Sunday, February 21, 2010

Continued success for the Borodin Quartet

The Borodin Quartet is now almost halfway through their tour and we're thrilled with the success of the tour so far! After another successful concert in Melbourne on Saturday the positive reviews keep coming. Anna McAlister wrote in the Herald Sun:

"The concert opened with Shostakovich's 4th [string quartet], emotionally a less gruelling work than some of his other quartets. The Borodins responded to its qualities of foreboding and suppressed pain. A guarded, held-back tempo infused the third movement with a whiff of irony. Shostakovich's Quartet No. 13 expresses utter despair. In the Borodin's reading, the opening viola and violin were subdued, then sank into desolation. The sunnier Quartet No. 2 by Alexander Borodin made a welcome contrast... the sublime Nocturne movement... had some glorious solo moments from each player..."

Tonight the Borodin Quartet perform in Perth and will be involved in a post-concert Question and Answer session hosted by Robyn Johnston immediately following the concert.

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