Janáček String Quartet No 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’
Barber Adagio from String Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op 132

The Takács Quartet is respected worldwide for its lucid, dramatic performances and technical brilliance. The quartet's two Festival concerts contrast glittering Czech masterpieces with powerfully moving works by Beethoven.

The Quartet's second recital culminates in Beethoven's String Quartet Op 132, regarded as one of the most rapturous creations in all music. Before the interval, the Takács players perform Janáček's hugely evocative 'Kreutzer Sonata' Quartet, as well as Barber's moving Adagio, strongly associated with Oliver Stone's film Platoon and famously played at the funeral of President Kennedy.