Quatuor Van Kuijk

“Style, energy, and a sense of risk. These four young Frenchman made the music smile“ (The Guardian). The Paris-based Quatuor Van Kuijk came to the Library to present an impressive program that included a U.S. premiere by the French composer Benjamin Attahir. Praised by Gramophone for their “Editor’s Choice” Mendelssohn recording–“…a Mendelssohn recital of rare flair and insight”–the quartet is celebrating its tenth anniversary on a high note. This video contains excerpts from their performance in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress [0:00] Introduction [0:07:20] Gabriel Fauré: “Les berceaux,” op. 23/1 [0:10:28] “Mandoline,” op. 58/1 [0:12:29] Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 6 in F minor, op. posth. 80 For transcript and more information, visit