The Magenta String Quartet
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 at 7:30pm
The Peggy Corkum Music Room
6181 Lady Hammond Rd, Halifax
These four splendid musicians gave a very well-received recital for us last season, as part of their first Canadian tour. Based in Paris, and praised as "a model of technical discipline, elegance and musical excellence", the Magenta String Quartet is an ensemble to watch! Among their recent highlights: competing in the 2025 edition of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition.
ON THE PROGRAM
Dinuk Wijeratne: Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Grażyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 1
Raphaël Merlin: New Work
Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Ida Derbesse and Elena Watson-Perry, violins
Claire Pass-Lanneau, viola
Fiona Robson, cello
Chamber Players Series Sponsors
Anonymous, in memory of David Wilson
Jennifer Bain
Daniel and Diana Burns
Lynn Johnston
Don Langille
John LeBlanc and Joanne Langley
Richard Peckham and Maureen Nowlan