Barbican Quartett at Allerheiligen Hofkirche

About the Event

Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Munich's breathtaking Allerheiligen Hofkirche for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of chamber music.

Winner of the First German Television (ARD) 2022 Competition.

As first prize winners of the 2019 Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition and the 2018 St Martin in the Fields Chamber Music Competition, the Barbican Quartet has quickly established itself internationally. The London‐based quartet comprises violinists Amarins Wierdsma and Kate Maloney, violist Christoph Slenczka and cellist Yoanna Prodanova. They made their Wigmore Hall debut in 2017 thanks to the Maisie Lewis Award and were St John Smith Square Young Artists in 2020 and Park Lane Group Artists in 2016. In 2018 they were awarded the Albert and Eugenie Frost Prize by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Programme

The musicians draw on folk and religious melodies from klezmer and modern and classical compositions. Rearranged, with influences ranging from flamenco and jazz to progressive metal, the compositions blend into music that builds bridges between nations.