Mandelring Quartett in concert, presented by Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver, BC
Schedule
Sun Mar 15 2026 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Vancouver Playhouse | Vancouver, BC
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“Brilliance is not a strong enough word – it’s more like an electric shock. The music transfixes the listener from literally the very first note, electrifying heart and brain without any advance warning. Mendelssohn’s music as played by the Mandelring Quartet, under extreme tension, heated and feverish, is dangerously close to catching fire!” So wrote Zurich’s Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung declared that the Mandelring Quartet is so good, it is a worthy successor to the Alban Berg Quartet. The leading Austrian arts magazine, Die Bühne, writing of their Shostakovich cycle at the Salzburg Festival, named it as the “heir of the legendary Borodin Quartet.” And the renowned international music magazine Fono Forum named it one of the six best string quartets in the world.
The Mandelring Quartett, featuring three Schmidt-family siblings and a friend, first played for Friends in 1997. Founded in 1983, these artists have carved out a celebrated career as one of the finest string quartets currently before the public. They regularly tour Europe, North and South America, and Asia. We are happy to welcome them back to Vancouver.
Programme:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1
Viktor Ullmann, String Quartet Nr. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Razumovsky”
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Where is it happening?
Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street,Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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