11/10 (Thursday);8pm
Dom Pedro V Theatre
Tickets: MOP 200, 150
Attila Falvay, Violin
Erika Tóth, Violin
János Fejérvári, Viola
György Éder, Cello
Programme:
Kodály: String Quartet No. 2
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, op. 51, No. 2
The Kodály Quartet, formed in Budapest in 1966, has continued to exemplify the greatest standards of the rich Hungarian musical tradition, which it has carried on with such extraordinary distinction throughout the world during more than forty years of international appearances. The Quartet has set as its main objective the authentic interpretation of the works of Zoltán Kodály and places tremendous importance on the values and traditions that Kodály conceived as essential in musical culture.
International critics have been lavish with remarkable acclaim for the Kodály Quartet's numerous (over 50) recordings, including the monumental undertaking of the complete cycles of Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert for Naxos. In 1990 the Hungarian government awarded the Outstanding Artist Prize to the Kodály String Quartet, and in 1996 the ensemble received the Bartók-Pásztory Prize.
"The Kodaly’s rich tone was assured.... The playing was so elegant...brilliant lesson in the string quartet’s first quarter-century...Intelligent ensemble..."
The Washington Post
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one interval
