Described as ‘exciting young artists who bring fresh ideas’, the Woolf Quartet comprising Zosia Herlihy-O’Brien and Emily Harrison (violins), Beatrice Slocumbe (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello), was founded at the Royal Academy of Music and they are currently Learning Ensemble and Participation Fellows at the Wigmore Hall. They each have their own rich and varied performance history and a reputation for bringing together familiar repertoire with less well known, contemporary music. The quartet frequently rehearse where Virginia Woolf once lived, from which they take their name.
Recent highlights include working with composer Anna Meredith to perform her pieces involving electronics; performances at Deal Music and Arts, 1901 Arts Club, and the Purcell Room at Southbank Centre; and a series of concerts and workshops as part of their fellowship.
Programme
Anton Webern Langsamer Satz
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108
Anna Meredith Honeyed words
Woolf Quartet New Composition
Claude Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10
Event description by organisers.
