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South China Morning Post
20-05-2025
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Poised performance from Borodin Quartet in works by Shostakovich, Borodin and Beethoven
The Borodin Quartet are no strangers to Hong Kong. Previous appearances include concerts in 2005 and 2015 to mark the ensemble's 60th and 70th birthdays. The Russian string quartet were back this month for their 80th anniversary celebration, this time at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, their earlier concerts having been held at the smaller Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall. The first of their two concerts in Hong Kong opened with the second string quartet by Borodin, after whom the ensemble are named, and the first quartet by Shostakovich – two works that play to their strengths. The Borodin quartet, with its hypnotic 'Nocturne' movement, is their signature piece and they have a close association with Shostakovich, who mentored the ensemble's first generation of players. The Borodin Quartet perform at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall on May 16, 2025. From left to right, first violinist Nikolai Sachenko, second violinist Sergei Lomovsky, violist Igor Naidin and cellist Vladimir Balshin. Photo: Hong Kong String Orchestra There was a Russian element to the second half of the concert too, in which they played the first of Beethoven's three 'Razumovsky' quartets, so named because they were dedicated to Count Andrey Razumovsky, an early 19th-century Russian ambassador in Vienna.
South China Morning Post
13-05-2025
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Russia's Borodin Quartet to perform in Hong Kong on its 80th anniversary China tour
Russia's Borodin Quartet returns to Hong Kong this week with a programme that marks the chamber music ensemble's 80th anniversary. Comprising two violinists, a violist and a cellist, the quartet remains an authoritative interpreter of Dmitri Shostakovich's music. On May 16 the ensemble will perform the Russian composer's String Quartet No 1 in C major, Op 49, and on May 17, his Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57, with Russian pianist Andrey Pisarev. Yao Jue, who invited the Borodin Quartet to perform in Hong Kong, says its programmes will showcase the ensemble's style and inspire Hong Kong audiences. Photo: Hong Kong String Orchestra
