Hilliard Ensemble - Chilingirian Quartet

One of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, the Hilliard ensemble, will join forces with the renowned Chilingirian Quartet for a unique spiritual concert that has never been presented in Cyprus before.

The concert will involve the madrginal Responsoria in Parasceve by Carlo Gesualdo, a Renaissance composer who is nowadays more known about his personal tragedy than his masterpieces. Responsoria will be interspersed with Haydn’s meditative The Seven Last Words from the Cross.

The Hilliard Ensemble is considered one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and is probably unrivalled for its formidable reputation in the fields of both early and new music. Its distinctive style and highly developed musicianship engage the listener as much in medieval and renaissance repertoire as in works specially written for the group by living composers. The ensemble's performing schedule is busy and varied, amounting to some hundred concerts a year. Its substantial following in Europe, particularly in Mediterranean and central European countries, is augmented by regular visits to Japan, the USA and Canada.

The Chilingirian Quartet is one of the world’s most celebrated and widely travelled ensembles renowned for their thrilling interpretations of the great quartets and commanding performances of the contemporary repertoire. The Quartet was founded in 1971 by Levon Chilingirian and Philip De Groote. Whilst each member is a virtuoso musician, their success as a quartet has earned them the Royal Philharmonic Society’s coveted Chamber Ensemble Award. The Chilingirian is Quartet-in-Residence at the Royal College of Music in London and the resident ensemble at the Lake District Summer Music Festival and the University of California at Irvine.