CHAMBER CONCERT AT THE ARCHIVES

In this concert, we will hear two of the most important works written for string quartet.

Schubert’s legendary “Death and the Maiden” (1817) is based on a poem by the German poet Matthias Claudius about Death coming to take a young girl away. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful slow movement in a string quartet!

Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 is dedicated to “the victims of fascism and war” and was premiered in Leningrad in 1960.

From left: Piotr Slowik, Jasper Havelaar, Josine van den Akker, and Yuka Sato

Sunday, November 27, at 3:00 p.m.

Location: The Archives

Musicians from the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra:

• Yuka Sato, violin

• Josine van den Akker, violin

• Piotr Slowik, viola

• Jasper Havelaar, cello 

Program:

• Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Death and the Maiden

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): String Quartet No. 8

CC; FREE