Göteborgs Konserthus American Attack

Event has already taken place. Chamber concert: Attacca Quartet

Concert length: 2 h 15 min incl. intermission Scene: Stenhammarsalen
190-260 SEK Student 95-130 SEK

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The young Attacca Quartet was formed at Juilliard in New York, and has been celebrated for its skill over the years: “Mastery like this is scarce enough in quartets that have played together for decades.” (Washington Post)

In the first half, pure Americana is presented. Caroline Shaw won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013, and here, we’ll hear two pieces for strings: Valencia, a homage to the orange and its perfect form and intricate structure, as well as Entr’acte (“pause”) – a nod to Haydn “who suddenly moves you to the other side of Alice’s mirror, a kind of absurd, nuanced move to technicolor.”

Different Trains is a fascinating train journey through 1940s America, and a reflection on the differing conditions faced by Jews in America and Europe during and after the war. Steve Reich’s energetic music has a documentary feel with its recorded effects and voices, forming strange, hypnotic musical fragments behind the whistling of the steam train.

Beethoven’s final big string quartet is known for its adagio, Heiligen Gedanksang, which quietly shows how a limited number of notes can be transformed into a fantastic and beautiful experience.

Programme

Shaw Entr'acte 12 min

Shaw Valencia 6 min

Reich Different Trains 27 min

Intermission 25 min

Beethoven String Quartet No 15 45 min

Participants

Attacca Quartet string quartet

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