Arete Quartet Bartók String Quartet Complete Cycle 1

On October 29, 2026, the pinnacle of 20th-century chamber music unfolds at the Seoul Arts Center IBK Chamber Hall! 🎻 'Arete Quartet', who stood tall at the center of the world's chamber music scene by winning the runner-up prize for the first time as Koreans at the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition, begins a fierce challenge: the complete performance of Bartók's String Quartets. In this stage, held as part of the Artsylvia Winners Series, meet their further evolved, peerless skills and delicate interpretation in person. In this performance, which opens the first act of the series, we focus on Bartók's String Quartets Nos. 1, 3, and 5, which represent his early, middle, and late periods. Come and appreciate the passionate artistic essence of Bartók's music, spanning from the deep lyricism of the early Romantic period to modern and bold innovations. ✨