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The 2008/09 International Chamber Music Season presents exceptional chamber collaboration in all its many forms. Masterpieces of the European tradition are explored by the some of the world's greatest ensembles and instrumentalists while, newly for 2008/09, we have invited world-renowned artists from outside the classical tradition, musicians whose virtuosity and artistry effortlessly cross musical boundaries. Violin virtuoso Viktoria Mullova wears many musical masks in her opening series, which takes in the Viennese classics as well as a brand new project exploring music from the Hungarian and Gypsy traditions. Expect dazzling percussion fireworks from the dynamic Trilok Gurtu, as well as fearless risk-taking from fortepianist Robert Levin, whose infectious virtuosity regularly leaves audiences on the edge of their seats.

The Emerson String Quartet pairs Haydn alongside more recent masters, while a work by Schumann appears in all three programmes from the Takács Quartet. Piano icon Mitsuko Uchida shares the stage with exciting chamber musicians from the emerging generation; and while our great friends the Alban Berg Quartet may have just drawn their illustrious career to a close, two of their former members join the Arditti Quartet for Brahms' String Sextet No.1 and Schoenberg's haunting Verklärte Nacht.

Listen to our podcast of Viktoria Mullova and Sandy Burnett

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