Slavic Soul: Quatuor Danel

WEINBERG String Quartet No. 5, Op. 27
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, Mvt. 1 (with Cong Quartet)

The music of Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996) is among some of the greatest hidden treasures of the 20^th century. A close friend of Dmitri Shostakovich’s, Weinberg owned a prolific and powerful repertoire, including 17 string quartets and 22 symphonies. Quatuor Danel, founded in 1991, has worked closely with family members of both composers and is widely known for intimate and insightful renditions of their music. In the Quartet’s Hong Kong Debut, they will bring us three remarkable works by Shostakovich, Weinberg, and Tchaikovsky. The evening’s finale, the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Octet, will be presented with Hong Kong’s own Cong Quartet, who has been closely mentored by the Danel in Europe over the years.

溫伯格（1919-1996）的音樂被認為是二十世紀的滄海遺珠。他與摯友蕭斯塔夫維契同為多產的作曲家，一生共寫下包括17首弦樂四重奏﹑22首交響曲的龐大作品集。成立於1991年的法國丹奈爾四重奏，與兩大俄國作曲巨匠的家族聯繫密切，素以透徹深入、親暱獨特的音樂解讀而著稱。這次香港首演，他們將演奏溫伯格、蕭斯塔夫維契，以及柴可夫斯基的三首精選四重奏。曾獲丹奈爾成員們親自指導的香港CONG四重奏更將於音樂會壓軸，一同演出孟德爾遜弦樂八重奏第一樂章，觀眾將可見證兩代師徒聚首香港舞台。

$320, 220

• For ages 10+
• Tickets at art-mate.net starting 20 JUL noon

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• Full-time students, citizens aged 60 or above & people with disabilities 50% off
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• With limited quota. Discounts cannot be combined

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Available to current HKU students only. HKU ID required upon purchase and must be presented for entry.

• Patrons under the age of 10 will not be admitted.

• The programme is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with an intermission.
• Guests are advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme.
• Programmes and artists are subject to change.
• The presenter reserves the right to make final decisions on seating arrangement, to deny entry, and reserve all rights of final arbitration in case of dispute.