Piatti Quartet

Our Autumn 2019 series of concerts comes to a close with Schubert’s G major quartet, his last work for the genre. To welcome in the festive season, the Piatti Quartet’s performance begins with Suk’s Meditation on ‘St Wenceslas’, composed when he was second violinist in the Bohemian String Quartet and later arranged for string orchestra. Shostakovich’s eighth quartet, arguably the most well known of his 15 essays in the genre and containing numerous self quotes, lies at the centre of a programme not to be missed!

Suk | Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn ‘St Wenceslas’ Op.35a
Shostakovich | Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op.110
Schubert | Quartet in G D887

Nathaniel Anderson-Frank (violin)
Michael Trainor (violin)
Tetsuumi Nagata (viola)
Jessie Ann Richardson (cello)

This event will be preceded by a free Pre-Concert Recital by the Students from the Royal College of Music at 5:30pm in the Brockway Room. Witness the future generation of music stars as this leading ensemble from the internationally-renowned conservatoire take to the Conway Hall stage to play a programme of music entirely by woman composers.

Tamaki Sugimoto (cello)
Tolga Atalay Un (piano)

Nadia Boulanger – 3 pieces for cello and piano
Sofia Gubaidulina – Selection from 10 preludes for solo cello

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Conway Hall Sunday Concerts

Founded in the 1880s, our chamber music concert series is the longest-running of its kind in Europe. Conway Hall was purpose-built in 1929 to host concerts and lectures, and they have continued here until the present day. The ethos of “affordable classical music for all” still remains. Visit our website for more information about all our Autumn 2019 Season music events, including concerts, pre-concert talks and recitals.

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Photo copyright Viktor Erik Emanuel

This event is in the Main Hall on the ground floor. For accessibility info: https://conwayhall.org.uk/about/visiting-us/

It is part of Conway Hall Ethical Society’s charitable programme and is tax-exempt.