Maxwell Quartet and Tenerife-born Maximiliano Martín explore the Classical period.

This Thursday’s concert features works by Haydn, Von Weber, and Mozart.

The Scottish string quartet, Maxwell and the Tenerife-born clarinettist, Maximiliano Martín, will perform a concert this Thursday [13 March] as part of the Chamber Music Series organised by the Auditorio de Tenerife. The event will start at 7.30 p.m., and the musicians will take a journey through the Classical period, featuring works by composers Haydn, Von Weber, and Mozart.

The concert opens with the Maxwell Quartet performing Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, Hob. III:34. Clarinetist Maximiliano Martín then joins the group to perform Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34.  To conclude their journey through the Classical period, the Maxwell Quartet and Maximiliano Martín will offer the audience the opportunity to hear the Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581.

The Maxwell Quartet, formed in 2010, comprises Elliott Perks on viola, Colin Scobie and George Smith on violin, and Duncan Strachan on cello. The quartet was the First Prize-winner and Audience Prize-winner at the 9^th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Trondheim, Norway, in 2017. The quartet has toured throughout Europe and the United States during its career and currently holds the position of Associate Artist at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Tenerife-born Maximiliano Martín combines his work as principal clarinettist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with solo engagements, chamber music and masterclasses worldwide. Throughout his career, he has collaborated as guest principal clarinettist with orchestras such as the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bergen and the London Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Abbado, Haitink, Colin Davis and Mackerras.

The tickets for the concert can be purchased at a single price of €15 and 5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium’s box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are discounts for students, the unemployed and large families.