In his final years, Beethoven created music that could be both simple and infinitely complex, deeply personal and almost boundless in its imagination.

Anna Fedorova opens with Piano Sonata Op. 109, in which a luminous, almost improvisatory beginning leads to a series of variations filled with tenderness and wonder.

The Engegård Quartet continues with String Quartet Op. 130, a work that encompasses humour, dance, surprises and profound vulnerability. In the famous Cavatina, we encounter Beethoven at his most intimate. The composer himself is said to have been deeply moved by this music.

A concert revealing the extraordinary humanity, imagination and emotional depth of Beethoven’s final works.

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Anna Fedorova, piano

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Engegård Quartet