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Doppel-Quartett

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The Quatuor Akilone Quatuor Akilone and the Pacific Quartet Vienna Pacific Quartet Vienna meet in the string counterpart of visionary Gerd Kühr dirigiert Gerd Kühr , before coming together in Mendelssohn's Octet.

Content

Two become one:

two youthful and renowned string quartets each play music by Gerd Kühr and Fanny Mendelssohn. Then they join forces to play the octet composed by Fanny’s brother Felix – the most ingenius sound ever conceived for eight string players. Gerd Kühr, the philosopher among the contemporary Austrian composers, creates a completely new quartet sound – extraordinary experiences in a seemingly familiar genre.

Programme

Gerd Kühr: String quartets No. 1 "For String quartet", No. 2 "Con Sordino" and No. 3 "Moments Musicaux pour quatuor à cordes"
Fanny Mendelssohn: String quartet in E-flat major
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major

Duration: about 85 minutes with a intermission

Tickets

Prices: EUR 24 / 48 / 72

Reductions:
U27 (for all under 27) & Ö1 Intro: 50 % reduction
Ö1 Club & Standard Abo: 10 % reduction

Cast

Quatuor Akilone

Quatuor Akilone
© Basile Crespin
Ensemble

Pacific Quartet Vienna

Pacific Quartet Vienna
© Julia Wesely
String quartet

With its sensitive, warm sound, the international quartet delights its ever-growing audience worldwide. Highlights of past seasons include concerts at the Vienna Musikverein, Wigmore Hall in London and the Brucknerhaus in Linz. Successful tours have already taken the quartet to Italy, Japan and Taiwan.

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