Friday 20 February, 12:15

Concert on the go

Led by a string quartet featuring violinists Cécile Carrière and Girolamo Bottiglieri, violist Frédéric Carrière and cellist David Poro, this lunchtime concert presents Beethoven’s String Quartet No.7 (Op.59 No.1) within an intimate series showcasing musicians from the Geneva Chamber Orchestra. The performance emphasizes clarity of texture and close ensemble dialogue, offering a relaxed, luminous listening experience where interplay and phrasing bring out the work’s dramatic contrasts and warm lyricism.

Place des Trois-Perdrix 5,
1204 Genève
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Photo Credit: Orchestre de Chambre de Genève

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