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Founded in 2012 and based in Berlin, the Vision String Quartet has become regarded as one of the finest of its generation. Here, the ensemble perform Mendelssohn's String Quartet No 2 in A minor and Shostakovich's most popular string quartet, the angst-ridden No 8 in C minor. When the Borodin Quartet played this work to Shostakovich at his Moscow home, hoping for his criticisms, the composer, overwhelmed by this beautiful realisation of his most personal feelings, buried his head in his hands and wept. When they had finished playing, the four musicians quietly packed up their instruments and stole out of the room.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13

Vision String Quartet