Playing at Perth Concert Hall
Violin Ruben Aharohia
Violin Andrei Abramenkov
Viola Igo Naiden
Cello Vladimir Balshin
PROGRAMME
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet no 4 in D major, op 83
String Quartet no 13 in B flat major, op 138
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet no 2 in D major (1881)
Celebrating Musica Viva’s 65th anniversary and opening its 2010 International Concert Season is one of the world’s most illustrious quartets – the Borodin Quartet.
The Borodin Quartet is internationally revered for its authority in Shostakovich, with the first formation working with the composer on every one of his quartets. the ensemble's masterful proficiency, based on this intimately gained insight, is as evident today as every in their history.
A living link to the legacy of the past century, the Borodin Quartet commands an incomparable position of authority in the string quartet world. Great quartets by the composers of their homeland Russia – Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Shostakovich and Prokofiev – will be performed by the Borodin’s displaying their rich tradition and the unique “Russian school” of string playing.
“You have to be deeply in love with the string quartet as a form in order to live the life of a string quartet.” Igor Naidin, Borodin Quartet
I know of no other quartet in which the players efface themselves as selflessly as in the Borodin, as if each player were actively engaged in playing all the parts, not just the one under his fingers.
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
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