Janine Jansen violin Quatuor Ebène Ning Feng violin Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Amihai Grosz viola Timothy Ridout viola Kian Soltani cello Daniel Blendulf cello
Join eleven of the world’s leading musicians for an evening of achingly beautiful Romantic masterpieces.
Schubert’s sublime String Quintet in C – with its famous haunting adagio – showcases the composer at his most inspired, while Strauss’ gorgeous Sextet from Capriccio is a love letter to music itself. His final opera follows a composer and a poet each vying for the love of a Countess, with the opening sextet imagined as a work written by the composer Flamand for his beloved.
Sensual and intimate, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht is the composer’s best-loved work. Inspired by a poem following two lovers’ emotions through infidelity and forgiveness, Schoenberg weaves gorgeous Romantic melodies into what some consider the greatest sextet ever written.
Janine Jansen violin Quatuor Ebène Ning Feng violin Clara-Jumi Kang violin Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Amihai Grosz viola Timothy Ridout viola Kian Soltani cello Daniel Blendulf cello Sunwook Kim piano
An unmissable moment: a one-off chance to hear one of the greatest Octets of all time played by eight of the world’s most celebrated artists.
Expertly entwining intricate counterpoint with some of his most dramatic writing, Enescu likened his masterpiece to “an engineer launching his first suspension bridge over a river” – a careful balance of lyricism and ferocity, darkness and light.
To open, Ning Feng, Alexander Sitkovetsky and Amihai Grosz bring to life Dvořák’s spirited Terzetto, full of Bohemian character, before the Quatuor Ebène take to the stage with pianist Sunwook Kim for César Franck’s impassioned Piano Quintet.
Get closer to the music. Our exclusive hospitality packages are the only way to access private performances and masterclasses with our Festival artists.
Tailored for music lovers, dedicated champagne receptions and private dinners pair with the world-class artistry on stage to complete the full experience of the Beare’s Chamber Music Festival.
Each package includes tickets to the following:
Masterclass day with Festival artists, 14 Dec
Patron player and artist chamber afternoon, 15 Dec
Exclusive patron and Festival artist evening, with formal dinner, 15 Dec
Pre-concert and interval receptions at both public concerts, 16 & 17 Dec
Best-available seat at Transfigured Night, 16 Dec, Cadogan Hall
Best-available seat at Enescu’s Octet, 17 Dec, Wigmore Hall
Exclusive closing party featuring live music from Festival artists, 17 Dec
Supporter listing in concert programmes
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