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Sir John - barbirolli musicians did you proud
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Sir John Barbirolli was a regular visitor to the Cheltenham Music
Festival in its early years, and the conductor would have been
thrilled with the playing of this all-female quartet which has
adopted his name.
Their recital sandwiched between Brahms and Beethoven the world
premiere of String Quartet (2008) by the young Greek composer
musician Evangelia Rigaki.
This was the result of a joint initiative between the festival
and the Society for the Promotion of New Music.
Described as a "multi-layered sonic construction" her work
inhabits a disturbing world of harmonics, ghostly sighs and ...
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