WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ENSEMBLE & MICHAEL BARENBOIM
Chamber Music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Carter
© Peter Adamik
West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Michael Barenboim
Musical Direction, Violin, Viola
Elliott Carter
Figment IV for Solo Viola
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 87
Elliott Carter
Au Quai for Bassoon and Viola
Elliott Carter
Duettone for Violin and Cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in E flat major Op. 20
Since 2019, members of the internationally acclaimed West-Eastern Divan Orchestra have been performing chamber music in the eponymous ensemble. Heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal in various combinations of string instruments in the past, the group now returns to present a colorful program of contemporary works by Elliott Carter, Mendelssohn’s Second String Quintet, and Beethoven’s brilliant Septet, showcasing the orchestra’s wind players for the first time.
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Pierre Boulez Saal
Französische Straße 33 D
10117 Berlin
