Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in Bb major, Hob. III:78 "Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise)" 

Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F major 

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F major, op. 135

They have been making music together for over 40 years: As the Hagen Quartet, the three siblings Lukas, Veronika and Clemens Hagen with violinist Rainer Schmidt have reached the top of their field with their unerring sense of style, beauty of tone and potent expressiveness. Viennese Classicism has always been a major focus of the Salzburg-based ensemble. In this concert, we will hear two late quartets by Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven which bear witness to both composers’ inexhaustible invention and innovative boldness. Maurice Ravel’s elegant, poignant quartet shows the genre from a French perspective.