The quartet commissioned Alissa Firsova to write a 20-minute string quartet inspired by the works of Tennyson. The project culminated in a series of performances featuring Alissa’s new work, but also Alissa as a pianist as she will be joining the quartet to perform the Dvorak Piano Quintet. The idea was to create a four-part […]

The innovative composer and electronic music pioneer Matthew Herbert physically deconstructs the instruments of a string ensemble while they play one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, considered by many to be the epitome of chamber music. In a new commission, with an original performance by the Tippett Quartet, Beethoven’s String Quartet in F major op.135 […]