about the programme

Beethoven Quartet no. 13 op. 130 | Bartok Quartet no. 5 | Aaron Parker batózeyal

Lonely melodies supported by eerie dissonances punctuated with sounds of the nature characterise Bartók’s ‘night music' style. Beethoven's op. 130, the second of the late Quartets, contains an extraordinary palette of darkness and light in six remarkable movements. Aaron Parker has written a spell-binding new work featuring references to Bartok’s ‘night music’, and a depth of harmonic expression found so richly in Beethoven's 130. Aaron's work unites the different worlds of these giants; and raises something new.

venue

St. Giles' Camberwell is a Covid-secure venue; social distancing measures will be in place at all times and regular sanitation of the space will be taking place to ensure the safety of ticket holders and performers. Multiple sanitation stations will be available in place around the event site. Audience will be sat socially-distantly according to households/bubbles. Please follow the one-way system; stewards will show you to your seat. Masks must be worn at all times.

Your personal information will be kept for 21 days in case you need to be contacted to help with Track & Trace measures.

To help social distancing and limit interaction between households, audience will fill the auditorium from the front on a first-come-first-served basis. Earliest arrival is 6.30pm and the performance will start at 7.00pm.

find out more

This concert in the first of Solem Quartet's ambitious six-part series, Beethoven Bartók Now, bringing together the late quartets of Beethoven and the quartets of Béla Bartók uniquely reimagined with music from composers of today.

Beethoven Bartók Now will also see a wealth of digital content, providing a rich resource for composers in ‘Writing for Quartet’ sessions, and an access point for audiences to explore the repertoire in ‘Unpacking BBN’ online videos.

Visit solemquartet.co.uk/bbn to find out more

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