As the string quartet with the richest history and profound influence in today’s music world, the Kodály Quartet will return to Guangzhou in mid-November to deliver an affectionate interpretation of the timeless masterpieces of musical giants Joseph Haydn, Antonín Dvořák, and Zoltán Kodály.
The Kodály Quartet was founded in Hungary in 1966, with its four members being top students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. In the same year of its debut, the quartet received the jury's special diploma at the Concours de Genève (Geneva International Music Competition). In 1972, with the approval of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Hungarian Republic, it took on the name of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály in his honor, shortly after his passing.
To this day, they have toured with great success in almost every European country, as well as in the Americas, Japan, China, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The quartet has achieved numerous accomplishments since its founding and has been awarded the Ferenc Liszt Award (1970), the Merited Artist of the Hungarian Republic (1990), the Bartók-Pásztory Award (1996), and the Kossuth Prize (2022) by the Hungarian government, which is the highest cultural award in Hungary.
Program
C Major String Quartet Op. 33 No. 3"Bird"
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No.2 in C minor, Op.10
Zoltán Kodály
Intermission
Selection from Cypresses for String Quartet, B.152
Antonin Dvorak
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Antonin Dvorak
* The program is subject to change.
Time: 19:30, Friday, November 14, 2025
Venue: Experimental Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House
Prices: 280/380/480 yuan
Note: One ticket per person. Children under 1.2 meters are not admitted.
Photo | Guangzhou Opera House
Editor | Liu Ziying (intern), Li Lan (intern), Liu Lingzhi, James Campion, Shen He
