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2023-10-11 10:26:00
KammermusiksaalHaydn: String Quartet in G minor, Hob. III:33, op.20 no.3 Bartók: String Quartet no.3, Sz 85 Schubert: String Quartet no.15 in G major, D 887 Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violins)Marie Chilemme (viola)Yuya Okamoto (cello) This was an outstanding concert: three masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire in performances that were not only of the highest quality but also, especially in Schubert’s case, constantly (in a good way) surprising. The Quatuor Ébène, here with Yuya Okamato substituting for regular cellist Raphaël Merlin, is of course one of the world’s leading chamber ensembles; I doubt anyone would question that. But there was absolutely no resting on laurels. If a Death on the Maiden I heard from this quartet fourteen years ago had announced a Schubert raging against the dying of the light, this G major Quartet took such tendencies further. Not only was this anything but a comfortable, Biedermeier Schubert, it […]
2021-09-13 00:37:20
As the competition's official international media and broadcast partner, all rounds are available now on The Violin Channel for playback. A graduate of the Tokyo University of the Arts and the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin, Seiji is currently a Professional Studies Program student of Antje Weithaas at the Kronberg Academy. He is a former major prize winner at the […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-09-10 20:48:37
The 2021 ARD International Violin Competition announced the three candidates advancing to the competition's final stage. The final violin candidates are: Seiji Okamoto (Japan) Dmitry Smirnov (Russia) Alexandra Tirsu (Moldova / Romania) The final round will take place on September 12 in Munich's Hercules Hall. Hosted annually since 1952, the 2021 competition categories are violin, voice, horn, and […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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