13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
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
