REINFORCEMENT FROM RUSSIA

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Borodin Quartet - Quartet in Residence 2012-2014
Ruben Aharonian (Violin)
Sergey Lomovsky (Violin)
Igor Naidin (Viola)
Vladimir Balshin (Cello)

With German Galynin and Igor Raykhelson, the Borodin Quartet are presenting two Russian composers of the 20th and 21st century and thus continuing the development of this cycle. Galynin, who was taught at the Moscow Conservatory by Dmitri Shostakovich and Nikolai Miaskovski, left two string quartets, both of which were first performed and recorded by the Borodin Quartet. In his works, Igor Raykhelson, who was born in St Petersburg in 1961, combines Romantic references with jazz elements to create what he himself describes as ‘lyrical and melodious music’. The programme concludes with Beethoven’s final completed work.



Ludwig Van Beethoven : Quartet for two violins, viola and cello No. 11 in F minor op. 95 ("Quartetto serioso")
Igor Raykhelson : Quartet for two violins, viola and cello No. 1 in F minor
German Galynin : Quartet for two violins, viola and cello No. 2 in F minor
Ludwig Van Beethoven : Quartet for two violins, viola and cello No. 16 in F major op. 135