Schumann Quartet - St Mary’s Church, Bathwick
c Harald Hoffmann
Friday, 7 November
7.30pm – c.9.10pm
Schumann Quartet
Erik Schumann violin
Ken Schumann violin
Veit Hertenstein viola
Mark Schumann cello
- Mozart
String Quartet No 15 in D minor K 421 (417b)
- Haydn
String Quartet in D major Op 20 No 4 Sun
- Beethoven
String Quartet No 16 in F major Op 135
The Schumann Quartet will open Bath Mozartfest with their debut performance in the City, playing Mozart’s music. String Quartet No 15 K 421 was dedicated to Haydn, Mozart’s friend, colleague and mentor. This intense work, full of emotional depth, is a perfect vehicle for the sensitive and empathetic playing of the quartet, which comprises the three Schumann brothers plus violist Veit Hertenstein. Having formed in 2007, and studied with the Alban Berg Quartet, the group has won many plaudits. In tonight’s programme the Mozart will be followed by the fourth of Haydn’s six Sun quartets, then Beethoven’s final completed work, String Quartet No 16, beloved for its remarkable variety of detail and subtlety of harmony.
Tickets: £40, £30, £17
Box Office: 01225 463362
Event Code MF 1
Please note, doors to the venue will open at 6.45pm
Supported by The Trevor Osborne Charitable Trust
