London Haydn Quartet

‘- Catherine Manson violin – Michael Gurevich violin – James Boyd viola – Richard Lester ‘cello Beethoven Late Quartet Cycle: Concert 2 Beethoven: Quartet in B flat Op.130 Beethoven: Quartet in A minor Op.132 Since the birth of the LONDON HAYDN QUARTET in 2000 it has become one of the most respected ensembles specialising in ‘historically informed’ performance of the classical repertoire. Playing with gut strings and classical bows their passion for Haydn has led them to present many all-Haydn programmes at venues such as Wigmore Hall the Concertgebouw Carnegie Hall and the Library of Congress and at international festivals including Cheltenham Esterhaza and Granada. Their three sets of Haydn recordings (Op. 9 17 and 20) on the Hyperion label have been highly acclaimed and the next set (Op.33) will be released later this year. Quintet guests have included Steven Isserlis Jonathan Manson and period clarinetist Eric Hoeprich with whom they have performed throughout Europe USA and Canada and recorded the Brahms and Mozart quintets for Glossa. A collaboration with violist Steven Dann will culminate in four programmes at Wigmore Hall presenting all the Mozart string quintets alongside the complete set of Haydn’s Op.20 quartets. The quartet was ensemble in residence this year at the Domaine Forget in Quebec. £9 tickets £4 for full-time students (free entry for under-16s) Doors open at 17.30. Start 18.30