Studio recording day with fantastic composer Harry Whalley, and all of his amazing students at UCA Farnham.

Repertoire to include

Elgar — Piano Quintet
Mozart — Quartet in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonance”

A day of coaching quartets in the Malvern area.

We’re back at Hope House Farm with a sneak peek of some of the repertoire we’ll be playing over the summer. And with any luck, we’ll have some time to spend with the beautiful new lambs!

BSO Associate Musician Jon James presents a tour of one of our favourite works — Janáček No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”. Over the course of an hour, we’ll be delving into all of what makes this work such a unique experience.

Fantastic evening of quintets with renowned clarinettist Emma Johnson.

Haydn — Quartet in B minor, Op.33, No.1
Weber — Clarinet Quintet
Mozart — Clarinet Quintet

Haydn Quartet in B minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Janacek Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
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Schubert Quartet in D minor, D.810, “Death and the Maiden”

One of our favourite concerts of the year! Join us for Easter at St Martin’s as we explore Haydn’s epic Seven Last Words. Many thanks to the Park Lane Group for making this concert possible.

Fantastic evening of quintets with renowned clarinettist Emma Johnson.

Haydn — Quartet in B minor, Op.33, No.1
Weber — Clarinet Quintet
Mozart — Clarinet Quintet

We’re delighted to join forces with outstanding cellist Hannah Roberts for Boccherini’s cello quintet in C Major, Op. 28, No. 4 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Manchester Mid-Day Concert at the Bridgewater Hall with clarinettist Jack McNeill. For full information and tickets, click here.

We’re playing Schubert’s Death and the Maiden for Alfred Brendel! Come see what he says! Our deepest thanks to ChamberStudio for making this event possible.

For full details and tickets, click here.

We’re joined by renowned tenor Martin Hindmarsh for an afternoon treat of Vaughn Williams’ On Wenlock Edge in the exceedingly beautiful Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace. A fantastic way to kick off the new year!

Bach — Art of Fugue (Selection)
Britten — Quartet No. 2
Brahms — Quartet No.1 in C minor

Bach — Art of Fugue (selection)
Brahms — Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No 1

We're pleased to return to the beautiful St James Piccadilly for a lunchtime concert featuring selections from Bach's Art of Fugue and Britten's second quartet. Special thanks to the Richard Carne Trust for supporting this concert!

Bach – ‘Art of Fugue’ (selections)
Britten – Quartet No. 2

Bach – Art of Fugue (selection)
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 in C Major. Op. 36
Brahms – String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 no. 1

Bach – ‘Art of Fugue’ (selections)
Britten – Quartet No. 2
Brahms – Op. 51, No. 1 in C minor

Repertoire TBC

Bach - Art of Fugue Selection
Britten - Quartet No. 2
Brahms - Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1

An evening of Handel, Bach, Purcell, and Vivaldi with the London Musical Arts Orchestra, led by the Gildas Quartet. Christopher's looking forward to playing Four Seasons once again in this fantastic venue!

Handel – Concerto Grosso Alexander’s Feast
Bach – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Purcell – Chacony
Bach – Air and Dances from Suite No 3 in D
Vivaldi – Four Seasons

Tickets and Full Information here.

Haydn Op. 76, No. 2 in d minor, 'Quinten'
Ravel Quartet in F major
Beethoven Op. 59, No. 2 in e minor

For more information, directions to the venue, and to book tickets, click here, or get in touch with Nantwen directly at 01239 821139 or info@nantwen.co.uk

Haydn - Quartet in C major, Op. 74, No. 1
Ravel - Quartet in F major
Beethoven - Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2

Full details and information here.

Haydn - Quartet in C major Op.74 no. 1
Ravel - Quartet in F major
Beethoven - Quartet in E minor Op. 59 no. 2

Ravel quartet with Gabor. What could be better!

Many thanks to ChamberStudio for the chance to play to one of our favourite musicians. 

Lukas Foss - Quartet no. 3
Korngold - Quartet no.2
Crumb - Black Angels
Dvorak - Quartet in F major 'American'

Performing in the round, we will present four seminal American string quartets, allowing the audience to get closer to these evocative and dramatic works. From the overflowing melodies of Dvorak's 'American' Quartet to Crumb's 'Black Angels' for electric string quartet, a vividly descriptive work inspired by the Vietnam War, the programme traces the development of American chamber music.