{"id":2965,"date":"2017-10-11T23:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T21:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2020-05-06T00:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:02:09","slug":"mystery-and-mastery-the-meccore-string-quartet-plays-szymanowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2017\/10\/11\/mystery-and-mastery-the-meccore-string-quartet-plays-szymanowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery and mastery: the Meccore String Quartet plays Szymanowski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karol Szymanowski<\/strong>\u00a0is one of many 20th century composers whose name is familiar, but whose music less so. And the reason for this remains a mystery: all one need do is listen to two string quartets by the composer to be bowled over by their peerless excellence. As with Debussy\u2019s quartet, the singular subtlety and the range of nuances of these works enchant concert-goers from the opening to the very last note. In spite of an undeniable French influence, Szymanowski manages effortlessly to create his own voice, which is truly authentic.

The\u00a0Flanders Festival<\/a>\u00a0is playing host to the Polish string quartet\u00a0Meccore String Quartet<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who will play the music of one of the greatest Polish artists in all his immersive finesse. On Wednesday\u00a011 October<\/strong>, the quartet will try to convince you of their mastery of Szymanowski\u2019s repertoire in the large auditorium of the\u00a0Coll\u00e8ge Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se<\/strong>\u00a0in Leuven.

Earlier the same day, the quartet will also give two\u00a0master classes<\/strong>, the first of which will be on Szymanowski and the second devoted to Debussy, at the\u00a0Institut Lemmens<\/strong>\u00a0(Lemmens\u2019 LUCA campus) in Leuven. These master classes will be followed by a screening of the documentary film „4<\/strong>„, in the presence of the director Daniel Kutschinski. You can find more information on the programme for this thematic day which precedes the concert\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0

PROGRAMME
<\/strong>Claude Debussy,\u00a0String quartet
<\/em>Karol Szymanowski,\u00a0String quartets\u00a0<\/em>1 & 2

<\/em>MECCORE STRING QUARTET
<\/strong>Wojciech KOPROWSKI \u2013 violin
Jaros\u0142aw NADRZYCKI \u2013 violin
Micha\u0142 BRY\u0141A \u2013 alto
Karol MARIANOWSKI \u2013 cello\u00a0

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
<\/strong>>>> Coll\u00e8ge Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se<\/strong>\u00a0(Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Louvain),\u00a0Grote Aula\u00a0\u2013\u00a0see map<\/a>\u00a0
>>> Wednesday\u00a011 October\u00a0<\/strong>2017 –\u00a020:30
<\/strong>>>>\u00a0\u20ac<\/strong>18<\/strong>\u00a0

<\/strong>+++\u00a0Find out more about Meccore String Quartet on his\u00a0webpage
<\/a><\/strong>+++ This concert on the wepage of\u00a0Flanders Festival<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(online box office<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>Meccore String Quartet<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is one of the young Polish chamber music groups attracting the most votes. Active since 2007, its members are graduates of the Warsaw and Poznan Conservatories of Music, the holders of grants from various institutions, and have taken several master classes, notably at the Chapelle musicale Reine Elisabeth, as well as winning several music competitions. The ensemble is characterised by its refined and surprising interpretations, its delicate and vivid style, its playing style and its energy. The quartet does, of course, have a predilection for a relatively unknown Polish repertoire, which is, nevertheless, extremely rich in string quartets. Besides Szymanowski, the works of Penderecki, Lutoslawski and G\u00f3recki feature among their favoured composers<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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