Resol Quartet - Café Concert
Resol Quartet - Café Concert
Discover live chamber music in the most delicious way - a live string quartet, coffee in hand, cake on the side.
With a vibrant and compelling sound, the Scotland-based Resol String Quartet are fast rising stars united by a mission to share the riches of chamber music with new audiences. The Festival's relaxed coffee concert is an easily digestible introduction to their virtuosity in a multicoloured programme that mixes timeless works with exciting contemporary voices.
J S Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 features the immortal Air on a G String, whilst Samuel Barber’s heartrending Adagio for Strings became a cinematic classic in the movie Platoon. There’s also a lively humoresque from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a deft allegretto from Arnold Bax and two mesmerising miniatures from Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw. Finally, Glasgow’s Donald Grant evokes a haunting Scottish legend in his folk-infused The Witch of Leannachan.
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Concessions: Under 18 Free. Disabled, Registered Unemployed and Students: £18.
Discounts: Eligible for Best and Lifetime Friend Discounts.
All seating is unreserved.
“The Resol Quartet really got under the skin of this profound music and delivered a performance as finely nuanced and impactful as I have heard.” Edinburgh Music Review
Resol Quartet
Recognised for their vibrant musical identity and compelling sound, the Resol String Quartet is emerging as one of the UK’s most exciting chamber ensembles. Formed in 2018 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the quartet entered a new chapter in 2024 with the arrival of violinist Eliette Harris and cellist Chloe Randall, who join violinist Annabel Kidd and violist Raphael Chinn.
Since their formation, the Resol Quartet has developed a distinctive and energetic presence on the UK chamber music scene. In 2021 they won both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the CAVATINA Chamber Music Competition at Wigmore Hall, made their debut at Perth Concert Hall, and were named one of Chamber Music Scotland’s Ones to Watch. Their performances have gained national attention, with broadcasts on BBC Radio Scotland’s Classics Unwrapped and appearances at the BBC Scotland Scotland’s People Awards.