Experience the magic of Bruckner and Glass by CMSC
The Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) presents the first of many events planned for the year 2024, commemorating the bicentennial birth anniversary of the great Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. Featuring an early work of Bruckner, composed in 1862, though rediscovered only years after his death, the String Quartet in C minor brings into focus Bruckner’s veneration of Bach and admiration for Schubert while gently pointing towards his own unmistakable later symphonic style.
The concert will take place on the 25th of March at 7:30 pm at the acoustically pristine Goethe-Institut Hall.
Anton Bruckner, born 1824 in Ansfelden, Austria, was a late romantic composer of some of the most original and monumental symphonies ever written. He was also an organist and teacher who composed much sacred and secular choral music. He died on the 11th of October, 1896 in Vienna. Also on the programme is the Philip Glass string quartet No.3. This Quartet was written in 1985, and is the only quartet that has an explicit programme, with each movement clearly labeled.
The concert is generously supported in part by Asia Securities, Baurs & Co., and the Tokyo Cement Group. The Goethe-Institute is the longstanding cultural partner of the CMSC. Performing will be the principal players of the CMSC led by the Artistic Director, Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin I. Sulara Nanayakkara, violin II. Othman H Majid, viola. Rochana Ramanayaka, violoncello. Unreserved tickets for this concert are Rs. 2000/and will be available at the GoetheInstitut Gate from the 11th of March onwards. 39 R.G. Senanayake Mawatha, (Gregory’s Rd) Colombo 7.