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Buxton International Festival

Victoria String Quartet

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Wolf Italian Serenade in G major
Tchaikovsky Quartet No 3 in Eb minor, Op30

We are excited to welcome back one of the most popular ensembles at the 2018 Festival, for a series of three lunchtime concerts. The Victoria String Quartet unites four of the most experienced chamber musicians in the UK, who have performed together in different ensembles boasting an impressive pedigree, including The Chilingirian Quartet, The Sorrel Quartet and Psappha.

Violinist Benedict Holland writes: ‘The opportunity to play all three of these majestic string quartets in successive concerts has presented us with the pleasurable challenge of choosing three shorter works, contrasting and complementary, to programme alongside. With the sunny first quartet, we have paired Haydn's Sunrise – in contrasting key but equally radiant of mood and spirit; the second and lesser-known, dramatic yet lyrical quartet appears alongside Schubert's Quartettsatz, which although brief (at only 9 minutes) conveys similarly ambiguous mood. Finally, we offer the joyful, almost frivolous Italian Serenade by Wolf as a mischievous foil to the more brooding yet ultimately uplifting third quartet.’

  • Duration: 1hr
  • Price: £25