Integral de Quartets de Xostakóvitx (I) amb Quartet Gerhard

First instalment of a complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakóvich's string quartets, performed by the Quartet Gerhard with Nos. 5, 7 and 8 at the Petit Palau in Barcelona.

The Quartet Gerhard, made up of violinists Lluís Castán and Joel Bardolet, violist Miquel Jordà and cellist Jesús Miralles, performs three string quartets by Dmitri Shostakóvich at this event. It is the first part of a complete cycle devoted to the fifteen quartets composed by the Soviet author.

The programme brings together String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92; String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108, and String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110. These works were composed in the 1950s and 1960s, written at different stages of his career.

The concert takes place at the Petit Palau, a Barcelona venue that hosts concerts and shows.