Quatuor Voce

Regional Cultural Centre - Co Donegal   /   17th November 2017
Riverbank Arts Centre - Co Kildare     /   22nd November 2017
Siamsa Tire Theatre - Co Kerry   /   24th November 2017
Pavilion Theatre - Co Dublin   /   25th November 2017

The award-winning French string quartet  Quatuor Voce bring their effortlessly sophisticated artistry to bear on an eclectic programme. From the romantic despair of Bartók to the triumph of the romantic hero Beethoven, discover these masterpieces of the human spirit!

Formed in 2004, the quartet quickly established itself as an ensemble of note, winning international competitions in Geneva, Vienna, Bordeaux, Graz, and London and performing in such prestigious venues as the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus, Vienna and Barbican in London as part of a ‘Rising Stars’ tour in 2013.  In addition to championing the great repertoire for string quartet, Quatuor Voce regularly performs new commissions from composers such as Bruno Mantovani, Gianvicenzo Cresta and Graziane Finzi.

Programme:
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in C mnor “Quartettsatz”, D. 703
Rhona Clarke New Music Network Commission
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3