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SEASON REPERTOIRE
Four touring programmes, each built like a building — foundation, tension, light. From Bach's counterpoint to the volcanic pages of the twentieth century.
No. I
The Late Beethoven
String Quartets Op. 127 — Op. 135 // 110 min
Our signature programme: the five late quartets performed across two evenings. Music that breaks every rule of its age and still sounds like the future — intimate, cosmic and uncompromising by turns.
- Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 12737 min
- Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 13245 min
- Grosse Fuge in B-flat, Op. 13316 min
No. II
The Russian Soul
Rachmaninoff — Tchaikovsky — Shostakovich // 95 min
An evening of expansive lyricism and shadow: Rachmaninoff's unfinished quartet movements, Tchaikovsky's Andante cantabile and Shostakovich's shattering Eighth Quartet. The programme behind our 2024 recording.
- Rachmaninoff: Quartet Movement in B-flat12 min
- Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1, Andante cantabile28 min
- Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C minor22 min
No. III
Infinite Chopin
Nocturnes & Ballades, arranged for quartet // 85 min
Chopin never wrote for string quartet — so we wrote it for him. Our own arrangements give the Nocturnes four breathing voices and let the Ballades unfold as the miniature epics they are.
- Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9 No. 25 min
- Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 2310 min
- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 5212 min
No. IV
French Colour
Debussy — Ravel — Dutilleux // 90 min
Light on water: Debussy's Préludes reimagined for strings, Ravel's Quartet in F and Dutilleux's luminous night-music. Our closing programme of the Tokyo residency.
- Debussy: Préludes, selection from Books I & II30 min
- Ravel: Quartet in F major29 min
- Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit (extracts)18 min
The Players
FOUR VOICES, ONE BREATH
Elena Marchetti
First Violin
Cremona-born, former concertmaster of a leading European chamber orchestra; plays a 1783 Guadagnini.
Jonas Weber
Second Violin
Leipzig-trained chamber musician; leads the quartet's contemporary commissions.
Claire Dubois
Viola
Conservatoire laureate; the ensemble's arranger-in-residence since 2016.
Matthias Reich
Cello
Berlin conservatory scholar; anchors the quartet's celebrated low register.
BRING A PROGRAMME TO YOUR HALL
Each programme tours with full production notes, pre-concert talks and education workshops. Tell us your season and we will shape the evening.