Sunday 29th April 2018 at 11.15am

Oxford Coffee Concerts

Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SD

Haydn: String Quartet in F minor Op. 55 No. 2 'The Razor'
Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters'

Tickets can be purchased here.

Thursday 3rd May 2018 at 7.30pm

Royal College of Music

Inner Parry Room, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS

Jonathan Dove: Out of Time
Haydn: String Quartet in E major op 54 no 3
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor op 55 no 2 'Razor'
Janáček: String Quartet no 2 'Intimate Letters'

All details at the Royal College of Music website.

Tuesday 8th May 2018 at 7.30pm

Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP

Dove: Out of Time
Haydn: String Quartet in E major Op. 54 No. 3
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor Op. 55 No. 2 'The Razor'
Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters'

All details at the Wigmore Hall website.

Saturday 12th May 2018 at 8.00pm

Music at St Peter’s

St Peter’s Church, 1 Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0BH

with Robert Plane (clarinet) and Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)

Mozart: Horn Quintet
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
John Ireland: Sextet

All details at the Music at St Peter’s website.

Friday 18th May 2018 at 7.00pm

Sacconi Festival

St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

with Ruth Wall (harp)

Haydn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 55, No. 2
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Dvořák – String Quartet in G major, Op. 106

Graham Fitkin -  String Quartet ‘String' 
Graham Fitkin – ‘Recur' (with harp)
Graham Fitkin – String Quartet ‘Servant'

Our opening concert explores the full range of human emotions, from the melancholy of Shostakovich to the unbridled joy of Dvořák’s late G major quartet. 
Harpist Ruth Wall joins the Sacconis to perform works from their latest Fitkin CD, and Graham himself will be making a special appearance! An extended concert with two intervals.

Saturday 19th May 2018 at 7.00pm

Sacconi Festival

St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

with the London Bridge Trio

Beethoven – Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 
Schoenberg – String Sextet ‘Verklärte Nacht’, Op. 4
Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

We take a trip to Vienna through the ages for this evening concert, where the streets resonate with the music of these three great composers.  The London Bridge Trio start with a young Beethoven’s example of Classical elegance. The Sacconis then join as we take a moonlit stroll with Schoenberg’s Late Romantic tale of betrayal and forgiveness. We finish with one of the greats of the Romantic period, Brahms and his dramatic piano quintet.

Saturday 19th May 2018 at 9.30pm

Sacconi Festival

Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone, CT20 1BN

with Chesaba: Abel Selaocoe (cello), Ali Mcmath (double bass), Sidiki Dembele (drums and kora)

Chesaba, an electrifying African trio, play music from the Ivory Coast to South Africa using sounds created from an eclectic blend of cello, kora, n'goni (African percussion), double bass and voice accompanied by the languages of Bambara, Zulu, Sotho, Tswana and more. You can expect improvisations influenced by African, Jazz and Classical Music. 

Sunday 20th May 2018 at 3.00pm

Sacconi Festival

St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

with Daniel Tong (piano) and Tom Hancox (flute)

Hindemith – Prelude, from Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 11, No. 5
Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Ivan Moseley - 'Cassation' for flute and string quartet
Arvo Pärt - 'Fratres' for Violin and Piano
Debussy - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140

Hannah and Robin take temporary leave from the Quartet, and invite pianist Daniel Tong to join them for a selection of solo and duet repertoire. Plus the Sacconis perform the World Premiere of Ivan Moseley’s flute quintet with flautist Tom Hancox.

Sunday 20th May 2018 at 7.00pm

Sacconi Festival

St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

with Daniel Tong (piano) and Moray Welsh (cello)

Haydn – String Quartet in E major, Op. 54, No. 3
Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956   

Daniel Tong and eminent cellist Moray Welsh help the Sacconis bring the 11th Festival to a close with Mozart’s turbulent G minor piano quartet, and Schubert’s beloved C major quintet, which makes a return to the festival after 10 years! 

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 at 8.00pm

Death's Cabaret

Auditorium Georges Bizet, Rue de la Bastille, 59640 Dunkerque, France

with Matthew Sharp (cello)

Death's Cabaret: A Love Story

Full details at the Ville-dunkerque website.

Friday 25th May 2018 at 7.00pm

Dunster Festival

Priory Church of St. George, Church Street, Dunster, TA24 6SH

with Thomas Hancox (flute), Rachel Wick (harp) and Max Welford (clarinet)

Debussy: Sonate en Trio for flute, viola and harp
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet, and 
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

All details at the Dunster Festival website.

Saturday 26th May 2018 at 3.00pm

Dunster Festival Kids' Concert

TBC

An entertaining and informative hour-long programme designed for children aged 5 and above, as well as the young at heart of any age! Through pieces by some of the greatest classical composers and interactive music games and activities, the audience will be introduced to the instruments of the string quartet, and the wonderful world of chamber music.

All details at the Dunster Festival website.

Sunday 27th May 2018 at 7.00pm

Dunster Festival

Priory Church of St. George, Church Street, Dunster, TA24 6SH

Haydn: String Quartet Opus 55 No. 2
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Dvořák: String Quartet Opus 106

All details at the Dunster Festival website.

Sunday 3rd June 2018 at 7.30pm

Swaledale Festival

St. Andrew's Church, Grinton, North Yorkshire, DL11 6HL

with James Gilchrist (tenor)

Haydn: String Quartet Op.55 No.2 ‘The Razor’
Janácek: String Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
Dove: ‘In Damascus’

All details at the Swaledale Festival website.

Tuesday 12th June 2018

Great Music In Irish Houses

with Robin Tritschler (tenor)

Haydn: String Quartet Op.55 No.2 ‘The Razor’
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Dove: ‘In Damascus’

Details will be available at the Great Music In Irish Houses website.

Thursday 28th June -Wednesday 11th July 2018

Kirker Music Festivals at Sea 2018

the Black Watch

Music Programme

During the cruise, the Sacconis will be performing a total of thirteen concerts:

28 June at 18.30

with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola)

Haydn: String Quartet in C Op.76 No. 3 ”Emperor”
Mozart: String Quintet in G minor K516

29 June at 15.00

with Gary Ryan (guitar)

Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D RV93
Haydn: String Quartet in B flat Op.76 No. 4 “Sunrise”

and at 18.30

with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Gary Ryan, (guitar)

Paganini: Trio in D for violin, cello and guitar
Piazzolla: L’histoire du Tango – 3 movements arranged for viola and guitar
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op.27

30 June at 18.30

Haydn: String Quartet in D minor Op.76 No 2 “Fifths”
Suk: Meditation
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor Op.10

1 July at 18.30

with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Gary Ryan (guitar)

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D “Fandango” G448
Walton: Five Bagatelles for solo guitar
Brahms: String Quintet in G Op.111

2 July

with Tim Horton (piano)

Mozart: Sonata in B flat K333
Grieg: Lyric Pieces – a selection
Schubert: Sonata in G D894

3 July

with Gareth Brynmor John (baritone)

Barber: Dover Beach
Sibelius: String Quartet Voces Intimae
Gurney: The Western Playland

4 July at 18.30

with Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Tim Horton (piano)

Rebecca Clarke: Passacaglia
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
Ravel: Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Bloch: Suite

7 July at 18.30

with Tim Horton (piano)

Dvorak: String Quartet in G Op.106
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.14

8 July at 15.00

with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola), Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) and Tim Horton (piano)

Grieg: Air and Sarabande from the Holberg Suite arranged for cello and piano.
Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet

9 July at 15.00

with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Tim Horton (piano)

Haydn: Duo in F for violin and viola
Bridge: Lament for two violas
Beethoven: String Quintet in C Op.29

10 July at 18.30

with with Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) and Gareth Brynmor John (baritone)

Mozart: String Quartet in G K 387
Rowland-Jones: Teach me through your Trees
Schmumann: Dichterliebe

11 July at 18.00

with Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) and Tim Horton (piano)

At our Farewell Concert, Tim Horton will play a Beethoven sonata and Gareth Brynmor John will sing a selection of his favourite songs and arias. The concert ends with a performance of Schubert’s String Quartet in D minor D810 “Death and the Maiden".

All details can be found at the Sacconi Cruise page..

Thursday 12th July 2018 at 7.30pm

Gower Festival

St Rhidian and St Illtyd's Church, Llanrhidian, Swansea SA3 1ER

Haydn: String Quartet in C Op.76 No. 3 'Emperor'
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor Op.10
Schubert: 'Death and the Maiden'

All details at the Gower Festival website.

Friday 20th July 2018 at 3.00pm

Buxton Festival

St John's Church, St John’s Road, Buxton SK17 6BE

Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale ‘St. Wenceslas’, Op 35a
Debussy: String Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No 13, Op 106

All details at the Buxton Festival website.