Programs
Program I
Destiny
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, string quartet in F minor op. 80
Leoš Janáček, string quartet Nr. 1 „Kreutzer Sonata“
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Wolfgang A. Mozart, string quartet in D minor KV 421
Program II
Beethoven Only
Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in F major op. 59 Nr. 1
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Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in B flat major op. 130
Program III
Dmitri Shostakovich I – 50th Anniversary of Death
Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet Nr. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet Nr. 8 „In Memory of Victims of Fascism and War“
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Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet Nr. 15
Program IV
Dmitri Shostakovich II – 50th Anniversary of Death
Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet in E flat minor Nr. 15
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Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in C sharp minor op. 131
Program V
Dmitri Shostakovich III – 50th Anniversary of Death
Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet Nr. 7 „In memory of Nina Shostakovich“
Dmitri Shostakovich, string quartet Nr. 9 „Dedicated to Irina Shostakovich“
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Dmitri Shostakovich, piano quintet in G minor op. 57
with Henri Sigfridsson, piano
Program VI
Viola – Mon Amour
Alexander von Zemlinsky, Two Movements for string quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, string quintet in G minor KV 516
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Antonín Dvořák, string quintet op. 97 „American“
with Roland Glassl, viola
Program I
Americana
Amy Beach, string quartet in one movement op. 89
Antonín Dvořák, string quartet in F major op. 96 “American”
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Antonín Dvořák, selection of Humoresques op. 101, arr. Matthias Eichhorn
Leroy Anderson, Syncopated Clock, arr. William Zinn
William C. Handy, St. Louis Blues, arr. Matteo Giammario
Arthur Johnston, Pennies from Heaven, arr. Bill Thorp
Stevie Wonder, Sir Duke, arr. Jörg Widmoser
Program II
Number One
Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in D major op. 18/3
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, string quartet in A minor op. 13
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Edvard Grieg, string quartet Nr. 1 in G minor op. 27
Program III
Beethoven – compact
Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in D major op. 18/3
Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in F minor op. 95 „Quartetto serioso“
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Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in C sharp minor op. 131 – OR string quartet in A minor op. 132
Program VI
György Kurtág 100th Birthday 2026
Joseph Haydn, string quartet in B minor op. 33/1
György Kurtág, Six moments musicaux op. 44 for string quartet
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György Kurtág, 12 Mikroludien for string quartet op. 13
Johannes Brahms, string quartet in B flat major op. 67
Mandelring plus I
with Konstantin Krimmel, baritone
Joseph Haydn, string quartet in B minor op. 33/1
Franz Liszt, Seven songs for baritone and string quartet, arr. Aribert Reimann
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Gustav Mahler, Five Rückert songs for baritone and string quartet, arr. Stefan Heucke
Ludwig van Beethoven, string quartet in F minor op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”
Mandelring plus II
with Roland Glassl, viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, string quintet in G minor KV 516
Dmitri Schostakowitsch, string quartet Nr. 9
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Antonín Dvořák, string quintet op. 97 „American“
Program with marimba
Sones de América
Astor Piazzolla (1921-92) / Eric Sammut (*1968) – “Libertango” for marimba solo
Lucas Guinot (*1972) – “Luz” for marimba and string quartet
Igmar Alderete Acosta (*1969) – “Sones de América” for marimba and string quartet
Antonín Dvorák – string quartet in F major op. 96 “American”
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Daniel Schnyder (*1961) – “Zoom in” for marimba and string quartet
Three Tangos for string quartet, arr. Werner Thomas-Mifune:
— 1. “La vi llegar”, Enrique Francini
— 2. “El 58”, Hector Varela
— 3. “Cafetin de Buenos Aires, Mariano Mores
Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) / Martin Gerigk – “West Side Story” (Suite) for marimba and string quartet
with Katarzyna Mycka, marimba
Program with harp
Mandelring plus…
Joaquín Turina, „La Oración del Torero“ op. 34 for string quartet
Marcel Tournier, “Vers la source dans le bois” and “Au matin“ for harp solo
Claude Debussy, „Valse romantique“ for harp solo
André Caplet (1878-1925), „Le Masque de la Mort Rouge“, Conte phantastique for harp and string quartet
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Maurice Ravel, string quartet
Claude Debussy, „Danses sacrée et profane“ for harp and strings
with Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Berlin Philharmonic, harp