Diotima Quartet (FR) (3:3)
The French superquartet Diotima visits the Queen's Hall with Finnish and Austrian compositions.
Programme
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023): “Terra memoria”
Thomas Larcher (1963-): String Quartet no. 5, “Out of the deepest blue”
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
Where Brooklyn Rider presents Brahms' opus 51 no. 1 , Diotima comes with no. 2. Diotima is one of the few ensembles that effortlessly moves through the genres of music history. They also take that trip this evening, when music from the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and Austrian Thomas Larcher is also on the programme.
As a new initiative, the Royal Danish Library co-commissions Thomas Larcher's new work Out of the deepest blue, which will also be performed on this special evening. We are co-commissioning with the Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris and Wigmore Hall, and it is the latest result of the library's collaboration with the Diotima Quartet.
Participants
The Diotima Quartet:
Yun-Peng Zhao, violin
Léo Marillier, violin
Franck Chevalier, viola
Alexis Descharmes, cello
String quartets in The Diamond
String quartets fit in incredibly well with the sound of the Queen's Hall, so it is a great pleasure to be able to present some of the world's leading string quartets in this series, which will run for the next three seasons.
Den Danske Strygekvartet: Anniversary concert (1:3)
Brooklyn Rider (USA) (2:3)
