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The players with their instruments – 1773 and 1780 violins by G.B. Guadagnini, a 1660 viola by Luigi Mariani and a 1706 cello by Matteo Gofriller
The following is an extract from an article in The Strad’s February issue in which the Modigliani Quartet talks about the challenges of performing Schubert and the benefits of collaboration.
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Let’s get back to 2020, when the various strings to the Modigliani Quartet’s bow made for a busy life even during two months of separation necessitated by the March lockdown. On the playing front, they reunited virtually with their Schubert Octet recording partners to record an album teaser from their respective homes. Meanwhile, with their artistic director hats on, they were reimagining Rencontres Musicales d’Évian as a smaller, virtual festival to be broadcast on radio and medici.tv, although eventually the Swiss Covid measures relaxed enough for a small