'...each member of course has enormous individual technical and musical qualities, but what was particularly striking was the great unity that the performance radiated: a massive stream of swirling...

Heard: Sunday morning concert, 26/9, Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw Amsterdam Afanasjev (1821-1898), where it has the meaning of 'Housewarming'. This octet full of energy and melancholy, written in 1886…

'…Not only is ROctet's ensemble perfect, but so is their tuning, rhythm, and manner of shaping phrases..' ROctet review in American Music Guide

Founded in 2016, the ensemble ROctet – short for Radio String Octet – does not lack passion. Proof of it is the Double Quartet by…