Quatuor Bozzini: Effusione d’Amicizia — Semaine du Neuf

Quatuor Bozzini is celebrating its 25th anniversary with creations by three exceptional composers: Michael Oesterle, Linda Catlin Smith and Martin Arnold.

Since its foundation, the ensemble has developed close ties with these avant-garde composers. This concert will feature the premiere of several works, including 3-Way Cotillion, a sextet by Martin Arnold, which reflects the composer's fascination with early music, folk traditions and the influence of psychedelic music. Michael Oesterle, who they met at the NEM Forum in 1996, has enjoyed a long collaboration with the ensemble, which will present his Quartet No. 4, the fifth work written for Bozzini. Toronto-based composer Linda Catlin Smith has created Reverie especially for the occasion. Her music is described by The Guardian as “slow and quiet, but also lush, reminiscent of Couperin and Debussy”.

A Quatuor Bozzini production co-produced with Le Vivier.

Program

Linda Catlin Smith: Reverie (2025) - 20’ (creation)
Martin Arnold: 3-Way Cotillion (2021) - 20’ (creation)
Michael Oesterle: String Quartet No. 4 (2019) - 26’ (Montreal creation)