Kelemen Quartet A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

The Hungarian string quartet tradition is rich indeed with ensembles of the most remarkable abilities, from the legendary Waldbauer–Kerpely Quartet through the Sándor Végh-inspired New Hungarian String Quartet and the renowned Bartók and Kodály String Quartets, up to the quartet of András Keller, leader of the Liszt Academy Chamber Music Workshop. The Kelemen Quartet, founded barely four years ago, are worthy carriers of this great tradition. Their progress is marked by a long list of festival awards and invitations to play at prestigious venues: they have performed in London and Berlin, not to mention Melbourne and Beijing. This evening’s programme is a fine example of their stunning versatility, running as it does from the classics (represented by Mozart’s String Quartet in C major, a work that far outstripped the conventions of his age) through the pure Romanticism of Schumann and into not only the early 20th century of Bartók’s astoundingly complex String Quartet No. 4 but right up until the music of today (Kurtág: Six moments musicaux).