Program
Modigliani Quartet
Amaury Coeytaux, violin
Loic Rio, violin
Laurent Marfaing, viola
François Kieffer, cello
La Oración del torero, OP. 34
JOACHÍN TURINA (1882 - 1949)
String Quartet in F Major
MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937)
Allegro moderato. Très doux
Assez vif. Très rythmé
Très lent
Vif et agité
INTERMISSION
String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Minor, Op. 30
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 - 1893)
Andante sostenuto
Allegretto vivo e scherzando
Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con mot
Finale: Allegro non troppo e risoluto
Founded in 2003, the Modigliani Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most sought- after quartets, featuring regularly in prominent international series and on the world’s most prestigious stages.
In addition to annual tours in the United States and in Asia, the quartet’s numerous European tours have brought them to Wigmore Hall, the Paris Philharmonie, the Théâtre des Champs- Elysées, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonia and the Elbphil-harmonie in Hamburg.
After reviving the Rencontres Musicales Evian in 2014, of which they assured the artistic direction for 8 years, the quartet was entrusted with the artistic direction of the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2020. As part of their festival “Vibre !”, the quartet counts some of the great-est quartets and chamber music ensembles amongst their guests artists. Through masterclasses and workshops, the festival provides an ideal environment to work with and mentor the young gen-eration, a mission at the heart of the quartet’s activities. The quartet is also the founder of the Saint-Paul-de-Vence Festival and the Arcachon Chamber Music Festival, both created in 2011.
The Modigliani Quartet’s rich collaboration with the record label, Mirare, has led to 15 recordings representative of their vast repertoire (Schubert, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Bartok...), winning numerous awards in France and abroad (Choc de Classica, Diapason d’Or...). On the occasion of their last recording release, the prestigious British magazine “The Strad” selected the quartet as their cover feature.
A year after their founding, the Modigliani Quartet won three First Prizes successively at the Eindhoven International Competition (2004), the Vittorio Rimbotti in Florence (2005) and the prestigious Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York (2006). Following studies with the Ysaÿe Quartet and masterclasses with Walter Levin and Gyorgy Kurtag, the Modigliani Quartet were invited to work with the Artemis Quartet at the Berlin Universität der Künste.
Through the support of generous sponsors, the Modigliani Quartet has the privilege of playing four magnificent Italian instruments.
Amaury Coeytaux plays a 1773 violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini,
Loïc Rio plays a 1780 violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini,
Laurent Marfaing plays a 1660 viola by Luigi Mariani,
François Kieffer plays a 1706 cello by Matteo Goffriller.