— Season opening and anniversary celebration for the Bergen Chamber Music Association.

Our first, complete annual season in Bergen opens with a tribute to the Bergen Chamber Music Association , which has enriched the city with chamber music of the finest quality since 1935. On stage is one of the world's leading string quartets: the Belcea Quartet .

Tonight's programme , which is also part of the Chamber Music Society's series , consists of a collection of the great quartet works of music history: Mozart's Hoffmeister Quartet and Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartet, complemented by one of the most important voices of the 20th century: Benjamin Britten and his Quartet No. 3. Art historian Gunnar Danbolt will present the program with a lecture at 6:45 p.m. Welcome to the party concert!

Corina Belcea violin
Suyeon Kang violin
Krzysztof Chorzelski viola
Antoine Lederlin cello

The café is open from 6 pm and during the break. The concert lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes including the break. The event is held in collaboration with the Bergen Chamber Music Association. Read more about the program below the picture.

• Programme

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756—1791)
  String Quartet in D major, KV 499 'Hoffmeister'

  Benjamin Britten (1913—1976)
  String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94

  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827)
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 'Razumovsky'

• About the performers

  "The dynamic and expressive range was vast, this was theatre in music," writes The Times about the Belcea Quartet. At this concert we will experience a solid collection of works that represent pillars of the quartet's long-standing, international career. Many describe the ensemble as: Passion, coupled with precision, unheard-of expressivity, and pure emotion. Come to the concert, and you will understand why.

Welcome to a unique musical experience!

Photo: Marco Borggreve