© Zuzanna Specjal
© Zuzanna Specjal
Artists
Program
Benjamin Attahir
Al Asr for String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in F major K. 590
Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life"

With his piano concerto Al Fajr (Arabic for dawn), premiered in 2017 by Daniel Barenboim at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Lebanese-French composer Benjamin Attahir began a cycle of ensemble works inspired by the five Islamic prayers for the various times of day. The Berlin Staatskapelle String Quartet performs the third piece, Al Asr, which takes its title from the afternoon prayer. The program also includes Mozart’s final string quartet and Smetana’s First Quartet From My Life.

Approximate running time: 1h 30m with one intermission
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Pierre Boulez Saal
Französische Straße 33 D
10117 Berlin
Season 2023/24,
BERLIN STAATSKAPELLE STRING QUARTET
First and Last Quartets: Mozart, Smetana, Attahir
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