“Not only [do they] bring an electrifying energy to their performances, I also admire their openness to experiment, their strong passion, and their courage,” Chen Lin said of his collaborators.
New Zealand violinists Liu-Yi Retallick and Lara Hall, will be sharing the position of first violin throughout this nationwide tour.
Fuelled by the emotion and expression of the Romantic era, the programme honours two of the greatest works from the chamber music repertoire.
A masterwork among quartets, Schubert’s Death and the Maiden explores dramatic shifts and colour contrasts, using dark and powerful passages that are met by soft lyrical replies.
Schubert’s poignant melodies are paired with Schumann’s exuberant, quintessentially romantic piano quintet. Almost symphonic in scope, the glorious piece speaks to the heart and allows the performers to richly express their own individual voices.
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