Workshop for composition – Arditti String Quartet – World Premieres

Besides the masterclass for young string quartets, the Arditti Quartet also works during one week with four selected international composers on new pieces for string quartet.

More information here.

Their works have been premiered by the Arditti Quartet at Ircam on 30th June 2012 :

# Raphaël Languillat – Instant de foudre (Listen to an excerpt here!)

# Turgut Erçetin – String Quartet No.2 “Contra-statement”

# Jeremy Wagner – Pléonasme pour quatuor à cordes

# Lorenç Xhuvani – Kënga e heshtur (with live electronics)

Arditti Quartet
Irvine Arditti, violin
Ashot Sarkissjan, violin
Ralf Ehlers, viola
Lucas Fels, cello

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