Work: String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, Op.132

At Suntory Hall's annual chamber music festival, the Schumann Quartett embarks on a marathon of performing all of Beethoven’s string quartets over six concerts.

Making their long-awaited debut in Japan, the Elias String Quartet embarks on the complete Beethoven cycle with a contrasting programme of early and late quartets.

A chamber music competition may not be the most glamorous of music competitions, but the Osaka event has the reputation of picking the talents of the future.