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Beethoven quartet cycle reaches finale at Chamber Music Garden Festival

Verus String Quartet
© Koji Iida | SUNTORY HALL
Verus String Quartet
© Koji Iida | SUNTORY HALL
By Nahoko Gotoh, 19 June 2024
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“In the galloping finale, the cello provided a strong rhythmic drive”
Reviewed at Suntory Hall: Blue Rose (Small Hall), Tokyo on 15 June 2024
Programme
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 3 in D major, Op.18 no.3
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 16 in F major, Op.135
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, "Razumovsky", Op.59 no.2
Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Befiehl due deine Wege
Performers
Verus String Quartet
Naoto Sakiya, Violin
Hisao Mihara, Violin
Koichi Yokomizo, Viola
Rentaro Tomioka, Cello
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Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.