Join us for this afternoon of Ligeti's music for strings, performed by The Ligeti Quartet, with time for Q&A sessions, either in the Council Chamber, or carry on with the musicians in the pub!

Programme:
String Quartet No. 1 Métamorphoses nocturnes (1953–54)
Baladă şi joc (Ballad and Dance) for two violins (1950)
Sonata for Solo Cello (1948/1953)
Duo for violin & cello (1943)
Andante and Allegretto for string quartet (1950)

Interval

Sonata for Solo Viola (1991-4)
Hommage à Hilding Rosenberg for violin and cello (1982)
Cadenza to Ligeti Violin Concerto by John Zorn
String Quartet No. 2 (1968)

Free event, open to all.

The ​Ligeti ​Quartet has ​been ​at ​the ​forefront ​of ​modern ​and ​contemporary ​music since its ​formation ​in ​2010, ​breaking ​new ​ground ​through ​innovative ​programming ​and championing ​of ​today’s ​most ​exciting ​composers ​and ​artists.

The quartet's most recent album 'Nuc' (2023, Mercury KX) is a celebration of Anna Meredith’s music for string quartet, including arrangements by the quartet’s viola player Richard Jones. “An album that continually surprises and enlightens” (BBC Music). Their tour of the album in 2023 is supported by Music In The Round and Arts Council England.

The quartet named themselves after the Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006), inspired by his kaleidoscopic musical outlook and tireless invention. 2023 will include many concerts celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. They have curated the “Ligeti Day” at Aldeburgh Festival (23 June 2023) during which they will perform two concerts of György Ligeti’s music and the world premieres of 15 new commissions including Entasis by Lukas Ligeti (supported by Britten Pears Arts, BBC Radio 3, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, and Bourgie Hall).