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“The Romer Quartet offered a stylistic acuity…Relative youth notwithstanding, the Romer proved equal to the array of technical demands” Financial Times on Romer String Quartet
“The most prominent local ensemble” Hong Kong Economic Journal on Romer String Quartet
Van Cliburn Finalist and Audience Prize Winning pianist Rachel Cheung is hailed as “a poet, but also a dramatist” displaying “the most sophisticated and compelling music-making”The Dallas Morning News
The Romer String Quartet will be joined by Hong Kong star pianist Rachel Cheung for a night of Mozart and Dvořák.
The Romer String Quartet has made appearances at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall (New York) and the Toppan Hall (Tokyo). The esteemed Quartet is also active locally, making appearances at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Taiwan Hong Kong Week and more. They have been Premiere Performances’ Quartet-in-Residence since 2018 and a participating ensemble in our Chamber Music in Schools Programme since 2019.
Also joining us is Hong Kong’s own Van Cliburn finalist and Audience Prize winner, pianist Rachel Cheung. Rachel gave a recital for us in 2021 to rave reviews, and will “dazzle the audience with her artistry and poetry” (Interlude 2021) in this celebration of Premiere Performances’ 15th anniversary.
Part of Beare’s Premiere Music Festival 2023.
Programme
MOZART
String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, “The Hunt”Romer String Quartet
DVORÁK
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81Romer String Quartet, Rachel Cheung (piano)