Music

Students will hear movements from one of the most ambitious chamber works written by Joseph Haydn who is considered the “father of the string quartets”, as well as from the first of Beethoven’s late quartets, reputed to be amongst the greatest musical compositions of all time. The journey will also include the second quartet by Czech composer Leo Janáček, nicknamed “Intimate Letters” by the composer, as it was inspired by the passionate correspondence over eleven years between Janáček and a young married woman with whom he was very much in love.

To enhance student’s concert experience, Premiere Performances is inviting local music critic Mr Dennis Wu to give a brief introduction of the composers and their music pieces to guide the students on how to appreciate their works before each piece of music.

Works to be performed include movement from:
Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op.76 No.2, Hob III: 76
Beethoven: String Quartet No.12 in E flat Major, Op.127
Janacek: String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters”