• Director(s):

    SIMONNET (OLIVIER)

  • Producer(s):

    FUTUR ANTERIEUR PRODUCTION

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2026

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

At the Cité de la musique, Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet join forces to play Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet, a masterpeice of chamber music written by the 16-year old Mendelssohn. A work somewhere between dazzling virtuosity and youthful enthusiasm.

Quatuor Ébène – the Belcea Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn
The String Octet in E♭ major, Op. 20, MWV R 20
With
Quatuor Ébène
Pierre Colombet, violin 1
Gabriel Le Magadure, violin 2
Marie Chilemme, viola 1
Yuya Okamoto, cello 1
 
The Belcea Quartet
Corina Belcea, violin 3
Suyeon Kang, violin 4
Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola 2
Antoine Lederlin, cello 2
 
Works:
Felix Mendelssohn
The String Octet in E♭ major, Op. 20, MWV R 20
1. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem: In Paradisum