Ficino Quartet

Elaine Clark
Lynda O'Connor
Nathan Sherman
Ailbhe McDonagh

Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op.132
Amanda Feery From Ashes
Garrett Sholdice The Secret Cause
Cora Venus Lunny Theft
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly Foreign Hand

The Ficino Quartet presents a revival of its memorable contribution to the National String Quartet Foundation's 2020 Beethoven Reflected project, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The Foundation commissioned Amanda Feery, Garrett Sholdice, Cora Venus Lunny and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly to write short works inspired by and reflecting Beethoven’s breathtaking masterpiece, his A minor quartet Op.132. The four pieces are performed as introductions to each of the quartet’s movements, creating a seamless whole with a multiplicity of new resonances and connections.

Presented by NCH in association with the National String Quartet Foundation