Evgeny Kissin String Quartet op. 3 | Gropius Quartett

00:00 start
00:31 I. Adagio liberamente
04:59 II. Allegro inquieto
08:01 III. Largo drammatico
12:20 IV. Pensierosamente, ma mantenendo strettamente il ritmo puntato - Molto allegro e sarcastico
18:59 Credits

Violin: Friedemann Eichhorn
Violin: Indira Koch
Viola: Alexia Eichhorn
Violoncello: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt

The pianist Evgeny Kissin composed the string quartet in 2015-2016. The performance shown here took place in the context of the award of an honorary doctorate of the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar to the pianist on 22 October 2022 in Weimar.

The Gropius Quartet was founded in 2018 and, in addition to the classical repertoire, has since then also presented work discoveries and frequently world premieres. Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Alexia Eichhorn (viola|violin) and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (violoncello) are internationally sought-after artists and also teach as professors at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. Indira Koch (violin) is deputy concertmaster at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Further information: http://www.gropiusquartett.de/

The world-class pianist Evgeny Kissin was born in Moscow in 1971. Since his childhood, he has had a personal connection to the works of Franz Liszt, for which he has always rendered outstanding services. His outstanding achievements as one of the most important pianists of our time and his Liszt interpretations are the main reasons for awarding him an honorary doctorate from the Universtiy of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. The honorary doctorate also honours Kissin for his services to the Yiddish language and Jewish culture. He has premiered and revived works by Jewish composers on several occasions. He writes Yiddish texts himself and is involved with Yiddish literature.

The award of an honorary doctorate to Evgeny Kissin was initiated by Prof. Dr. Tiago de Oliviera Pinto from the Institute for Musicology Weimar-Jena.

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Live recording on 22 October 2022 in the Festsaal Fürstenhaus at the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar.

E. Kissin, String Quartet op. 3 © 2019 by G. Henle Verlag (all rights, worldwide). Reproduced with kind permission.

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