Peccatte Quartet, plays Beethoven and Shostakovich

Peccatte Quartet

Plays 

Beethoven 1 and 

Shostakovich 9

Saturday, June 15th, 6pm

Rhys Watkins, violin

 Omiros Yavroumis, violin

 Aibek Ashirmatov, viola

Rowena Calvert, Cello

Beethoven Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no.1 

"I've learnt to write quartets!"

This is Beethoven's first published quartet. It was much revised before publication in 1801 and evidences Beethoven's great editing skill, as he boasts, himself. 

"I have made some drastic alterations. For only now have I learnt to write quartets; and this you will notice, I fancy, when you receive them."

Shostakovich Quartet no. 9 in E Flat op. 117

Another work of perfectionism, Shostakovich confessed that he destroyed the first version of the work:

"In an attack of healthy self-criticism, I burnt it in the stove. This is the second such case in my creative practice. I once did a similar trick of burning my manuscripts, in 1926."

The 9th is a highly original masterpiece in five movement: moderate, slow, fast, slow, fast, all played without break. 

The Peccatte Quartet is a group of Bangkok based musicians led by Rhys Watkins, a former violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra. The quartet is named after the famous French bow maker, Dominique Peccatte. 

Reservations: 1,000 baht per person. Email asiachart@hotmail.com. All proceeds to the musicians.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Etiquette: Photos may be taken during the encore only. During the main performance please put your phone in silent mode and put it away.

Children: Children aged eight years and older may attend the concert depending on the suitability of the program. 

Cancellations and credits: Credit will be allowed for future concerts in the event of illness. Please don't come if you're feeling sick or recovering but still coughing. 

Directions to Eelswamp: search for 'Eelswamp' on google maps. Directions can be found at the bottom of this page: http://eelswamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-music-room-at-eelswamp.html

Bolt Taxi service to Eelswamp: Just enter "Eelswamp" in the destination box.