Signum Quartet (photo Irène Zandel)

Closing concert

Tetzlaff Quartett + Signum Quartett
Sat 3 Feb 2024 20:15 - 22:20
Sat 3 Feb 2024
20:15 - 22:20
  • Sat 3 Feb 2024
    20:15 - 22:20
    Interval 21:20
    Grote Zaal

Program

19:15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk
Pre-concert talk by Katy Hamilton

20:15 / Main hall / Main programme
Felix Mendelssohn String quartet nr. 2
Jean Sibelius String quartet op. 56 ‘Voces Intimae’
George Enescu Octet op. 7

Credits

Tetzlaff Quartett:
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Elisabeth Kufferath violin
Hanna Weinmeister viola
Tanja Tetzlaff cello

Signum Quartett:
Florian Donderer violin
Annette Walther violin
Xandi van Dijk viola
Thomas Schmitz cello

Does heaven exist?

Does heaven exist? With two quartets on stage at the same time, we come pretty close. The closing concert of the String Quartet Biennale can rightly be called a celebratory concert: the Tetzlaff Quartett and the Signum Quartett demonstrate in Enescu’s famous Octet how the dialogue between string instruments becomes even more intense when you double the four voices.

The Tetzlaff Quartett and the Signum Quartett join forces in Enescu’s special Octet. But the intimacy of the quartet is also highlighted this evening in Sibelius’ Voces Intimae and Mendelssohn’s beloved Second String Quartet. The Tetzlaff musicians take the lead and showcase their unique sound character.