Quatuor Diotima

Five years after its Cyprus debut, Quatuor Diotima returns to Nicosia on the occasion of its 30th anniversary! One of France’s most renowned string quartets and one of the most sought-after chamber ensembles on the international stage today, Diotima has occupied a distinctive place at the highest level of European chamber music, boasting a repertoire that ranges from the great masterpieces of the 19th century to the some of the most important music being written today. Quatuor Diotima is a regular presence at many of the world’s foremost venues, including Wigmore Hall, Pierre Boulez Saal, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, and its extensive and highly acclaimed discography has received major critical distinctions, including multiple Diapason d’Or awards, a German Record Critics’ Award, and the European Cultural Heritage Award from the French Ministry of Culture.

Quatuor Diotima will present an intense, searching and deeply expressive programme, pairing masterpieces by Beethoven and Brahms with Georges Aperghis’s strikingly original String Quartet No.2, which was commissioned by Radio France and given its world premiere by Diotima at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées a few months ago. Moving between urgency, intimacy, tension and moments of remarkable freedom, this is a concert that will unquestionably unfold through constantly shifting emotional landscapes, gathering momentum towards a powerful dramatic climax.

Programme :

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

String Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51 No.1

Georges Aperghis (b.1945)

String Quartet No.2

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

**String Quartet No.16 in F major, Op.135