West-Eastern Divan Ensemble | © Peter Adamik
© Peter Adamik
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Program
Jörg Widmann
Excerpts from 24 Duos for Violin and Violoncello
Antonín Dvořák
Terzetto for two Violins and Viola in C major Op. 74
Paul Hindemith
Trauermusik for Viola and Strings
George Enescu
Octet for Strings in C major Op. 7

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.

Approximate running time: 1h 45m with one intermission
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Season 2022–2023,
WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ENSEMBLE
WIDMANN, HINDEMITH, ENESCU
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