Praised for their “immaculate precision and spirit” (The Strad) and “cultured tone” (Arts Desk), the Solem Quartet has established itself as one of the most innovative and adventurous quartets of its generation. A 2020 awardee of the Jerwood Arts Live Work Fund, the Solem Quartet takes its place amongst some of the UK’s brightest artistic voices. Since winning the Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Competition 2014, the Solem Quartet has built a strong following. They enjoy a busy concert schedule, ranging from international tours in Asia and Europe to performances at major UK venues including Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall.

 

The Quartet takes pride in creating original and exciting work, bringing the string quartet genre to unexpected places; this approach has seen them collaborating with Ayanna Witter-Johnson at Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, playing Beethoven and Britten at Picturehouse Cinemas to bring Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Lobster” to life, and performing a lecture-recital of Steve Reich’s Different Trains with broadcaster Tom Service.

 

As proud advocates of new music, the Quartet has worked closely with many of today’s leading composers, including Thomas Adès, Anna Meredith, Edmund Finnis, William Marsey and Bushra El-Turk. In recent times, the Quartet has given world premieres of Ryan Latimer’s Spinfall; LENCTEN, by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen; and Laurence Osborn’s Lakes, Mists, Bats, Daggers, and Fountains at Wigmore Hall.

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Programme:

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Joseph Haydn: Quartet Op. 76 No. 4, ‘Sunrise’

Ryan Latimer: Spinfall Antonin  

Antonín Dvořák: Quartet Op. 106 No. 13