Our Sunday Morning Coffee Concert series is curated by Dorothea Vogel, violist of the much-loved Allegri Quartet.
Programme
Dorothea Vogel and her colleagues return to the OT this October for an intimate concert in our unique space.
The programme opens with Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.6, Op. 80, a passionate and tragic four-movement work written as a requiem for his beloved sister, Fanny. Its sombre atmosphere is echoed in Puccini’s Crisantemi, a lyrical and deeply moving work written in a single night in 1890 following the sudden death of Amadeo I of Spain.
In the second half, spirits are lifted with Mozart’s String Quartet No. 21, K. 575, dedicated to the King of Prussia, an enthusiastic amateur cellist. The quartet gives the cello an unusually prominent role, while Mozart’s wit, elegance and warmth provide a fitting close to the programme.
Performers
Jenny Sacha
Violin I
Minn Majoe
Violin II
Dorothea Vogel
Viola
Kirsten Jenson
Cello
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No.6, Op.80
Giacomo Puccini
Crisantemi, SC 65
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No.21, K.575
The concert on 15 November will feature the Razumovsky Quartet performing Brahms’ String Quartet No.2 in A minor. More details will be released in due course.