Spivey Hall: Elias String Quartet plays Beethoven
$24-$70
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
The Elias String Quartet is lauded for its Beethoven quartet cycle recorded live-inconcert at London’s Wigmore Hall. "This immensely talented string quartet has the rare quality of unforced spontaneity" (The Sunday Telegraph). "In the opening movement of the first 'Razumovsky' Quartet Op. 59, No. 1 the players sound both joyfully confident and seeming to encounter the music for the first time – and be constantly delighted at what they find" (The Strad).
With "imaginative, full-blooded playing and impeccable ensemble" (Classic FM), "they live and breathe each phrase with an enraptured sensitivity" (The Strad). "The players are individually brilliant, but their interplay is profound." (The Sunday Times)
About Elias String Quartet
Sara Bitlloch, violin
Donald Grang, violin
Simone van der Giessen, viola
Marie Bitlloch, cello
The Elias String Quartet take their name from Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah, of which Elias is its German form, and have quickly established themselves as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generation. The Quartet was formed in 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where they worked closely with the late Dr. Christopher Rowland. They also spent a year studying at the Hochschule in Cologne with the Alban Berg quartet. Between 2005 and 2009 they were resident String Quartet at Sheffield's "Music in the Round" as part of Ensemble 360, taking over from the Lindsay Quartet. They are now ensemble in residence at the RNCM and regularly go back there to teach and perform.
https://eliasstringquartet.com/