Haydn, Debussy and Unsuk Chin in a magical setting

By Stephen Pritchard, 04 June 2019

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“a profoundly impressive performance”

Reviewed at Troldhaugen: Troldsalen, Bergen on 3 June 2019

Haydn, String Quartet no. 66 in G major "Lobkowitz", Op.77 no.1, Hob III:81

Chin, ParaMetaString

Debussy, String Quartet in G minor, Op.10

Oslo String Quartet

Geir Inge Lotsberg, Violin

Liv Hilde Klokk, Violin

Magnus Boye Hansen, Violin

Øystein Sonstad, Cello

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Stephen Pritchard

Stephen Pritchard began singing as a treble at the age of eight and progressed to become a tenor in Portsmouth Cathedral Choir, the Gibbons Consort and now the English Chamber Choir. Writing about music has been at the core of his 40-year career in journalism, chiefly at the Observer. He has been known to play a pretty mean jazz double bass.

Bergen International Festival: Haydn, Debussy and Unsuk Chin in a magical setting