Michael Trainor | Violin |
Rebecca Chan | Violin |
Tetsuumi Nagata | Viola |
Jessie Ann Richardson | Cello |
Elgar | String Quartet in E minor |
John Hawkins | Fuzon |
Beethoven | String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 |
Nicholas Yonge first hosted the Piatti Quartet ten years ago in 2012. Three years later they gained 2nd
place in the prestigious Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition, a success
which boosted their flourishing international career. They are noted for sponsoring and promoting
works by contemporary composers. It is a
pleasure to welcome them back for a programme including Fuzon by
Lewes-based composer John Hawkins. You can preview the Piatti's playing of it here.
The Piatti Quartet takes its name from the 19th-century cellist Alfredo
Piatti, professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
'Beethoven’s mighty Op 59 No 1, how delicate was the opening, how miraculous
the combination of lyricism and blazing, pounding life. How precisely
characterised was every bar. How inward, how wondrously tender was the slow
movement. Even in the irresistible onward surge, time somehow stood still.' The Portsmouth News.
Visit The Piatti Quartet's website.