Baroque violinist Maya Homburger and her composer-double bassist husband Barry Guy regularly perform Kurtág compositions in their unique concerts, which span various periods and styles of music history. Their album Acanthis, recorded with Swiss percussionist Lucas Niggli, features medieval music as well as early Baroque and jazz-inspired contemporary works. One German critic described Acanthis as “a lively floating between free improvisation, new and old music. It is a joint performance full of tension and surprises, embellished with delicate, lyrical moments. It is impressive how harmoniously the violin and double bass breathe together; few are capable of such a thing.” However, not only the first half of the concert will be characterised by “lively floating” and “music-making together full of surprises.” In the second half, the Kelemen Quartet will perform string quartets by Beethoven and Bartók, conveying the experience of György Kurtág's high-voltage master classes, which they attended for more than 50 hours in the past couple of years.

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