Powerhouse Strings: Mendelssohn’s Octet & More

Eleven of the world’s most renowned string artists converge: violinists Carolin Widmann and Benjamin Beilman, bassist Nina Bernat, and the doubly dynamic Viano and Opus13 quartets! The World Premiere of Alistair Coleman’s evocative Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass is followed by Finnish superstar Olli Mustonen’s strikingly modern Nonetto II. Then, hang on to your seats for Mendelssohn’s monumental and beloved String Octet interpreted by two acclaimed young string quartets.

MUSIC PROGRAM

ALISTAIR COLEMAN (b. 1998) Ghost Art Canticles for String Quartet & Double Bass (2025)
OLLI MUSTONEN (b. 1967) Nonetto II (2000)
MENDELSSOHN Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20