Life Is Not Useful (Or It Is What It Is)

The Arkhè quintet — Edouard Liechti, Nicolas Jéquier, Patrick Leyvraz, Arthur Guignard and Pascal Desarzens — reunites to perform Franz Schubert’s String Quintet, a monumental masterpiece of chamber music. Their seasoned ensemble playing highlights the work’s lyrical elegance, profound introspection and dramatic contrasts, bringing warmth, refined blend and emotional intensity to the score. Expect a rich, intimate sound world that unfolds from delicate lyricism to powerful climaxes.

Performed by the Arkhè Quintet — Edouard Liechti, Nicolas Jéquier, Patrick Leyvraz, Arthur Guignard and Pascal Desarzens — this programme gathers musicians from French-speaking Switzerland who have collaborated for two decades. As a quintet they bring Schubert’s String Quintet to life with attentive ensemble playing, revealing lush textures, resonant low strings and luminous melodic lines. The performance privileges attentive listening, intimate dynamics and slow-burn emotional intensity, where close interplay and delicate phrasing unfold a spacious, deeply human sound world.