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Villiers Quartet

Katie Stillman (violin), Tamaki Higashi (violin), Carmen Flores (viola) and Leo Melvin (cello)

Sunday 13 October at 3.00pm

Music by Haydn, Vivian Fung and Beethoven

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Concerts

Our 2024/25 season features six classical concerts and a lunchtime workshop.

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Sunday 13 October at 3.00pm

Villiers Quartet

Katie Stillman (violin), Tamaki Higashi (violin), Carmen Flores (viola) and Leo Melvin (cello)

Villiers Quartet

The Villiers Quartet has become one of the most recognised quartets in the UK for the performance of British music. Their passion for teaching and performing have made the VQ a valuable resource for students and audiences alike. Inspiration comes from the heart of their philosophy: to believe in the art of string quartet.

  • HaydnQuartet in G major, Op 76/1
  • Vivian FungQuartet no.1
  • BeethovenQuartet in C sharp minor, Op 131

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Sunday 10 November at 3.00pm

Leon McCawley (piano)

Villiers Quartet

One of today's most impeccable musical pianists” (International Piano) Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide. His performances and extensive discography have established him as a pianist of great integrity and variety, bringing freshness and vitality to Classical, Romantic and 20th century repertoire.

  • BeethovenSonata in A major, Op 2 no.2
  • RachmaninovÉtude tableau in A minor, Op 39 no.2
  • Bach arr LisztOrgan Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  • MendelssohnRondo capriccioso, Op 14
  • MendelssohnSix Songs Without Words, Op 19b
  • SchumannSonata No 2 in G minor, Op 22

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Sunday 8 December at 3.00pm

Will Duerden (double bass) and Svetlana Kosenko (piano)

Will Duerden

Will Duerden is a highly sought-after artist, in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader with a growing international career spanning four continents. Will has had several significant new works written for him and collaborated with artists such as Alexander Sitkovetsky, Lawrence Power and Maxim Rysanov.

  • Reinhold GliereTwo pieces for double bass Op 32: I. Preludium, II. Scherzo
  • Frantisek HertlDouble bass sonata
  • Lili BoulangerNocturne
  • Reinhold GliereTwo pieces for double bass Op 9: I. Intermezzo, II. Tarantella

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Sunday 26 January at 3.00pm

Musical and Amicable Society

Anna Curzon & Catherine Martin (violins), Heather Birt & Kate Fawcett (violas) and Jonathan Rees (cello)

Musical and Amicable Society

Specialising Baroque & Classical repertoire, the original Musical and Amicable Society was founded in 1762, when local church musicians gathered "for practice and recreation" at Cooke's Tavern, Birmingham. We retain this ethos of conviviality, presenting bespoke chamber programmes, collaborating with choirs, bringing to life the rich soundworlds of diverse composers.

  • W. A. MozartString Quintet no. 3 in C major K515
  • W. A. MozartString Quintet no. 4 in G minor K516

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Sunday 23 February at 3.00pm

The Gould Piano Trio

Lucy Gould (violin), Richard Lester (cello) and Benjamin Frith (piano)

The Gould Piano Trio

The Gould Piano Trio has been compared in The Washington Post to the great Beaux Arts Trio for their "musical fire" and "dedication to the genre" and at the forefront of the international chamber music scene for over a quarter of a century. They have performed worldwide and numerous appearances at Wigmore Hall.

  • W. A. MozartPiano Trio no. 5 in C Major, K. 548
  • Elliott CarterEpigrams for piano, violin & cello
  • Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyPiano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

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Tuesday 25 March at 3.00pm

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet

Lucy Russell (violin I), Marcus Barcham Stevens (violin II), Alan George (viola) and Sally Pendlebury (cello)

The Fitzwilliam String Quartet

We welcome back The Fitzwilliam Quartet, resident at Clare College Cambridge, who will include music by two of their favourite composers - the 5th quartet by Liz Dilnot Johnson, inspired by the landscape of the Malvern Hills where she lives, and Schubert's last quartet. This work with the Quartettsatz, was released on CD in 2023.

  • GraingerMolly on the Shore
  • Liz Dilnot JohnsonQuartet no. 5 Borderlands (2024)
  • SchubertQuartet in C minor, D. 703 (Quartettsatz, plus its Andante edited by Brian Newbould)
  • SchubertQuartet in G major, D. 887

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