What you need to know:

Doors open at 6:00 pm for drinks and snacks.

The performance begins promptly at 6:30 pm.

Food and wine will be available to purchase throughout the night.

This concert brings together two powerful string quartets that explore passion, identity, and expressive intensity across a century of musical history. Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 is a youthful yet deeply emotional work, inspired by Beethoven and infused with lyrical ardour and cyclical unity, its opening motto returning transformed across the movements. In striking contrast, George Walker’s String Quartet No. 1 speaks with a confident, modern voice, drawing on mid-20th-century idioms. Together, these works reveal the enduring expressive power of the string quartet as a medium for both charming introspection and contemporary urgency.

Programme:

Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op.13

I. Adagio–Allegro Vivace II. Adagio non lento III. Allegretto con moto–Allegro di molto IV. Presto – Adagio non lento

George Walker, String Quartet no.1

I. Allegro II. Molto Adagio “Lyric” III. Allegro con fuoco

Lineup:

Violins: Tiago Silva (1) Leon Human (2)

Viola: Sirma Baramova

Cello: William Lui