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Concert of a French string quartet with works of Dvořák and Debussy
Quatuor Akilone:
Magdalena Geka plays a violin by Alessandro Gagliano from 1734 generously donated by the Anima Music Foundation.
The Akilone Quartet is the fruit of a musical and human adventure that began in Paris in 2011. Mainly guided by Hatto Beyerle, Vladimir Mendelssohn and now Patrick Jüdt, the four musicians won the First Grand Prize and the ProQuartet Prize at the 8th Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2016. Internationally renowned, the Akilone Quartet has performed in the greatest concert halls in France and abroad: Munetsugu Hall in Nagoya, Wigmore Hall in London, Philharmonie de Paris, Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, Liszt Academy in Budapest.
Anchored in its time, the Quatuor Akilone also turns to creation. It is the dedicatee of the work by composer Xu Yi ‘Aquilone Lontano’, inspired by the Quartet's name ("the kite" in Italian) - and premiered at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2018. In 2023 they premiered Andris Dzenītis's 4th Quartet ‘Within.Elysium.Without’ in Latvia, and in the quest for experimentation, they undertook a creolisation called ‘Parastiches’ with Jérôme Désigaud based around microtonality and polytempi. Continuing their research, the Quartet travelled to the Czech Republic in 2023 to follow in Antonín Dvořák's footsteps and to accompany the creation of the CD 'Deep in the Forest' with Dvořák’s chamber works by podcast produced by Tristan Labouret and Samuel Débias.
Musically committed, the Quatuor Akilone has always felt the need to share music with all kinds of audiences, especially those who are far from concert halls (prisoners, refugees, children, people with disabilities or in precarious situations, etc.). This fundamental approach is nurtured by loyal collaborations with Les Concerts de Poche and Musethica. Equally sensitive to the environmental issues affecting our times, the Quatuor is a member of the ARVIVA network focused on mitigating the impacts of the music industry and an ambassador of the environmentally conscious line of violin bridges Planet by Chevalets Despiau brand. Since 2022 the Quatuor has been in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac (Paris).
In keeping with these commitments, the Quatuor Akilone has also been building up its local roots in the Occitanie region over the last few years, notably through the Gresinhòl festival, based in the Grésigne forest in the Tarn region.
The quartet has so far released three albums, the latest of which, ‘Deep in The Forest’ (2024), focuses on the chamber works by Antonín Dvořák and includes his String Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105, No. 14 and Cypress ("Echo of Songs") for string quartet, B.152.
www.Quatuorakilone.com
Entrance fee: 100 CZK Tickets are available for purchase on-line or, in case of unfilled capacity, at the venue before the start of the performance.
