O/Modernt String Quartet

Stefan Bremer

O/Modernt String Quartet

Daniel Rowland, violin Hugo Ticciati, violin Gareth Lubbe, viola Julian Arp, cello The players of the O/Modernt String Quartet have known one another for many years, playing together at numerous festivals across Europe. In February 2016 they performed in Stockholm for the first time together as a string quartet. Following the example of the O/Modernt Festival in Sweden, the quartet bravely and innovatively combine new music and old, wishing both to cherish the glorious old string quartet tradition and challenge established practices, blur boundaries and come down from any ivory tower they think they might be trapped in. The four players are used to working outside the area of classical music, their objective being to open up new landscapes of the imagination, examine the complexities of string quartet playing, explore unforeseen potential, and weave together fresh and original musical threads. The Quartet collaborates with a group of diverse artists that includes percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Brazilian dancer Ederson Rodrigues Xavier, swing dancer Ksenia Parkhatskaya, tabla player Sukwinder Singh and DJ Kypski.

Programme

Daniel Rowland

Wed
23.7.
42. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Edvard Grieg (1843—1907):

Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 for violin and piano (1887)

Thu
24.7.
44. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):

Swedish Airs and Dances, Op. 6 Nos. 4 and 6 for violin and piano (1882)

Thu
24.7.
48. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Claude Debussy (1862—1918):

La mer (1905, arr. for piano trio by Sally Beamish 2013)

Fri
25.7.
50. Tuupala Primary School 13.00

Edward Elgar (1857—1934):

Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 (1918–19)

Fri
25.7.
51. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

Gustav Mahler (1860—1911):

Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (1902, arr. for violin and piano by Otto Wittenbecher)

Fri
25.7.
52. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Agnes Tschetschulin (1859—1942):

Alla Zingaresca for violin and piano (1891)

Sat
26.7.
55. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

Cecilia Damström (1988):

Cura, Op. 73 for violin and prepared piano (2020)

Gareth Lubbe

Mon
14.7.
5. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Enoch Sontonga (1873—1905):

Hymn 501 – Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa) (Hymn-along, in Finnish) (1897)

Tue
15.7.
9. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Veli Kujala (1976):

MiXi? for quarter-tone accordion and string quartet (2011)

Thu
17.7.
15. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 'Trout' (1819)

Thu
17.7.
18. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Henning Mankell (1868—1930):

Notturno from String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 48 (1919)

Thu
17.7.
18. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Jón Leifs (1899—1968):

Introduzione from Quintet, Op. 50 for flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola and cello (1960)

Thu
17.7.
18. Kuhmo Arts Centre 21.00

Jón Nordal (1926—1924):

Why should we dwell on the past and The spinning sound of emptiness from String Quartet Frá draumi til draums (From Dream to Dream) (1996)

Fri
18.7.
21. Tuupala Primary School 15.00

Louis Spohr (1784—1859):

Double String Quartet No. 1, Op. 65 (1823)

Sun
20.7.
28. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

Alexander Glazunov (1865—1936):

String Quintet in A, Op. 39 (1892)