Chamber music takes center stage for an intense evening at the Petit Palau featuring Quartet Gerhard, one of the foremost string ensembles on the scene today. 🎶

This concert is presented as part of the Petit Palau Cambra series at the Palau de la Música Catalana and represents the first installment of their complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich's string quartets.

🎶 Quartet Gerhard

📅 November 3, 2026

🕐 19:30

📍 Palau de la Música Catalana (Petit Palau), Barcelona

🎟️ 21 €

📖 Complete Shostakovich Quartets (I)

The concert program is devoted entirely to the chamber music output of composer Dmitri Shostakovich, featuring three of his most defining works for string quartet. The performance begins with Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92, a piece marked by remarkable formal craftsmanship.

Next, the ensemble will perform Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108, a concise and deeply intimate work, before closing the evening with the iconic Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, one of the most moving and powerful masterpieces in the 20th-century repertoire.

🎶 The performers and the Petit Palau Cambra series

Quartet Gerhard consists of Lluís Castán on violin, Judit Bardolet on violin, Miquel Jordà on viola, and Jesús Miralles on cello. The ensemble brings this demanding program to the Petit Palau, the modern concert hall within the Palau de la Música Catalana complex specifically tailored for chamber music.

The Petit Palau Cambra series brings together top-tier ensembles focused on chamber literature, offering audiences an up-close musical experience in a dedicated setting.

✨ An exceptional occasion to experience the emotional depth of Shostakovich performed by Quartet Gerhard.