Quatuor Agate

France's Quatuor Agate performs a program featuring music by Schubert, Korngold, and Beethoven. Quatuor Agate performs a program of Schubert, Korngold, and Beethoven. This French quartet has built a strong international reputation through major competition honours, including the Best Contemporary Interpretation Prize at the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and through appearances at venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Wigmore Hall. Named ECHO Rising Stars for 2024/25, Quatuor Agate is also in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac in Paris. Franz Schubert (1797–1828) String Quartet No. 4 in C major, D. 46 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26 Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro II. Allegro ma non tanto III. Molto adagio – Andante IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace V. Allegro appassionato