
Photo: Nadja Sjöström
Soup Concert with String Quartet
Philharmonic musicians perform music by Bacewicz and Beethoven.
Outstanding string players from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra form a quartet to play music by Bacewicz and Beethoven. The twentieth-century Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz was a violinist and a pianist, and composed vast quantities of compelling music – including seven string quartets. Together, they reflect the various phases of her artistic development, where String Quartet No. 1 is an elegant example of neo-classical music.
Beethoven’s quartet in F-minor, which is often called “Serioso,” is the shortest of his sixteen quartets – but it is also rich with substance. The four movements are permeated with a concentrated, serious atmosphere, so the celebratory conclusion emerges as an ironic paradox that only reinforces the dark mood of the quartet.
Patrik Swedrup is principal concertmaster; Johannes Lörstad is section leader of the second violins; Grop Mikael Sjögren is alternate section leader of the viola section; and Mikael Sjögren is alternate solo cellist.
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Menu: Broccoli soup with coconut milk. The soup comes with sourdough bread, crisp bread and whipped butter, as well as a beverage, coffee/tea and a small biscuit. All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Notify us of any special dietary requests when making your booking.
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The music
Approximate times -
Grazyna Bacewicz String Quartet No. 117 min
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Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 in f minor "Serioso"20 min
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Participants
- Patrik Swedrup violin
- Johannes Lörstad violin
- Grop Mikael Sjögren viola
- Mikael Sjögren cello