Helmut Lachenmann: Die Streichquartette

Four strings, an infinite number of timbres

Helmut Lachenmann has written three works for string quartet - the supreme discipline of chamber music, or as he himself calls it: a "good, old, venerable and tradition-laden instrumentation". Who could be better suited to exploding the traditional tonal and structural boundaries of this genre than the Swabian-born composer - the unyielding rebel among contemporary composers? To mark his 90th birthday, two ensembles, Quatuor Diotima and Ensemble Resonanz, play all three string quartets and show in one evening the different paths Lachenmann took.

Cast

Quatuor Diotima

Yun-Peng Zhaoviolin
Léo Marillierviolin
Franck Chevalierviola
Alexis Descharmesvioloncello

Ensemble Resonanz

Barbara Bultmannviolin
Juditha Haeberlinviolin
Tim-Erik Winzerviola
Saerom ParkVioloncello

Program

Quatuor Diotima plays:

Helmut Lachenmann
Gran Torso / Music for string quartet

Ensemble Resonanz plays:

Helmut Lachenmann
String Quartet No. 3 "Grido"

- Intermission -
Quatuor Diotima plays:

Helmut Lachenmann
String Quartet No. 2 "Round dance of blessed spirits"

Venue: Elbphilharmonie / Small Hall

Organizer: HamburgMusik