Cellist

This program of essential string quartets opens with Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Minor, a key commonly associated with the maestro’s most vigorous works. The Belcea Quartet is renowned for its Beethoven performances, for “single-mindedly fathoming the emotional recesses of the composer’s psyche” (Gramophone). More of the ensemble’s core repertoire follows as they showcase what makes their Bartók interpretations “thrilling … bound for classic status” (London’s The Times). The program closes with Debussy’s sole string quartet, a forward-thinking journey of constant surprise and beauty, unencumbered by the expectations of its time.

EPSG:4326

Belcea Quartet

Carnegie Hall

The exceptional German viola player once again collaborates with the leading quartet, this time for two of Mozart’s renowned works for the string quintet medium. K406/516b dates from 1787 and is in fact the composer’s transcription of his Serenade for winds in C minor, dating from four or five years earlier; its substantial successor dates from April of the same year.

Belcea Quartet; Tabea Zimmermann viola

Wigmore Hall

### Event Description: Belcea String Quartet & Ébène String Quartet at Princeton University Concerts

**Date and Time:**  
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST

**Location:**  
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University

**Event Overview:**  
Join us for an extraordinary evening of classical music as two of today's finest string quartets, the Belcea String Quartet and the Ébène String Quartet, come together to perform octets by Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. This concert is part of the Princeton University Concerts' Concert Classics Series and promises to be a night of immaculately articulated exuberance, as described by The Strad.

**Program:**  
- **Felix Mendelssohn:** Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20  
- **George Enescu:** Octet in C Major, Op. 7

These monumental works, incredibly written by the composers in their teens, are quintessential representations of the form, showcasing the sonic power and rich, multilayered possibilities of an octet configuration.

**Musicians:**  
- **Violins:** Corina Belcea, Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure, Suyeon Kang  
- **Violas:** Marie Chilemme, Krzysztof Chorzelski  
- **Cellos:** Antoine Lederlin, Yuya Okamoto  

**Ticket Information:**  
This event is currently available as part of a Curated Subscription, Make-Your-Own Series, or Princeton University Student Early Bird program. Single tickets will go on sale on Monday, August 5 at noon Eastern time.

**Additional Information:**  
- **Venue & Accessibility:** Get directions, see parking and accessibility info, and download seating charts.  
- **Contact:** For more information, please contact Princeton University Concerts at 609-258-2800.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience world-class music in an intimate setting before these ensembles head to Carnegie Hall. Add this event to your calendar and prepare for an unforgettable musical journey.

Belcea String Quartet Ébène String Quartet

Alexander Hall

Two of today’s finest string quartets become even more than the sum of their parts in octets by Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. These monumental works—each, incredibly, written by the prodigious composers in their teens—are quintessential representations of the form, showcasing the sonic power and rich, multilayered possibilities of an octet configuration. The Belcea Quartet’s most recent concert at Carnegie Hall was praised as “masterful ... superior artistry ... full of style, feeling, and expressive depth” (New York Classical Review), while Quatuor Ébène was called “as gorgeous as any ensemble in recent memory ... immaculately articulated exuberance” (The Strad).

Antoine Lederlin

Cellist

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 28, 2024

Belcea Quartet; Tabea Zimmermann viola · Wigmore Hall

Nov 13, 2024

Belcea String Quartet Ébène String Quartet · Princeton University Concerts

Nov 14, 2024

Belcea Quartet Quatuor Ébène · Carnegie Hall

Past events

Oct 19, 2023

Belcea Quartet · Carnegie Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Octet by Mendelssohn

Princeton University Concerts

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