QUATUOR ÉBÈNE

By Beethoven.

In the past two decades, Quatuor Ébène has set new standards through its recordings and performances, establishing itself as one of the handful of quartets at the summit of musical excellence. Founded in Paris in 1999, the quartet has a reputation for purity of sound, thrilling virtuosity and an intense rapport with its audiences. Its versatility is celebrated, with the New York Times once remarking that it was ‘a string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band’.

The quartet’s albums, with celebrated recordings of Bartók, Beethoven, Debussy, Haydn, Fauré and Mendelssohn, have received numerous awards, including those from Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and the Midem Classical Awards. Its musical partnerships have included countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, baritone Matthias Goerne and cellist Gautier Capuçon. Together with violist Antoine Tamestit, the quartet recorded Mozart’s String Quintets K. 515 and K. 516 in 2023.

The quartet has appeared in major concert halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Konzerthaus and Berlin Philharmonie, as well as the Verbier and Salzburg Festivals.

This all-Beethoven programme moves from the elegance of Op. 18 No. 3 to the intensity of the Quartetto serioso and the expansive Razumovsky Quartet in E minor.