Kamus Quartet: Wennäkoski 'Flickereth', Shostakovich No.8, Sibelius 'Intimate voices'

Tickets £5 - £25

Programme:

Lotta Wennäkoski - Flickereth (2023)

Shostakovich - String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110

Sibelius - String Quartet in D minor, Op.56, 'Intimate voices'

Members of the Kamus quartet, founded in Helsinki in 2002, studied at the Sibelius Academy, the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), and the Britten Pears Academy in Aldeburgh, UK. This outstanding ensemble comes with a glowing international reputation not only for mastery of the classical string quartet repertoire but also for their exploration of contemporary works.
 
Our season will open with a new composition, Flickereth, by Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski, commissioned by the Kamus quartet. The concert will continue with Shostakovich’s much-loved quartet No.8. The final work today is the masterful five-movement quartet in D minor, Op.56 by Sibelius. Often spare and brooding, the notation ‘Intimate Voices’ added by the composer to the Adagio suggests both the conversational quality of chamber music and the introspection that lies at the centre of this piece. The fierce driving finale will be a perfect ending to this Nordic-flavoured afternoon of exceptional music.
 
Jukka Untamala (violin), Terhi Paldanius (violin), Jussi Tuhkanen (viola), Petja Kainulainen (cello)