Chamber music
Chamber Music Plus is a brochure listing hundreds of concerts in the Severn Muses area. If you'd like a copy - or if you would like your concerts to be included in the next edition, please email jill@chambermusicplus.uk. There's also a website at www.chambermusicplus.uk
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Abbotsholme Arts Society
The series starts on 23 September with a programme of Haydn, Beethoven and Tippett from the Heath Quartet. Abbotsholme celebrate harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock's 70th birthday on 10 December - he plays Brandenburg 5 with some of today's top baroque players including Katy Bircher, Rachel Podger, Bojan Cicic and Jonathan Manson Astaria String Quartet and Chamber Music @ Worcester
The locally based Astaria String Quartet run their own annual festival each October; they're also in residence at Worcester's Huntingdon Hall including a family Christmas concert on 18 December Barber Concerts at the University of Birmingham
Highlights of the 2016/17 season of lunchtime and evening concerts include the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (19 October), soprano Carolyn Sampson with Joseph Middleton (9 November), I Fagiolini (22 March) the 6 Hands Guitar Trio (John Williams, John Etheridge and Gary Ryan, on 10 May) and Martin James Bartlett, pianist winner of the 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition (17 May) |
I met the oboist Victoria Brawn recently - she plays with the Orchestra of the Swan and the CBSO, and also organises her own chamber music concerts including this one:
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Birmingham Conservatoire
Events include a Chamber Music Festival, regular string quartet lunchtime concerts at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and a piano festival
Events include a Chamber Music Festival, regular string quartet lunchtime concerts at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and a piano festival
Bromsgrove Beethoven Quartetfest
28 - 30 October 2016
This was such a success that the organisers are planning a Shostakovich Quartetfest in 2018 - look out for details!
28 - 30 October 2016
This was such a success that the organisers are planning a Shostakovich Quartetfest in 2018 - look out for details!
Bromsgrove Concerts at Artrix
The 2016-17 season includes the Sacconi and Navarra Quartets, Britten Oboe Quartet and pianist Mark Bebbington
The 2016-17 season includes the Sacconi and Navarra Quartets, Britten Oboe Quartet and pianist Mark Bebbington
Campden Music
A winter series of subscription concerts in the beautiful setting and fine acoustics of St James’ Church, Chipping Campden
A winter series of subscription concerts in the beautiful setting and fine acoustics of St James’ Church, Chipping Campden
CBSO Centre Stage
"Perhaps Birmingham’s best-kept musical secret" - a series of lunchtime concerts put on by the CBSO musicians themselves at CBSO Centre.
"Perhaps Birmingham’s best-kept musical secret" - a series of lunchtime concerts put on by the CBSO musicians themselves at CBSO Centre.
Cheltenham Music Society
An opportunity to hear pianist Clare Hammond (7 December) and the Brodsky Quartet (23 March) - both highlights of Cheltenham's season
An opportunity to hear pianist Clare Hammond (7 December) and the Brodsky Quartet (23 March) - both highlights of Cheltenham's season
Droitwich Concert Club
Sadly Droitwich Concert Club has now folded, lacking man (or woman) power enough to run its committee
Sadly Droitwich Concert Club has now folded, lacking man (or woman) power enough to run its committee
Espressivo
The new season begins with a recital by Patrick Hemmerle at Hellens Manor near Ledbury on Sunday 11 September at 3pm.
The new season begins with a recital by Patrick Hemmerle at Hellens Manor near Ledbury on Sunday 11 September at 3pm.
Evesham & District Music Club
Evesham Arts Centre is the venue for a season beginning with the the prize-winning Flowers Brass Band on Friday 30 September
Evesham Arts Centre is the venue for a season beginning with the the prize-winning Flowers Brass Band on Friday 30 September
Gloucester Music Society
Always interesting programmes devised by Christine Talbot-Cooper, the 2015/16 season's concerts include the Carducci and Kodaly Quartet - next, on 19 March Christopher Boodle plays the historic organ at St Mary de Lode
Always interesting programmes devised by Christine Talbot-Cooper, the 2015/16 season's concerts include the Carducci and Kodaly Quartet - next, on 19 March Christopher Boodle plays the historic organ at St Mary de Lode
Leamington Music
Starting with a bang - the Carducci Quartet on 7 October, and Stile Antico on 11 October!
Starting with a bang - the Carducci Quartet on 7 October, and Stile Antico on 11 October!
Leicester International String Quartet Series
Running from Sunday 24 April 2016 (with the Talich Quartet) to Sunday 12 June (Quatuor Mosaiques) this is a classy series at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester, on Sunday mornings at 11am
Running from Sunday 24 April 2016 (with the Talich Quartet) to Sunday 12 June (Quatuor Mosaiques) this is a classy series at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester, on Sunday mornings at 11am
Local and Live
"Bringing local performers to a local audience" - the season begins with an evening of "Piano music of the Fairest Isle" on Saturday 24 September
"Bringing local performers to a local audience" - the season begins with an evening of "Piano music of the Fairest Isle" on Saturday 24 September
Ludlow Music Society
Ludlow's season includes the Ruisi Quartet, Endymion and pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, who plays Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Janacek on 8 October
Ludlow's season includes the Ruisi Quartet, Endymion and pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen, who plays Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Janacek on 8 October
Malvern Concert Club
Founded by Edward Elgar and now one of the biggest music societies in the UK, Malvern's programme is always packed full with top artists and this year is another winner, with Imogen Cooper, Roderick Williams, and the Sacconi and Emerson Quartets amongst the performers
Founded by Edward Elgar and now one of the biggest music societies in the UK, Malvern's programme is always packed full with top artists and this year is another winner, with Imogen Cooper, Roderick Williams, and the Sacconi and Emerson Quartets amongst the performers
Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
After their successful concert in the spring, the English String Orchestra returns to the Roses under the direction of violinist Michael Bochmann for another programme of favourites, on 9 October
After their successful concert in the spring, the English String Orchestra returns to the Roses under the direction of violinist Michael Bochmann for another programme of favourites, on 9 October
Shropshire Music
Season details are promised to appear on the website soon (as at August 2016)
Season details are promised to appear on the website soon (as at August 2016)
Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society
Two piano trios (Jorgenson and Pomegranate) and a piano quartet (Notos) begin the season, which also features guitarist Sean Shibe on 12 February
Two piano trios (Jorgenson and Pomegranate) and a piano quartet (Notos) begin the season, which also features guitarist Sean Shibe on 12 February
Town Hall and Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Another prestigious series, as you would expect from the major venues in the UK's second city - including concertos by Hummel and Shostakovich from trumpeter Alison Balsom with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Another prestigious series, as you would expect from the major venues in the UK's second city - including concertos by Hummel and Shostakovich from trumpeter Alison Balsom with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Worcester Concert Club
Ken Woods, principal conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra, appears as cellist with Ensemble Epomeo on 22 January; the season ends with Worcester's own Musical & Amicable Society with a rich programme of baroque music for strings
Ken Woods, principal conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra, appears as cellist with Ensemble Epomeo on 22 January; the season ends with Worcester's own Musical & Amicable Society with a rich programme of baroque music for strings
Wye Valley Music
An imaginative series beginning with the JASPA brass quintet and ending with a celebration of Wye Valley's 50th year of concerts on 27 May, with recitals by pianist Nuno Lucas, and the violin/viola duo of Rachel Podger and Jane Rogers
An imaginative series beginning with the JASPA brass quintet and ending with a celebration of Wye Valley's 50th year of concerts on 27 May, with recitals by pianist Nuno Lucas, and the violin/viola duo of Rachel Podger and Jane Rogers
