Who or what is "Arod? A forgotten composer, a mythical city, a mysterious anagram? None of these. Quatuor Arod chose a horse from Rohan as their patron figure, taken from Tolkien's Into the Ring. A symbol of strength and passion, the animal also embodied freedom and camaraderie, as the elf Legolas was given him on loan without reins or saddle.
Founded in 2013 as a student quartet at the Conservatoire de Paris, the ensemble managed to win first prize in the prestigious FNAPEC competition within a year. Two years later, the quartet won the ARD in Munich, a prize that is awarded only sporadically and with which they followed in the footsteps of the Tokyo, Artemis and Ébène Quartets.
At the festival, they will perform two works: Beethoven's famous string quartet opus 131 and Haydn's string quartet in E-flat.
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Program
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in E-flat major, opus 76 no. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in c-sharp minor, opus 131
