Violin, viola and musical direction
Violin
Violin
Violin
Viola
Viola
Violoncello
Violoncello
Last season, the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble made its acclaimed Pierre Boulez Saal debut performing Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet. Now the musicians return to present one of the genre’s most significant later works composed by George Enescu. The program also features different combinations of instruments in duos by Jörg Widmann, Dvořák’s Op. 74 Terzetto, and Hindemith’s Trauermusik commemorating the death of King George V of England, with Michael Barenboim taking on the solo viola part.
The West-Eastern Divan Ensemble—founded in 2019 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra by its concertmaster, Michael Barenboim—brings together members of the orchestra in an intimate chamber-music formation.
