The French ensemble Ébène returns to the Black Diamond at the Royal Danish Library to play three of Beethoven's sixteen string quartets, part of a six-concert cycle. This evening brings Quartet No. 1 from Op. 18, written around 1798 to 1800 in the early, Viennese Classical style, alongside Nos. 9 and 10 from his more dramatic middle period.
In 2020, to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, Ébène released the complete set of sixteen quartets, recorded around the world and widely praised for its contemporary interpretation. The group describes the music as speaking freely and addressing future audiences rather than its own time.
