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Maxwell Quartet
Part of The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2024
Classical Music
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Hailed as ‘brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating’ by The Herald, and ‘superb storytelling by four great communicators’ by The Strad Magazine, the Maxwell Quartet is now firmly regarded as one of Britain’s finest young string quartets.
They present two of the great quartets from the classical repertoire in a recital which will attract many from far and wide. There may also be some unexpected encores!
Runtime: 1 hour 10 mins, no interval.
Mozart String Quartet No.16 K.428
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F Minor Op.80
“I’ve known some of the Maxwell Quartet from their early school days and have been hugely impressed at how they have ascended the ladder of international musical prestige in recent years. They formed originally as four close friends, who grew up playing folk and classical music together in youth orchestras and music schools. Performing widely across Scotland, the quartet established a reputation for delighting audiences with their “unaffected enthusiasm” (North Highland Times) and their “panache and conviction” (Strathearn Herald). The Quartet has since established a reputation in many countries across the globe performing at the top festivals and concert halls. Cumnock is now also delighted to host them.”
Sir James MacMillan