Corina Belcea-Fisher, violin – Laura Samuel, violin – Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola – Antoine Lederlin, cello

A string quartet is surrounded by a special magic. Four musical personalities with each their identity, yet a single entity, in many cases polished over years of shared endeavours.

The Belcea Quartet possesses its own youthful magic. With a remarkable speedy entrée on to the international stage of chamber music, they have polished up a sparkling core in record time. Led by Rumanian born Corina Belcea-Fisher, the very young string quartet enjoyed the honour of being quartet in residence in London’s Wigmore Hall for all of five years, from 2001 to 2006. Since then the quartet’s cellist has been replaced, but if anything the career has only picked up even more speed. In 2009 the Belcea Quartet has toured the States and Europe, where the very finest concert halls are already well-known stages for the young stars.

We have also enjoyed the visit of the quartet in this country. After a visit in 2006, critics wrote:

“The Belcea Quartet opened the Tivoli summer season with an burst of beauty. Together they are hardly older than the Eiffel Tower – yet they rise above everybody else of their generation.”
Søren Schauser, Berlingske Tidende, April 18, 2006

Concert programme:
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791): String Quartet No. 19, KV 465, “Dissonance”
Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937): String Quartet No. 1, opus 37
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No. 6, opus 18