The Lobster (w/ Solem Quartet Live Score)

Published: Dec. 4, 2019, 10:14 a.m.

b'In another first for the Cinematologists, we are hugely excited to present The Lobster with a live score from the classical group the Solem Quartet\\xa0and in association with Picturehouses cinemas. Live cinema events featuring musical accompaniments are becoming more prevalent as part of the auditorium experience; they echo cinema\'s past but also a look to the future as audiences seek out material experiences that go beyond or add onto traditional screenings, and perhaps look for a break from the digital. This event took place at the beautiful Gate Cinema in Notting Hill, to a packed house, with Dario introducing the event and discussing the production with the musicians in a post-screening Q&A.\\nDevised, arranged and performed by The Solem Quartet the screening included classic pieces including\\xa0Beethoven op. 18/1, Shostakovich Quartet no. 8, Schnittke Quartet no. 2, Schnittke Quintet for Piano and Strings, Stravinsky 3 Pieces for String Quartet, Britten Quartet no. 1, Strauss Don Quixote. The music underscores beautifully the dark humour and surrealist milieu of Lanthimos\' social satire.\\xa0\\nWinner of the 2014 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem Quartet was formed in 2011 at the University of Manchester. The Quartet takes its name from the university\'s motto "arduus ad solem", meaning "striving towards the sun". The quartet enjoys a busy concert schedule performing at venues both across the UK \\u2013 including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall and Holywell Music Room \\u2013 and internationally. In keeping with its name, the Solem Quartet\\u2019s first project was to play the Haydn Op. 20 \\u201cSun\\u201d Quartets. Their repertoire is extensive, spanning the period from early Haydn to a broad spectrum of living composers including Larry Goves, Anna Meredith, John Luther Adams and Emily Howard, whose quartet \\u2018Afference\\u2019 they performed in a BBC Proms Extra broadcast, live on BBC Radio 3.\\n\\xa0There are still dates available for upcoming live scorings of The Lobster. Click here for details\\xa0\\nYou can also listen to The Cinematologists here:\\niTunes:\\xa0https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cinematologists-podcast/id981479854?mt=2\\nOur Website:\\xa0www.cinematologists.com\\nPlayerFM:\\xa0https://player.fm/series/series-2416725\\nSpotify:\\xa0https://open.spotify.com/show/0RjNz8XDkLdbKZuj9Pktyh\\nPatreon:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists'