Hailing from Scotland, the award-winning Maxwell Quartet will perform across NI for the first time this November, with a performance at the Playhouse Theatre Derry on Thursday 23rd November.
Now firmly regarded as one of the finest young string quartets around, Maxwell Quartet are a group in high demand. Performing regularly across the UK, Europe and the USA, the quartet have wide-ranging projects and programmes, constantly expanding the string quartet repertoire. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, the Maxwell Quartet sound is instantly recognisable.
The concert programme will feature Haydn’s String Quartet in E flat no.1, Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 and ‘Gather’, a selection of Scottish folk music arrangements from their most recent album.
The quartet’s performances have garnered rave reviews from The Guardian, The Strad, New York Times, Gramophone, BBC Radio 3 to name a few. This promises to be a wonderful concert of chamber music, celebrating two giants of the string quartet medium and the connections their music has to folk music.
Tickets are £15/10 concession and available from www.derryplayhouse.co.uk or 02871 268027