Quatuor Magenta to perform Sunday, Dec. 1, as part of Kingston Road Village Concert Series

The Kingston Road Village Concert Series will present a performance by a sting quartet this Sunday afternoon.

The concert takes place at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd., on Sunday, Dec. 1, starting at 2 p.m.

Quatuor Magenta (Magenta Quartet) will be making its Canadian debut at Sunday’s concert.

The quartet is known for its “technical discipline, elegance, and musical excellence.”

Founded in 2021, the quartet includes Canadian cellist Fiona Robson alongside Ida Derbesse, Elena Watson-Perry, and Claire Pass-Lanneau.

Sunday’s program features Haydn’s Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 Emperor, Ligeti Quartet No. 1 Métamorphoses Nocturnes, and Schumann’s Quartet No. 1.

Quatuor Magenta has participated in international competitions (finalist Haydn Competition in Vienna, March 2023), played concerts throughout Europe (most recently in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet at the String Quartet Biennale at the Philharmonie de Paris) and are currently engaged in graduate studies with the Ébène Quartet in Munich.

The Kingston Road Village Concert Series is a community-based, volunteer-led concert series in the Upper Beach, now in its 11th season. These concerts are organised by Timothy Dawson, a Toronto Symphony Orchestra bassist (now retired).

Tickets for the Dec. 1 concert are $35 in advance or $40 at the door.

To order online, please go to https://quatuormagenta.eventbrite.com