Janine Jansen and friends
Cadogan Hall, 19th December 2022
When the biographies for the instruments take up as much space in the programme as the biographies for the performers, something different is about to occur. A multi-million pound Stradivarius ensemble graced the stage at Cadogan Hall last night. Violin dealers J & A Beare celebrated its 130th anniversary in lavish style by bringing together eight of the Cremona luthier’s exceptional instruments for Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant, youthful Octet. One shudders to think of the insurance.
Janine Jansen, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Timothy Ridout, Kian Soltani and Quatuor Ébène
© Russell Duncan
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