String Quartet Symposium 2007
Friday 30th March - Sunday 1st April 2007 at the
Royal Academy of Music, London
The London String Quartet Foundation continues its pioneering work in the development of young string quartets with its first London Symposium. Up to 12 quartets who have not yet started on a professional career will work with 6 tutors over three days, culminating in a performance on Sunday evening.
The tutors, who are all drawn from the highest level of chamber music performance, are Seppo Kimanen (cello, Sibelius Quartet and founder of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Finland), András Keller (violin, Keller Quartet), Johannes Meissl (violin, Artis Quartet), Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola, Enescu Quartet and Artistic Director of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival), Christoph Richter (cello, formerly of the Cherubini Quartet, now with the Heine Quartet) and Roger Tapping (viola, formerly of the Takacs Quartet and now on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the Longy School and The Boston Conservatory).These musicians do not teach in the UK on a regular basis, so it is a fantastic opportunity for the young quartets to benefit from their knowledge and expertise. By the end of the Symposium, each participating quartet will have had a session with each of the tutors, giving them a wide-ranging perspective on the art of string quartet playing.
The quartets come from all over the UK, from as far apart as Fort William and Winchester, and range in standard from Grade 8 up to post-graduate level.
All the Symposium sessions and the final performance on Sunday 1st April are open to the public and admission is free.Friday 30th March
| 11:15 - 13:00 | Illustrated talk with Peter Cropper and the Elias Quartet |
| 14:00 - 15:20 | Symposium Session 1 (six tutors working with six different quartets) |
| 15:30 - 16:50 | Symposium Session 2 (six tutors working with another six quartets) |
| 17:20 - 18:30 | Symposium Session 3 (as for previous sessions) |
| 18:40 - 20:00 | Symposium Session 4 (as for previous sessions) |
Saturday 31st March
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Symposium Session 5 (as for sessions on Friday) |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Symposium Session 6 |
| 14:45 - 16:15 | Symposium Session 7 |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Symposium Session 8 |
Sunday 1st April
| 10:00 - 11:20 | Symposium Session 9 (as for sessions on Saturday) |
| 11:30 - 12:50 | Symposium Session 10 |
| 14:00 - 15:20 | Symposium Session 11 |
| 15:30 - 16:50 | Symposium Session 12 |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Concert, Duke's Hall, RAM 3/4 quartets selected by the tutors |
Click here for information on the tutors
Click here for information on the participating quartets
Click here for Report on Symposium 2007
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