Gabriel Fauré - From start to finish

Sunday, 19 July 2009 - 5:30pm
8:30pm

Fauré's early piano quartet marked one of the most stunning chamber music debuts of any composer, setting a new benchmark for emotional freedom and virtuosity for four players. His radiant second quintet, written over forty years later, served notice that he had lost none of his fire.


Programme:

Fauré - Piano Quartet No 1 Op 15 (1876-9)

Fauré - Pianto Quintet No 2 Op 115 (1919-21)

Fauré - Works for Violin and Cello


PLUS: British Premiere

Marco-Antonio Pérez-Ramirez - Les synapses émotionnelles


Pre-concert talk: A new kind of Chamber Music?

- Roy Howat and Peter Sheppard Skærved in conversation.


We are delighted to be joined for this concert by the great Fauré and Debussy specialist, Roy Howat. In recent years, Roy has shed new light on the understanding of French piano music through his extraordinary playing and revelatory editorial work.


Kreutzer Quartet: Peter Sheppard Skærved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Neil Heyde

Guests: Roy Howat and Diana Mathews

Tickets: £10

Bookings: 020 7702 2789 or ONLINE

Times: 5.30pm pre concert talk, 6pm concert start