Mandelring Quartett: Schicksal

Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin — Kammermusiksaal

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About the Event

“Luxurious poetry of sound”, wrote the Spanish culture magazine Scherzo after a concert by the Mandelring Quartet. The hallmarks of the renowned string quartet, which has been in the top league of the international chamber music scene for over four decades and regularly performs in the most important cultural metropolises such as Paris, Vienna, London, Madrid and New York as well as in Central and South America and Asia, are its expressiveness and phenomenal homogeneity. The ensemble's intense and transparent interpretations bring to life not only the emotional depth, but also the richness and complexity of the works. In the 2024/25 season, the program will focus on works that occupy a special place in the Mandelring Quartet's wide‐ranging repertoire.

The Mandelring Quartet's opening concert of this 2024/25 season is themed “Fate” — with works such as Mendelssohn's last completed String Quartet No. 6, Janáček's tragic “Kreutzer Sonata” and Mozart's darkly colored String Quartet No. 15.

Philharmonie Berlin

The Philharmonie is a concert hall opened in 1963 in West Berlin. It is considered the musical heart of the German capital, as well as the new urban centre after the fall of the infamous Berlin Wall. Its distinctive bright yellow exterior and unusual tent‐like shape quickly made it a city landmark. The surprising design and architecture were initially viewed negatively by many, but the Philharmonie is now considered a model for concert halls worldwide. The architect, Hans Scharoun, aimed to design a concert hall in which the focal point — the musicians on the concert platform — is equally visible from every seat, an aim that gave rise to the hall's unusual shape. Since its inauguration, the Berliner Philharmonie has hosted numerous concerts, often featuring acclaimed soloists and conductors.

Program

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, op. 80
Leos Janacek – Streichquartett Nr. 1 ''Kreutzersonate''
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Streichquartett Nr. 15 d‐Moll KV 421

Program is subject to change

Artists

Orchestra:	Mandelring Quartett Winning a number of prestigious competitions – Munich (ARD), Evian and Reggio Emilia (Premio Paolo Borciani) – has sped the Mandelring Quartet on their way to the world’s great concert halls. The latest prize in their collection, the Kunstpreis des Landes Rheinland‐Pfalz, was awarded in Autumn 2001. Alongside regular engagements in Germany, the quartet give concert tours to many of the major European concert centres, amongst them: Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Vienna. The world’s metropolises such as New York, Vancouver and Sao Paulo, can be found in the quartet’s concert diary along with some rather more unusual destinations: Algiers, Beirut, Damascus, P'yongyang and Ramallah. They have been invited to festivals such as Lockenhaus, Montpellier, Montreal, the Rheingau Festival, the Schleswig‐Holstein Music Festival and the Salzburg Festival.

Orchestra:

Mandelring Quartett

Winning a number of prestigious competitions – Munich (ARD), Evian and Reggio Emilia (Premio Paolo Borciani) – has sped the Mandelring Quartet on their way to the world’s great concert halls. The latest prize in their collection, the Kunstpreis des Landes Rheinland‐Pfalz, was awarded in Autumn 2001.

Alongside regular engagements in Germany, the quartet give concert tours to many of the major European concert centres, amongst them: Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Vienna. The world’s metropolises such as New York, Vancouver and Sao Paulo, can be found in the quartet’s concert diary along with some rather more unusual destinations: Algiers, Beirut, Damascus, P'yongyang and Ramallah. They have been invited to festivals such as Lockenhaus, Montpellier, Montreal, the Rheingau Festival, the Schleswig‐Holstein Music Festival and the Salzburg Festival.

Address

Philharmonie Berlin, Herbert‐von‐Karajan‐Str. 1, Berlin, Germany — Google Maps