahoko Gotoh, 23rd September

Schubert’s String Quintet was certainly a crowd-puller at this concert, as Kings Place's Cello Unwrapped series continues.

****1

High intensity from the Brodsky Quartet

Hedy Mühleck, 24th March

Viennese classics from the Brodsky Quartet in Leamington Spa.

****1

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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