Engegårdkvartetten & Olli Mustonen: Beethoven, Brahms & Mustonen

Beethoven, Brahms and Mustonen This year’s season in Aulaseriene closes with a meeting between Engegårdkvartetten and one of the North’s most distinctive musical personalities: Olli Mustonen. The Finnish pianist, composer and conductor has for several decades been compared with figures such as Rachmaninov and Busoni — musicians who have not allowed themselves to be confined to just one role in musical life. Engegårdkvartetten has a close relationship with Mustonen as a composer. They gave the world premiere of his first string quartet, and a few years ago they recorded his piano quintet with Mustonen at the piano. The Strad described the recording as “driven by biting power, conviction and technical ease”. This Friday evening they bring this work to us. The programme is framed by Beethoven’s beautiful Harp Quartet and Brahms’ dramatic violin sonata in D minor — with Arvid Engegård playing together with Olli Mustonen. Welcome to the season finale! The concert is organised by Aulaseriene. Programme: Ludwig van Beethoven / String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’ Johannes Brahms / Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Olli Mustonen / Piano Quintet (2014)

• Arvid Engegård
• Amanda Håøy Horn
• Juliet Jopling
• Jan Clemens Carlsen
• Olli Mustonen

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