“In memory of beauty”

The Quartet Gerhard presents a program that reflects on the two major colliding forces that weave through history: the act of creation and the act of destruction. Art as a reflection of the human gaze—a gaze that, at times, lingers on the sublime, but so often desperately contemplates the abyss. This program calls to memory, to recollection as a catalyst for that which the human spirit yearns for. The harmonies and counterpoint of Bach, foundations of four-voices music, the infinite lament of Shostakovich through one of his most emblematic works, and, finally, a hymn to hope with Tchaikovsky's colossal and luminous quartet—a work of great expressiveness where the quartet emphasizes its sound and personality.

Bach, selection of “Art of the Fugue”- 10’

Shostakovich, string quartet nº8 op.110 c minor - 26’

Tchaikovsky, string quartet nº1 op.11 d major - 32’

[There is a promotional video that the quartet has not released out of respect for the current wartime situation.]