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Ensemble 360 was formed in 2005 to take up residency in South Yorkshire succeeding The Lindsays who were retiring as a quartet. The ensemble brings together musicians from across the globe to form one versatile ensemble of eleven musicians; five wind players, a pianist, double bassist and the Elisas String Quartet. Beethoven inscribed these words on the manuscript of his profoundly moving final string quartet. This Op.135 quartet was written towards the very end of his life, and is touched by the wisdom of his years yet is as full of contrast, quick wit and struggle as any of his earlier works. Two masterpieces of the 20th century are presented alongside Beethoven's quartet: Stravinsky's wonderfully inventive short pieces and Shostakovich's masterful third quartet, which encompasses the scope of a symphony in an intimate chamber work.