Carducci String Quartet
In association with the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme
TUESDAY 22ND JULY - 7:30PM
Philip Glass: String
Quartet No.3 ‘Mishima’
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in
C minor, Op.110
Ravel: String Quartet in F
The Carducci
Quartet’s programme celebrates two important composer anniversaries, with
2025 marking both 150 years since Ravel’s birth and the 50th anniversary
of Shostakovich’s death. Written in 1902, Ravel’s only quartet is his
first masterpiece, displaying an astonishing variety of tonal colours and
the seductive sensuality that became a feature of his style.
Shostakovich’s 8th Quartet (1960) has achieved widespread popularity
through its dramatic use of striking motifs and quotes from existing works
that hint at a dark autobiographical narrative. Philip Glass’s third
quartet presents the ‘flashback’ scenes from his score for Paul Schrader’s
film ‘Mishima’ (1985) that reflect on the carefree nature of childhood in
the composer’s own hypnotic style.
“A deep sense of unity,
full of life and vitality … extravagantly beautiful” Carducci Quartet, The
Washington Post
Artist info: carducciquartet.com
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£26.00 -
22 July 2025 -
100 minutes -
19:30 -
Paxton House -
Picture Gallery
