- Doors open 13:15
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Performers
Sonoko Miriam Welde - violin
Edvard Erdal - violin
Albin Uusijärvi - violin
Daniel Thorell - cello - Part of International Prize Winners Series
Opus13 Quarter
Winner Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2026
- Classical
- Jong Talent
- Kamermuziek
- Klassiek Seizoen 26-27
- Strijkers
- Strijkkwartet
Tickets
- Ticket (Rang 1) €36,00
- Ticket (Rang 2) €29,00
- Ticket (Rang 3) €24,00
This young Scandinavian string quartet won first prize at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition 2025, and earlier that year took home the same prize at a similar competition in Bordeaux. In 2026, they added the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award to their list of achievements. The quartet is praised for the kaleidoscopic colors and depth it displays despite the young age of its musicians. The quartet takes its name from Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13, the first piece they ever played together. It is also on the program this afternoon, alongside Janáĉek’s beloved “Intimate Letters” and the surprising Entr’acte by the young American Caroline Shaw (1982).
The quartet consists of violinists Sonoko Miriam Welde and Edvard Erdal, violist Albin Uusijärvi, and cellist Daniel Thorell, and is based in Oslo. In addition to the standard repertoire for string quartet by composers such as Mozart, Bartók, and Schubert, Opus13 enjoys playing Norwegian classical and contemporary music and regularly programs works by Grieg, Stenhammar, Tarrodi, Byström, and Fagerlund. It also enjoys collaborating with artists from other musical genres and has performed with Norwegian folk and popular artists such as the Gjermund Larsen Trio, Sissel Kyrkjebø, and Sver. The work by Caroline Shaw (1982) was written for the Brentano Quartet. It resembles a minuet but constantly throws the listener off balance.
Program
Felix Mendelssohn – Strijkkwartet nr. 2
Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte
Leoš Janáček – Strijkkwartet nr. 2, ‘Intieme Brieven’
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- Doors open 13:15
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Performers
Sonoko Miriam Welde - violin
Edvard Erdal - violin
Albin Uusijärvi - violin
Daniel Thorell - cello - Part of International Prize Winners Series
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