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Sunday 4 April LEOMINSTER
Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad Street HR6 8BT, 3.00pm WIHAN QUARTET Derek Smith Bachoralia (première) Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ Dvořák Two Waltzes, Op. 54 Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’ Espressivo Concerts/Leominster TIC 01568 616460 Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 courtyard.org.uk £20 (students free) Monday 5 April MALVERN
Great Malvern Priory, Church Street WR14 2AY, 7.30pm WIHAN QUARTET Derek Smith Bachoralia Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ Dvořák Two Waltzes, Op. 54 Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’ Espressivo Concerts/Malvern TIC 01684 892289 Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 courtyard.org.uk £20 (students free) Sunday 11 April GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street GL1 2BH, 3.00pm TALLAND QUARTET Dobrinka Tabakova The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings Barber String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 Purcell Fantasia Beethoven String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 Gloucester Music Society 01242 620736 gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk £25 Sunday 11 April OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street, Oxford OX1 3SB, 3.00pm LONDON CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MADELEINE MITCHELL – director / violin Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Howells String Quartet No. 3, ‘In Gloucestershire’ John Whittaker String Quartet ‘In Our Times’ Oxford Chamber Music Society oxfordchambermusic.org £28 (£5) Sunday 11 April STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
United Reformed Church, Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm FIBONACCI QUARTET Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K575 ‘Prussian’ Martinů String Quartet No. 3, H.183 Bridge Three Idylls for String Quartet, H.67 (1906) Berg Lyric Suite Stratford Chamber Music stratfordchambermusic.co.uk £25 (£5 students) Season Tickets £120 for 6 concerts (£20 students) Sunday 18 April MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm ENSEMBLE 360 OCTET ROBERT PLANE – clarinet JONATHAN DAVIES – bassoon NAOMI ATHERTON – horn BENJAMIN NABARRO – violin CLAUDIA AJMONE-MARSAN – violin RACHEL ROBERTS – viola GEMMA ROSEFIELD – cello ENNO SENFT – double bass Jörg Widmann Octet (2004) Schubert Octet in F major, D803 Malvern Concert Club For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see display ad Friday 23 April BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.00pm CBSO: CENTRE STAGE OLIVER JANES – clarinet NIKOLAJ HENRIQUES - bassoon ELSPETH DUTCH – horn EUGENE TZIKINDELEAN – violin ADAM RÖMER – viola ARTHUR BOUTILLIER – cello TONY ALCOCK – double bass Beethoven Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians. CBSO www.cbso.co.uk £12 (£5) Sunday 25 April MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KENNETH WOODS – conductor BEN GOLDSCHEIDER – horn From Prodigy to Master Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture Franz Strauss Nocturno Op. 7 for Horn and Strings Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 ‘Italian’ English Symphony Orchestra eso.co.uk 01684 892277 [email protected] www.malvern-theatres.co.uk £23.50, £26.50, £29 (£16.80, £5) Friday 30 April BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm ASTATINE TRIO BBC New Generation Artist Concert Tanaka New Work (world première) Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘The Ghost’ Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free |
Sunday 4 April WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm CONSONE STRING QUARTET AGATA DARASKAITE and MAGDA LOTH-HILL – violins ELISTA BOGDANOVA – viola GEORGE ROSS – cello Emilie Mayer String Quartet in G major Mozart String Quartet in D major, KV575 ‘Prussian’ Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £23 (£5) Saturday 10 April PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UT, 3.00pm VELES ENSEMBLE EMMA ABBATE – piano Programme to include Piano Quartets by Mozart and Fauré. Painswick Music Society painswickmusicsoc.co.uk Sunday 11 April MONMOUTH
Bridges Centre, Drybridge Park NP25 5AS, 3.00pm BOJAN ČIČIĆ & THE ILLYRIA TRIO Baroque virtuoso Bojan Čičić and his team of early music specialists return with a thrilling programme including works by Vivaldi, Biber, and Handel. Wye Valley Music 01291 330020 wyevalleymusic.org.uk £20 (£18, £5) Sunday 11 April WORCESTER
The Old Bishop’s Palace, Deansway WR1 2JD, 3.30pm THE MUSICAL AND AMICABLE SOCIETY HANNAH DAVEY – soprano Handel German Arias: poems by Brockes, HWV202–210 Worcestershire Early Music earlymusicworcs.org Tickets from earlymusic.sumupstore.com £23 (students free) Wednesday 14 April CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm THE FIDELIO TRIO Korngold Piano Trio in D major, Op. 1 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’ Cheltenham Music Society 01242 528764 cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk £29/£24 (£5) Thursday 22 April CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, 7.30pm ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KENNETH WOODS – conductor BEN GOLDSCHEIDER – horn The Romantics Humperdinck Hänsel and Gretel: Prelude Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11 Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E flat major ‘Romantic’ English Symphony Orchestra eso.co.uk 01242 528764 [email protected] Save on ESO performances at Cheltenham Town Hall when you book multiple concerts www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/event/english-symphony-orchestra-the-romantics £30.50 (£14.50, £5) Saturday 24 April PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UT, 3.00pm AOIFE NÍ BHRIAIN – fiddle CATRIN FINCH – harp Programme to include tracks from their new untitled album as well as traditional melodies. Painswick Music Society painswickmusicsoc.co.uk Monday 26 April BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.00pm CBSO: CENTRE STAGE HYUN JUNG SONG and EMMET BYRNE – oboes RACHEL PANKHURST – oboe and cor anglais ISOBEL DONCASTER – viola HELEN EDGAR – cello Beethoven Trio for Two Oboes and Cor Anglais in C major, Op. 87 Beethoven Duet with two obbligato eyeglasses in E flat major, WoO 32 Beethoven Variations on ‘Là ci darem la mano' from Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni', WoO 28 An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians. CBSO www.cbso.co.uk £12 (£5) |
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