Schulhoff String Quartet No 1
Shostakovich String Quartet No 10
Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op 51 No 2

Founded in 2002, the Pavel Haas Quartet is considered one of the world's most exciting chamber ensembles, combining the lush, full-blooded sound of the Bohemian quartet tradition with a searing dramatic intensity.

Named after a Czech composer whose life was cut short in Auschwitz, the quartet begins its Festival recital with the jaunty, folk-influenced First Quartet by Erwin Schulhoff, another composer who lost his life in a Nazi concentration camp.

Shostakovich's Tenth Quartet depicts the triumph of the human spirit over adversity in vivid music of intense emotional richness, and the Pavel Haas players conclude their concert with the endlessly flowing melodies of Brahms's graceful A minor Quartet Op 51 No 2.

in a class of their own

The Strad

a force to be reckoned with

The Herald

This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.