Ireland’s longest established string quartet, the ConTempo Quartet, was founded in Budapest in 1995 and has been based in Ireland since 2003 as Galway Music Residency’s Ensemble in Residence. They were also RTÉ’s Resident Quartet from 2014 until 2019 and have performed nearly 2000 concerts in 46 countries. Praised as a ‘fabulous foursome’ (Irish Independent) and noted for performances which are ‘exceptional’ (The Strad) and ‘full of imaginative daring’ (The Irish Times), the ConTempo Quartet has forged a unique place in Irish musical life.
Mozart’s D major quartet K.499 is one of the lesser played but its ingeniously intertwined lines create a fascinating and absorbing sound world. Raymond Deane is one of our most celebrated composers and this tour brings the first performances of his seventh string quartet. Beethoven’s C major Rasoumovsky quartet completes the programme, its sparklingly virtuosic outer movements contrasting with a moody funeral march and a quaintly old-fashioned minuet. CONTEMPO QUARTET Bogdan Sofei, violin Ingrid Nicola, violin Andreea Banciu, viola Adrian Mantu, cello Programme Mozart - String Quartet in D major K.499 [1786] Raymond Deane - String Quartet No.7 [2024] † Beethoven - String Quartet
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