Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No. 1 'Romance'
Judith Bingham: String Quartet (world premiere)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor Death and the Maiden
All details can be found at the Kings Place website.
St Hildeburgh's Parish Church, 1 Stanley Rd, Hoylake, Wirral CH47 1HL
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor Op 95 'Serioso'
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden'
Full details can be found at the Hoylake Chamber Concerts website.
Bollington Arts Centre Wellington Road Bollington, SK10 5JR
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor OP 95 'Serioso'
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor Death and the Maiden
Further details are available at the Bollington Chamber Concerts website
Square Chapel Arts Centre 10 Square Road Halifax HX1 1QG West Yorkshire
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No.1 ‘Romance’
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor Op.95 ‘Serioso’
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.1 in E fl at Op.12
Full details can be found here..
Morpeth Methodist Church 1 Howard Rd, Morpeth NE61 1HU
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No. 1 'Romance'
Beethoven: String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
All details are available at the Morpeth Music Society website.
Clare Hall, Herschel Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AL
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor D703
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Opus 95 'Serioso'
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 Opus 12
All details are at the Clare Hall website.
Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS
with Anna Webster (clarinet)
Rachmaninov: String Quartet no 1 'Romance'
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor op 115
Full details at the Royal College of Music website.
Djanogly Recital Hall, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD
with Jack McNeill (clarinet) and the University Chamber Choir
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 ‘Serioso’
Howard Skempton: New Work – World Premiere
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
All details at the Nottingham Lakeside Arts website.
Great Hall, Kent College, Canterbury CT2 9DT
with Robin Tritschler (Tenor)
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No. 1 'Romance'
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor OP 95 'Serioso'
Dove, J: In Damascus
Further details are available at the Canterbury Festival website.
Pavilion Arts Centre, St John's Road, Buxton , Derbyshire SK17 6BE
Rachmaninov: Romance
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor Op.95 'Serioso'
Mendelssohn: Quartet No.1 Op.12
All details at the Buxton Opera House website.
Little Missenden Church, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 0RA
4:45pm pre-concert talk by Professor Alan Wing, where he presents his ongoing research into how musicians communicate, illustrated by members of the Quartet and John Woolrich.
8pm Main Concert
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Beethoven: String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Woolrich, J: The path is winding (new work)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.1 in E flat major, Op.12
Further details are available on the Little Missenden Festival website.
Great School at Ipswich School, Ipswich, IP1 3SG
Rachmaninov: Romance
Helen Grime: String Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor Op.95 'Serioso'
Mendelssohn: Quartet No.1 Op.12
All details can be found at the Ipswich Chamber Music Society website
St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Church St, Crundale, Ashford TN25 5BN
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No. 1 'Romance'
Arvo Pärt: Summa
Haydn: String Quartet No.53 in D major "The Lark”, Op.64 No.5
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.1 in E flat major, Op.12
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The Parish Church, Monkstown, Dublin
with Emma Abbate (piano)
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Korngold: String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.34
Schumann, R: Piano Quintet in E flat Op 44
Further details are available at the Performance Music in Monkstown website and tickets can be bought here.
The Parish Church, Monkstown, Dublin
with John Finucane (clarinet)
Rachmaninov: String Quartet No. 1 'Romance'
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581
Schubert: String Quartet in D minor D 810 'Death and the Maiden'
Further details areavailable at the Performance Music in Monkstown website and tickets can be bought here.
Theatre Royal, 66-68 Shakespeare St, Dumfries DG1 2JH
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Schubert: Quartett-Satz
Beethoven: Quartet Op. 131
All details at the Absolute Classics website.
Old Hall – Old College King Street Aberystwyth SY23 2BH
with Tom Poster (piano)
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Korngold: Piano Quintet in E, Op 15
All details at Musicfest Aberystwyth.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais,Aberystwyth SY23 3DE
with Kyle Horch (saxophone)
Ian Stewart: Andante for soprano saxophone and strings
Korngold: String Quartet No 3
Beethoven: String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor Op.131, (played from memory and in the dark)
All details at Musicfest Aberystwyth.
The Barn, Hill House Farm, Carlton, North Bedfordshire MK43 7ND
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
All details at The Barn website.
The Assumption of Blessed Mary & St Nicholas, High St, Etchingham, East Sussex TN19 7AW
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
All details at the Etchingham Music Festival website.
Great Comp, Comp Lane, Sevenoaks TN15 8QS
Haydn: String Quartet No. 53 in D major ‘The Lark’, Op. 64 No. 5
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3 in D major
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
All details at the Great Comp Music Festival website.
St Martin’s Church, St Martin's Church St, Salisbury SP1 2HY
with James Gilchrist (Tenor)
Arvo Pärt: Summa
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
Jonathan Dove: In Damascus
All details at the Salisbury International Arts Festival website.
St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone
with Phil Dukes (viola) and Tom Poster (piano)
Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 ‘The Lark’
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Korngold: Piano Quintet in E major, Op.15
Haydn’s fresh and ebullient ‘Lark’ quartet will set the scene, followed by Beethoven’s tempestuous ‘Storm’ quintet with violist Phil Dukes. For the finale, Tom Poster joins the Sacconis for Korngold’s sumptuous and thrilling piano quintet. Ticket details are available here.
St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone
with Tom Poster (piano)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ‘Spring’, for violin and piano
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821, for cello and piano
Ben and Cara join forces with Festival favourite Tom Poster at the piano. Enjoy new beginnings with the freshness of Beethoven’s ‘Spring’ Sonata followed by the lyrical beauty of Schubert’s Sonata for Arpeggione. Ticket details are available here.
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
with the Kosmos Ensemble: Harriet MacKenzie (violin), Meg Hamilton (viola), Milos Milivojevic (accordion)
We’re delighted to have the dynamic trio ‘Kosmos’ perform for our late-night slot this year. Kosmos re-defines the relationship between classical and world music. Gypsy, Scottish, Jewish and Greek music glide into hot-blooded tango and Japanese melody, referencing classical composers including Brahms, Dvorak and Sarasate. Ticket details are available here.
St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone
with the Salomé Quartet: Haim Choi (violin), Inês Delgado (violin), Kasia Zimińska (viola), Shizuku Tatsuno (cello) and the Royal College of Music String Ensemble
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3 ‘The Bird’
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Woolrich: ‘Ulysses Awakes’ for viola and strings
Bartok: Divertimento for string orchestra
Haydn’s ‘Bird’ Quartet opens tonight’s concert, performed by the award-winning Salome Quartet from the Royal College of Music. After a break of two years, our very own RCM String Ensemble returns to perform three greats of the string orchestra repertoire including John Woolrich’s haunting Ulysses Awakes for Viola and Strings. Expect to hear strings like you’ve never heard them before! Ticket details are available here.
St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone
Haydn: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 ‘Sunrise’
Korngold: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Join the Sacconis on the opening night of their Festival. Hear Haydn’s “Sunrise” to herald the start of their nature-inspired weekend of music making. Ticket details are available here.
Highclere Castle, Newbury RG20 9RN
Haydn: Quartet in D op 64 no. 5, The Lark
Korngold: Quartet no. 3 in D
Grieg: Quartet in G minor op. 27
All details can be found at the Newbury Spring Festival site.
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Bartok: Divertimento for string orchestra
All details at the Royal College of Music website.
Customs House, Folkestone Harbour Arm, Kent
"The Montrose Composers' Club is collaborating with the Sacconi Quartet to present new works by the MCC alongside quartets by Haydn, Grieg and Korngold. Come and enjoy an eclectic mix of entertaining chamber music played by this internationally renown quartet, in the atmospheric surroundings of Customs House, ahead of the 12th annual Sacconi festival which takes place across the town from the 17th-19th May."
Full details can be found here.
Theatre Royal, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB
with Esther Hoppe, Timothy Crawford, Max Mandel, David Adams, Kate Gould & Graham Mitchell
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E♭ KV 364 (arr. for string septet)
Dvořák: String Quartet in F op. 96 American
Bruch: String Octet in B♭ major, op, posth
All details at the Winchester Chamber Music Festival website.
Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB
Haydn: String Quartet in D, op. 64 no 5 Lark
Korngold: String Quartet in D, op. 34
All details at the Winchester Chamber Music Festival website.
Church of St Paul's Without, Church Street (St Paul's), Canterbury, CT1 1NH
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5
Korngold: Quartet No. 3 in D major
Dvořák: String Quartet in F Op. 96 American
All details at the Canterbury Music Club website.
St Mary's Creative Space, Chester, CH1 2DW
with the Wihan Quartet
Shostakovich: Octet Op 11
Mendelssohn: Octet E flat Op 20
Enescu: Octet in C Op 7
All details at the Chester Music Society website.
The Chapel, 64 Park Lane, Norwich NR2 3EF
Haydn: Quartet Op 64 No 5 The Lark
Grieg: Quartet in G minor Op 27
All details at the Norwich Chapel Chamber Concerts website.
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS
Grieg: String Quartet
Mozart: String Quintet no 4 in G minor K 516
All details at the Royal College of Music website.
The Space Performing Arts Centre, The Lodge, Sevenoaks School, High St, Sevenoaks TN13 1HU
with Robert Plane (clarinet) and Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn)
Ireland: Sextet
Full details can be found at The Space website, and tickets can be bought here.
Uppingham School Memorial Hall, School Lane, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9QT
Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, ‘The Lark’
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Tickets available from Ticketsource.