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18/05 - Zelkova Quartet (string quartet) - St Martin-in-the-Fields

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Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven -

String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 (‘Razumovsky’)

 

Zelkova Quartet

Violin 1 – Caroline Pether

Violin 2 – Ed Pether

Viola – Alex Mitchell

Cello – Jonathan Pether

Winners of the 2017 St Martin's Chamber Music Competition, the Manchester-based Zelkova Quartet was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Recent performances include recitals at St Martin in the Fields, St John's Smith Square, Moscow's Rachmaninov Hall and the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Prior to their success at the St Martin's Competition, the quartet were awarded the Elias Fawcett Trust Prize for Outstanding Chamber Ensemble at the 2014 Royal Overseas League Competition. 

artially made up of three siblings, the quartet takes its name from the beautiful Zelkova tree, found commonly around Europe and East Asia.