Classical Summer Concert: Virtuoso Strings in Wild Octets
Sunday 2 August 12 - 1 PM
Sunday 2 August 12 - 1 PM
What is better than a string quartet? Two string quartets, of course! While almost all the great classical composers from Haydn onwards have explored the string quartet genre, a few—among them the Danish composer Niels W. Gade—have also explored the possibilities of doubling the ensemble. For this concert at the Glyptotek, cellist Andreas Brantelid has assembled a group of international soloists from Moldova, Austria, Portugal, and France, along with three Danish colleagues. Together they perform chamber music on a grand scale.
At just 16 years old, Felix Mendelssohn was already an experienced composer when he wrote his octet as a gift for his violin teacher Eduard Rietz. The Romanian composer George Enescu spent a year and a half on his large-scale octet, at times doubting whether its structure would hold: “An engineer building his first suspension bridge over a river could not have felt more anxiety than I did…”
Alexandra Conunova, violin Benjamin Schmid, violin Michael Germer, violin André Gaio Pereira, violin Adrien La Marca, viola Stine Hasbirk, viola Andreas Brantelid, cello Ingemar Brantelid, cello
George Enescu (1881-1955): Octet in C major, op. 7 (1900)
Très modéré
Très fougueux
Lentement
Mouvement de valse bien rythmée
Felix Mendelsohn (1809-1847): Octet in E-flat major, op. 20 (1825)
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo allegro leggierissimo
Presto
The Classical Summer Concerts take place every Sunday in August and September from 12.00 to 1.00 pm.
The star-studded programme is organised by Julie Eskær, 1st. concertmaster in the Danish Chamber Orchestra and chamber musician, and Ingemar Brantelid, chamber musician and former solo cellist in the Royal Danish Orchestra. This will be the 47th series.
The ticket includes admission to the Glyptotek all day. Season ticket holder: DKK 180 Adult: DKK 220 Under 27/students: DKK 180 Under 18: DKK 150
Buy tickets here.
Tickets are non-refundable but may be passed on. Tickets cannot be exchanged for another date/concert.