Fitzwilliam String Quartet: Shostakovich, Carwithen, Beethoven

Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

For this concert, the Fitzwilliam Quartet perform works by Shostakovich, Carwithen, and Beethoven.

Clare Hall Dining Hall, University of Cambridge

Fitzwilliam String Quartet Series 2025-2026

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet is Clare Hall’s quartet-in-residence, and is today one of the longest-established string quartets in the world. We are thrilled to present their programme of Clare Hall concerts for 2025-2026.

The Fitzwilliam Quartet’s journey begins with Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet, the shortest and most personal of his cycle – a poignant memorial to his first wife. A contemporary of Shostakovich, Doreen Carwithen’s First Quartet is suffused with lyrical, pastoral beauty yet driven by a restless and compelling dramatic energy. The programme culminates with Beethoven’s transcendental String Quartet in A minor, Opus 132. At its heart lies the “Holy Song of Thanksgiving"; an exploration of personal suffering, healing, and gratitude. ProgrammeShostakovich String Quartet No. 7Carwithen String Quartet No. 1Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, opus 132

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