Simply Quartet
Poems for Strings
Danfeng Shen – violin
Antonia Rankersberger – violin
Xiang Lyu – viola
Ivan Valentin Hollup Roald – cello
Coproduction
Klarafestival, Flagey
In the context of
Flagey's Entre Chien et Loup
Concert ambassador
Voka Metropolitan
Simply Quartet + Brooklyn Rider
€ 49
Opposites complement and elevate each other: a timeless truth in Chinese philosophy and the foundation of the Simply Quartet’s unique approach. This young international ensemble brings a fresh perspective and expansive repertoire to the stage. Their programme features Rebecca Clarke’s Poem for String Quartet, a sweeping work by the British composer; Creole Contradanzas from Wynton Marsalis’s first string quartet, evoking the vibrant old New Orleans; and, finally, Edvard Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1, inspired by his song Spillemænd, where minstrels are granted musical talent by a water spirit – in exchange for their happiness. As the composer himself described it, the piece strives towards breadth, soaring flight and above all resonance. Grieg’s quartet blends lofty Romanticism with folk-inspired rhythms, weaving between orchestral richness and moments of intimate focus on each player.
programme
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Poem for String Quartet
Wynton Marsalis (1961)
‘Creole Contradanzas’ from At the Octoroon Balls: String Quartet No. 1
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27
Simply Quartet © Cristina Ferri
