Castalian String Quartet

Presented by the Cultural Programme in association with the Faculty of Music at Oxford University

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Formed in 2011, the Castalian String Quartet is taking the international chamber music scene by storm. They are the first Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the University of Oxford, thanks to The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust.

Featuring exquisite works through the centuries, the quartet takes you on an extraordinary journey-interweaving the elegance of Haydn's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3, the striking modernity of Kurtág's Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 44, the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen's Three Antiphons, and concluding with the glorious, triumphant finale of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3.

"...rising stars in their field" - The Observer

"...a feisty group, with a real personality and strong interpretative ideas" - The Guardian 

 

PERFORMERS

Sini Simonen (violin) / Daniel Roberts (violin) / Natalie Loughran (viola) / Steffan Morris (cello)

PROGRAMME

Pre-concert talk: Meet the Quartet and introduction to concert repertoire, chaired by Prof. Laura Tunbridge

Haydn - String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3
Kurtág - Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 44
Hildegard von Bingen - Three Antiphons for string quartet
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3

Presented by The Cultural Programme in association with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford, where the Castalian String Quartet are The Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence. Made possible thanks to The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust.

 

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