Schumann Quartet © Marco Borggreve

In memoriam

Name: In memoriam — Schumann Quartett
Start: 2026-05-02T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-02T21:45:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Schumann Quartett

Sat 2 May 2026 20:15 - 21:45

contemporary

Sat 2 May 2026

20:15 - 21:45

Sat 2 May 2026

20:15 - 21:45

Interval 21:05

Grote Zaal

Tickets

Program

19.45 uur / Entreehal / Support
by Hera Kwartet

20.15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main programme
Erwin Schulhoff String Quartet No. 1
Ruth Schönthal String Quartet No. 3 'In Memoriam Holocaust'
Henriette Bosmans String Quartet
Samuel Barber String Quartet No. 1

Credits

Schumann Quartet:
Erik Schumann violin
Ken Schumann violin
Matthew McDowell viola
Mark Schumann cello

Impressive music for the victims of the Second World War

This evening, the Schumann Quartet commemorates the victims of World War II. The Third string quartet, composed by the Jewish pianist Ruth Schönthal, is dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust. Erwin Schulhoff died in 1941 in the Wülzburg prison. Henriëtte Bosmans was Jewish through her mother. After the Nazis banned her from performing, she gave concerts in secret. Pièce de résistance is Samuel Barber’s First string quartet, with its famous, deeply moving Adagio.

Barber arranged the Adagio for string orchestra and it became a recurring ritual at important commemorations. The work was played at the funerals of people like J.F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein and Grace Kelly. When conductor Arturo Toscanini heard the Adagio for the first time, he promptly included this work by the young Barber into his touring repertoire. The Schumann Quartet has performed at the Muziekgebouw in 2019 and at the 2022 String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam.

Programme booklet (Dutch)

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