Fitzwilliam String Quartet
Fitzwilliam String Quartet perform works by Mozart Beethoven and Shostakovich
Saturday 9th May 2026 at 7.30pm
The Fitzwilliam Quartet is one of the worlds longest established string quartets, with an international reputation forged through a unique friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich. The quartet became the renowned composers preferred performers for the western premieres of his work, and produced the accliamed recording of all fifteen of his quartets. For the Goods Shed, the Fitzwilliams programme sets Shostakovichs Quartet No 1 Op 49 alongside quartets by Mozart and Beethoven, inviting listeners to find new connections between the works of these seminal composers.
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80
Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet no 7
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet Op 132
Tickets: Adult Advance 24.00 on the door on the night they will cost 28.00 Under 18 years 5.00
Children are welcome if, like adults, they can sit quietly and enjoy the music.
Saturday 9th May 2026 at 7.30pm
The Fitzwilliam Quartet is one of the worlds longest established string quartets, with an international reputation forged through a unique friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich. The quartet became the renowned composers preferred performers for the western premieres of his work, and produced the accliamed recording of all fifteen of his quartets. For the Goods Shed, the Fitzwilliams programme sets Shostakovichs Quartet No 1 Op 49 alongside quartets by Mozart and Beethoven, inviting listeners to find new connections between the works of these seminal composers.
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80
Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet no 7
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet Op 132
Tickets: Adult Advance 24.00 on the door on the night they will cost 28.00 Under 18 years 5.00
Children are welcome if, like adults, they can sit quietly and enjoy the music.
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