Violin | Freya Goldmark、Patrick Dawkins

Viola | Richard Jones

Cello | Val Welbanks

 

 

Huang Hai-Huai | Sai Ma (arr. Christian Mason)

Fodé Lassana Diabaté | Sunjata's Time: III. Nana Triban

Wu Man | Gobi Desert at Sunset (arr. Danny Clay)

Christian Mason | Sardinian Songbook

Christian Mason | Tuvan Songbook

Tanya Tagaq | Sivunittinni

Ligeti | String Quartet No. 1, "Metamorphoses Nocturnes"

Gabriel Williams | Codex Astralis

Ayanna Witter-Johnson | Mento Mood

J. A. Andersson | Polska from Dorotea (arr. Danish Quartet)

Lou Harrison | Estampie

 

*Program is subject to change

 

he ​Ligeti ​Quartet has ​been ​at ​the ​forefront ​of ​modern ​and ​contemporary ​music since its ​formation ​in ​2010, ​breaking ​new ​ground ​through ​innovative ​programming ​and championing ​of ​today’s ​most ​exciting ​composers ​and ​artists.

The quartet's most recent album Nuc (2023, Mercury KX) is a celebration of Anna Meredith’s music for string quartet, including arrangements by the quartet’s viola player Richard Jones. “An album that continually surprises and enlightens” (BBC Music). Their tour of the album in 2023 was supported by Music In The Round and Arts Council England.

The quartet named themselves after the Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006), inspired by his kaleidoscopic musical outlook and tireless invention. 2023 included many concerts celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. They curated the “Ligeti Day” at Aldeburgh Festival (23 June 2023) during which they performed two concerts of György Ligeti’s music, and a third concert featuring the world premieres of 15 new commissions including Entasis by Lukas Ligeti (supported by Britten Pears Arts, BBC Radio 3, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, and Bourgie Hall).