Jamie Campbell

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Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op 130

Beethoven’s late period saw a troubled, unwell, deaf man who knew his life was running out writing music of extraordinary intensity, innovation, and profundity. After his vast ninth symphony, premiered in 1824, Beethoven turned almost solely to string quartets in his last years. These late quartets were roundly dismissed by the audience of the day: composer Louis Spohr called them “indecipherable, uncorrected horrors”. And yet this music has had a deep effect on generations since, and is today held to be some of the great art of all time.

The pinnacle of Opus 130 is an utterly beautiful Cavatina which “touches on the richness of the human capacity for love as well as the loneliness of isolation” (Mark Steinberg). The quartet culminates in the Große Fuge, an immense double fugue regarded as one of Beethoven’s greatest achievements.

To perform this epic work especially for our Holy Week Festival, we have brought together four exceptional chamber musicians:

Jamie Campbell, Violin I
Alessandro Ruisi, Violin II
Jane Atkins, Viola
Nathaniel Boyd, Cello

Their residency at the festival concludes on Good Friday, with an afternoon performance of Haydn's 'Seven Last Words of Christ'.

The performance lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Venue: Temple Church
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Booking Information
Online Booking

Available here until 12noon on the day of the performance

Telephone Booking

020 7427 5641

Online and Telephone bookings are subject to a £2.00 booking fee.

In Person

Tickets are available on the door 30 minutes before the performance (subject to availability, cash and cheque only)

Refunds

Please note that we can only offer refunds in the event that the concert is Sold Out and we are able to re-sell your ticket.

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