Free Maiastra Concert at 7.30pm of String Quartet Masterpieces: Unfinished, Supreme and Beloved! - Brentford

Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust

Programme

Schubert Quartettsatz
Haydn Quartet in G major Op. 76 No. 1
Borodin Quartet No. 2 in D major

Performers

Akiko Ono - violin
Agata Darashkaite - violin
Francesca Gilbert - viola
Peteris Sokolovskis - cello

No-one knows why Schubert never completed the quartet of which the Quartettsatz was intended as the first movement. But it is a masterpiece on a level with his last three quartets which followed, standing on its own to the listener’s complete satisfaction. Haydn’s G major quartet is the first of the last set of six that he completed and arguably his finest work for string quartet (which is saying something!). Borodin’s second quartet, dedicated to his wife, holds a famous tune in its slow movement, reused (notoriously) for ‘And This is My Beloved’ in the musical Kismet. The rest of the quartet, less celebrated, is however just as delightful.

Admission Free - retiring collection in aid of Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust which provides training and support for young players.