Brodsky Quartet: Beethoven – Now, Then & Forever

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Great Britain

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Type: Classical Concert

City: London, Great Britain

Starts at: 15:00

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Programme

Overview

Join the Brodsky Quartet on a musical odyssey through Beethoven’s string quartets, from a modern homage to his first completed work to the original Grosse Fuge finale of Op.130. Four masterpieces, one unforgettable evening.Throughout their storied history, the Brodsky Quartet has championed Beethoven’s string quartets, and this programme presents a vivid panorama of his artistic journey. The evening opens in the present with Karen Tanaka’s At the Grave of Beethoven, a newly commissioned reflection on the composer’s first completed quartet, Op.18 No.3, which follows in all its youthful grace. Next, Beethoven’s first Razumovsky Quartet unfolds with expansive scale and daring thematic development, as the four players conjure the grandeur of a symphonic world from their intimate ensemble. Before venturing into his late style, the quartet turns back to the Baroque with Paul Cassidy’s string quartet arrangement of Bach’s monumental Adagio and Fugue, its intricate counterpoint weaving seamlessly across four voices. The programme culminates in Beethoven’s Op.130 played as originally conceived, with the Grosse Fuge soaring as its uncompromising finale—a fierce, intricate statement that transcends its era and reaffirms why Beethoven’s music endures. This concert promises a richly textured exploration of creativity, from bold beginnings to triumphant resolutions.

Venue Info

Queen Elizabeth Hall - London
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road

Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten.

The QEH was built along with the smaller Purcell Room as part of the Southbank Centre arts complex. It stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival of Britain of 1951, and the Hayward Gallery which opened in 1968.

The QEH stands on the site of a former shot tower, built as part of a lead works in 1826 and retained for the Festival of Britain. The QEH and the Purcell Room were built together by Higgs and Hill and opened in March 1967.

The venue was closed for two years of renovations in September 2015 and reopened in April 2018.

The QEH has over 900 seats and the Purcell Room in the same building has 360 seats. The two auditoriums were designed by a team led by Hubert Bennett, head of the architect's department of the Greater London Council, with Jack Whittle, F.G. West and Geoffrey Horsefall. They form part of the Southbank Centre arts complex along with the larger Royal Festival Hall (RFH) and an art gallery, the Hayward Gallery (opened in October 1968).

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: London, Great Britain

Starts at: 15:00

Duration:

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