Quatuor Agate

Quatuor Agate performs a program of Schubert, Korngold, and Beethoven. This French quartet has built a strong international reputation through major competition honours, including the Best Contemporary Interpretation Prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and through appearances at venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Wigmore Hall. Named ECHO Rising Stars for 2024/25, Quatuor Agate is also in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris.

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quartet No. 4 in C major, D. 46

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)
String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
II. Allegro ma non tanto
III. Molto adagio – Andante
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
V. Allegro appassionato