Details

Christ Church
155 Highbury Grove
Highbury
London
N5 1SA
England

Saturday 20th July 2024
6:00 PM

Programme

Vítězslava Kaprálová – String quartet op.8
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka
~ Interval ~
Antonin Dvorak – String Quartet no.11, Op.61

Performers

Francesca Barritt – violin
Joana Ly – violin
Dan Shilladay – viola
Su-a Lee – cello
Martin André – piano

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Programme Note

The 2024 Festival triumphantly closes with 3 Czech pieces of music which will sweep you away with their energy, sunshine and vivacity.

Kaprálová lived for only 25 years, but in that time she composed a large portfolio of music for all sorts of forces, which are finally being rediscovered, performed and recorded: her string quartet has been neglected for decades, and everyone at the Festival is delighted to bring it to the public domain in our Grand Finale.

Janácek’s solitary work for cello and piano is based on a Russian fairytale called “The Tale of Tsar Berendyey”.

Dvorák’s string quartet will majestically bring proceedings for another year to a close, with its wonderful melodies and soaring harmonies.

See you all next year!