Named as ECHO Rising Stars 2024/25, the Quatuor Agate brings a distinctive blend of French refinement and high-octane energy to this diverse programme, beginning with the wit and "gypsy" influences of Haydn's String Quartet in D major, Op 20 No 4.
Their interpretation of Korngold's second string quartet navigates the work's lush, late-Romantic textures and cinematic flair with sophisticated lyricism. Finally, the programme culminates in a performance of Schubert's 'Rosamunde' Quartet, where their ability to balance fragile melancholy with structural precision will allow the haunting, song-like melodies to resonate with profound emotional clarity.
Haydn String Quartet in D Major Op 20 No 4
Korngold String Quartet No 2 in E flat Major Op 26
Schubert String Quartet in A minor 'Rosamunde' D804
This concert is part of the New Town Concerts 2026/27 series which includes the Martinů String Quartet, Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, and the Trio Bohémo.
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(The Guardian)"Warm, wonderfully refined sound, impeccable intonation and punctilious attention to detail"
(Gramophone)"Four musicians speaking with a single voice"
(The Strad)"Conviction aplenty from this rising young French quartet"
Quatuor Agate
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