Joseph Haydn
Streichquartett B-Dur Hob. III:78 »Sonnenaufgang«

Benjamin Britten
Drei Divertimenti für Streichquartett

INTERMISSION

Peter Tschaikowsky
Streichsextett d-Moll op. 70 »Souvenir de Florence«

Its perfect fusion of precision with spontaneity has made the Quatuor Ébène one of the world's leading string quartets. Together with two soloists from the Berliner Philharmoniker – violist Amihai Grosz and cellist Bruno Delepelaire – the ensemble presents Peter Tchaikovsky's string sextet “Souvenir de Florence”. Despite the chamber music instrumentation, the composer created a work of almost symphonic dimensions that ingeniously combines Russian drama with Italian grace. The programme opens with a string quartet by Joseph Haydn and highly virtuosic divertimenti by Benjamin Britten.