One of the finest period-instrument string quartets in the world makes a rare appearance in the UK, with a programme of quartets by Haydn and Mozart.
Formed in 1985, the group is comprised of Austrians Erich Höbarth (violin), Andrea Bischof, (violin), Anita Mitterer (viola), and the French cellist Christophe Coin. Quatuor Mosaïques has an extraordinarily extensive discography which includes works of Haydn, Mozart, Arriaga, Boccherini, Jadin, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn as well as modern composers. Of the group's latest release, Schubert's Der Tod und das Mädchen, The Times writes, "their performance of Death and the Maiden is music-making of a high order, felt and carried out by players animated as though by a single mind and impulse, yet each of them seeming to respond afresh at every moment." Recordings of the Wiener Klassik repertoire (Haydn string quartets: Op.20, 33, 77 and the quartets of Mozart dedicated to Haydn) have been awarded numerous prizes such as the Diapason d'or, the Choc du Monde de la Musique, and a Gramophone Award. Regular performers at the leading venues of the world, including the Amsterdam Concergebouw and the Berlin Philharmonie, tickets for their concerts sell out quickly – be sure to get hold of yours in time!
Quatuor Mosaïques Erich Höbarth violin Andrea Bischof violinAnita Mitterer violaChristophe Coin celloMozart String Quartet K156 Haydn String Quartet Op. 20, No. 3 Haydn String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2
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