Thrilled to be returning to this marvelous series, the LSQ will be giving Canada's "mainland" premiere of Vivian Fung's quartet "Spiraling" commissioned by the LSQ. Shostakovich Quartet No. 4 and Beethoven's Quartet Op. 59, No 3 are also on the program.
Nicola Lefanu is the only non-Canadian composer in this series of five commissions. This brilliant British composer is known for her This is the final newly commissioned quartet of the season and the LSQ is thrilled to be pairing it with another remarkable quartet by non other than Lefanu's mother, Dame Elizabeth Violet Maconchy LeFanu an Irish-British composer, considered one of Britain's finest. We are hopeful that Ms Lefanu will be able to attend the premiere. If she does, there…
