Mozart: String Quartet No.22 in B-flat major, K.589
Martinü: String Quartet No.7 (‘Concerto Da Camera’)
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.3 in E-flat minor, Op.30
Named in BBC Music Magazine’s 10 greatest string quartet ensembles of all time, the Pavel Haas Quartet was described as ‘stylistically powerful and richly sonorous, known for its passionate and fearless performances.’
Their choice of programme exemplifies these qualities and gives us the chance to hear one of their countryman’s finest chamber works.
6.15pm – Free Film Screening of: MUSIC OF EXILE – A dramatic telling of the life of Bohuslav Martinü
Filmed on locations in Moravia, Prague, Paris and New York, this film dating from 1966 tells the extraordinary story of a composer finding his own distinctive voice shaped by memories of, and longings for, his homeland occupied by Nazi Germany and then the Soviet Republic. Filmed during the Prague Spring, this film, including rare library footage, has been shown around the globe.
“An engrossing film” Sunday Times
“Vivid and often beautiful narrative style” The Times.
“Magnificent… film making at its best” Sunday Telegraph
“The most remarkable film of the Year” BBC: Pick of the Year
Event Sponsor: Marcus Beale Architects
