Royal Greenwich String Quartet Festival 2013
The UK's third Royal Greenwich String Quartet Festival will take place from Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 April 2013 at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, home of Trinity Laban's Faculty of Music, with concerts also taking place at Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich and at St Alfege Church in the centre of Greenwich.
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Internationally renowned string quartets
Music from the 18th to the 21st
Century
Historic & beautiful surroundings
Talks - competitions - masterclasses - concerts - all open
to the public
World première on a ship
Following the success of Trinity Laban's two previous festivals
devoted to the string quartet, the Old Royal Naval College,
Greenwich, will once again resonate with the sounds of "strings and
things" as the Royal Greenwich String Quartet Festival returns for
this major celebration of the genre and of Trinity Laban's own
chamber music programme.
Concerts cover the evolution of the string quartet from Haydn,
performed by the Quatuor Mosaïques, world famous period performance
specialists, through the genius of Mozart, with a special emphasis
on the works of Beethoven, from some of his earliest to his latest
masterpieces. Then on to Schumann, Janáček, Schnittke and beyond,
including installations and a ground-breaking meeting of music and
science in the Cutty Sark where you can be the first to hear the
world première of Deirdre Gribbin's new work "Hearing Your Genes
Evolve", performed by the Smith Quartet.
A weekend buzzing with students from all UK conservatoires
attending a feast of concerts, masterclasses, competitions and
talks, mixing music-lovers and some of the greatest professionals
with a lot of kids having loads of musical fun…
Many events are free, all ticket prices very reasonable, specials
discount rates and one and three-day passes available. All this,
and a royal palace, just for your pleasure!
David Kenedy, Artistic Director & String Chamber Music
Co-ordinator, Trinity Laban
Nic Pendlebury, Head of Strings, Trinity
Laban
Martin Lovett OBE and Gábor Takács-Nagy, Festival
Patrons
"The string quartet with its extraordinary repertoire, is
arguably the most important form in all classical chamber
music. The Festival offers a unique opportunity to support,
promote and celebrate all that is exceptional about the genre among
a new generation of musicians." Artistic Director
David Kenedy
Last updated on Thu 11 Apr 2013 15.52h
