50th Anniversary Concerts 2019
Feb 14-16: Shostakovich Recording Session
February 17, 4pm: Birmingham Town Hall (Ex Cathedra 50th Anniversary)
PURCELL The Indian Queen
March 2, 6.30: Fitzwilliam College Cambridge– College 150th and Quartet 50th Anniversaries!
MARCUS BARCHAM STEVENS Fantasia on One Note, after Purcell (2016)
MARK GOTHAM Fantasia on a Pulse (2018, first performance)
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
March 3, 6.30: Norwich Chapel
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
March 20, 7.30: Walthamstow “Music in the Village” (St Michael & All Angels church)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
March 23, 7pm: Greenacres. Southgate
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
March 24, 3pm: Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
PURCELL Music from The Fairy Queen
Fantazia No.10
JOHN GIBSON Quartet No.1
LIZ JOHNSON Tide Purl (2013)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
April 3, 12.00: St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews(memorial for Prof WC Russell)
JS BACH chorales, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14 (mov 1)
April 4, 7.30: St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with Sophie Renshaw)
April 13 (eve tbc): Hertford College Chapel, Oxford (The Bruckner Journal conference)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with Sophie Renshaw)
April 14, 7pm: Stoke Newington Old Church (Sutton House Music Society – with Sophie Renshaw)
MOZART Quintet in C major, K.515
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major
April 18 (eve tbc): Fitzwilliam, Cambridge (Benefactors’ commemoration, College 150th anniversary)
May 4, 7.30: Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa (Leamington Music Festival)
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz Andante, D.703ii (completed B Newbould)
Gute Nacht (from Winterreise, D.911)
RODERICK WILLIAMS Fremd bin ich (first performance)
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
preceded by a presentation at 2.30 for Schubert Institute UK, led by Prof Brian Newbould
May 11, 4pm: Copped Hall, Epping Forest
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
DELIUS Late Swallows(1916)
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
May 14, 15, 16: The Swan, Lavenham (Martin Randall Travel Music Break – MRT 30th anniversary)
PRAETORIUS/BRAHMS Chorale Prelude: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op.122/8
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
SUK Meditation on the St Wenceslas Chorale, Op.35
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
PURCELL Fantasia No.8
MARCUS BARCHAM STEVENS Double on Purcell’s Fantazia No.8 (2016)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.1 & 3
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
PURCELL Music from The Fairy Queen
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
May 17, 7.30: St John’s Smith Square, London (Ex Cathedra 50th anniversary)
PURCELL The Indian Queen
May 25, 6.30: Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College 150th anniversary)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.595 (Prussian)
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with James Boyd)
May 26, 3pm: Beverley Early Music Festival
HAYDN The Seven Last Words from the Cross, Op.51
June 7, 7.30: St Mary’s Church, Harrow-on-the-Hill
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 (with Colin Stone)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
June 15: Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge – garden party! (College 150thanniversary)
June 19, 7.30: Harrogate Wesley Centre
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 1
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
June 20, 7.30: Northern Aldborough Festival
(with Malu Lin Swayne, Andrew Roberts, Caroline Wolff, Heather Tuach)
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E flat, Op.20 (original version, 1825)
TCHAIKOVSKY Sextet in D minor, Op.70 Souvenir de Florence
July 20, 7.30: Music in Allendale(with Lesley Schatzberger)
WILLIAM SWEENEY An Òg-Mhadainn (1979)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
July 22, 7.30: Fishguard Festival
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
STEPHEN GOSS Theorbo Concerto (2018, first performance of chamber version,
with Matthew Wadsworth)
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 28: St Andrew’s Church, Borrowdale
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 29: Isle of Whithorn Church, Galloway (Scotland)
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 30 (am): Swallow Theatre, Ravenstone, Galloway (Scotland)
workshop on Shostakovich and Schubert
July 30: Glasserton church (tbc), Galloway (Scotland)
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
August 3, 7.30: Church Stretton Arts Festival
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
September 6, 7.30: Music Nairn
EARL of KELLIE Quartet in C minor
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.3 & 1
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
September 7, 8pm: Melrose Music Society
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.1 & 3
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
September 9, Music in Peebles
EARL of KELLIE Quartet in C minor
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
September 26 – 31: FSQ Hay Chamber Music Festival
to include
study sessions with Richard Wigmore
Schumann and Elgar Piano Quintets (with Anna Tilbrook)
John Bridcut introducing his film “Elgar: the Man Behind the Mask”
Borodin and Tchaikovsky 2nd quartets
Shostakovich Quartets 10 and 11, with live painting by Maryleen Schiltkamp,
and dancers Lauren Potter, Henri Montes, Thomas Goodwin, Rachel Vonmoos
outreach concerts in schools and Hayday dementia café
October 3, 1pm: Norwich Assembly House
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
October 4, 8pm: Benslow Music, Hitchin
to include
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
October 13, 3pm: Ivor Gurney Hall, Gloucester(with James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook)
BLISS Elegiac Sonnet
DELIUS Late Swallows
GURNEY Ludlow and Teme
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quartet No.2
On Wenlock Edge
October 18, 7.30: Truro Three Arts
to include
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)
October 20, 3pm: Bude Music Society
to include
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)
November 23, 7.30: Helmsley Arts Centre
November 26, 7.30: Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
SHOSTAKOVICH “Unfinished” Quartet (1962)
MOZART Quartet in C major, K.465 (Dissonance)
SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Quartet (1931)
HAYDN Quartet in D major, Op.50/6 (Frog)
November 29, 7.45: Nicholas Yonge Society, Lewes
to include
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quartet No.2
ELGAR Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84 (with Nancy Cooley)
December 1, 6.30: Conway Hall, Holborn
HAYDN Quartet in D major, Op.50/6 (Frog)
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
ELGAR Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84 (with Simon Callaghan)
February 21 2020, 7.30: Music in Dumfries
March 20 2020, 8pm: Bromsgrove Concerts
WOLF Italian Serenade (1887)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.2
BEETHOVEN Quartet in A minor, Op.132
June 5 2020: Music in the Castle, Powderham
Autumn 2020 tba: Malvern Concert Club
to include quartets by Liz Johnson and Schubert (G major, D.889)
February 17, 4pm: Birmingham Town Hall (Ex Cathedra 50th Anniversary)
PURCELL The Indian Queen
March 2, 6.30: Fitzwilliam College Cambridge– College 150th and Quartet 50th Anniversaries!
MARCUS BARCHAM STEVENS Fantasia on One Note, after Purcell (2016)
MARK GOTHAM Fantasia on a Pulse (2018, first performance)
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
March 3, 6.30: Norwich Chapel
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
March 20, 7.30: Walthamstow “Music in the Village” (St Michael & All Angels church)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
March 23, 7pm: Greenacres. Southgate
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
March 24, 3pm: Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
PURCELL Music from The Fairy Queen
Fantazia No.10
JOHN GIBSON Quartet No.1
LIZ JOHNSON Tide Purl (2013)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
April 3, 12.00: St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews(memorial for Prof WC Russell)
JS BACH chorales, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14 (mov 1)
April 4, 7.30: St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with Sophie Renshaw)
April 13 (eve tbc): Hertford College Chapel, Oxford (The Bruckner Journal conference)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with Sophie Renshaw)
April 14, 7pm: Stoke Newington Old Church (Sutton House Music Society – with Sophie Renshaw)
MOZART Quintet in C major, K.515
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major
April 18 (eve tbc): Fitzwilliam, Cambridge (Benefactors’ commemoration, College 150th anniversary)
May 4, 7.30: Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa (Leamington Music Festival)
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz Andante, D.703ii (completed B Newbould)
Gute Nacht (from Winterreise, D.911)
RODERICK WILLIAMS Fremd bin ich (first performance)
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
preceded by a presentation at 2.30 for Schubert Institute UK, led by Prof Brian Newbould
May 11, 4pm: Copped Hall, Epping Forest
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
DELIUS Late Swallows(1916)
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
May 14, 15, 16: The Swan, Lavenham (Martin Randall Travel Music Break – MRT 30th anniversary)
PRAETORIUS/BRAHMS Chorale Prelude: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, Op.122/8
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
SUK Meditation on the St Wenceslas Chorale, Op.35
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
PURCELL Fantasia No.8
MARCUS BARCHAM STEVENS Double on Purcell’s Fantazia No.8 (2016)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.1 & 3
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
PURCELL Music from The Fairy Queen
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
BORODIN Quartet No.2 in D major
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
May 17, 7.30: St John’s Smith Square, London (Ex Cathedra 50th anniversary)
PURCELL The Indian Queen
May 25, 6.30: Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College 150th anniversary)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.595 (Prussian)
BRUCKNER Quintet in F major (with James Boyd)
May 26, 3pm: Beverley Early Music Festival
HAYDN The Seven Last Words from the Cross, Op.51
June 7, 7.30: St Mary’s Church, Harrow-on-the-Hill
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 (with Colin Stone)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
June 15: Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge – garden party! (College 150thanniversary)
June 19, 7.30: Harrogate Wesley Centre
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 1
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
June 20, 7.30: Northern Aldborough Festival
(with Malu Lin Swayne, Andrew Roberts, Caroline Wolff, Heather Tuach)
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E flat, Op.20 (original version, 1825)
TCHAIKOVSKY Sextet in D minor, Op.70 Souvenir de Florence
July 20, 7.30: Music in Allendale(with Lesley Schatzberger)
WILLIAM SWEENEY An Òg-Mhadainn (1979)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
July 22, 7.30: Fishguard Festival
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
STEPHEN GOSS Theorbo Concerto (2018, first performance of chamber version,
with Matthew Wadsworth)
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 28: St Andrew’s Church, Borrowdale
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 29: Isle of Whithorn Church, Galloway (Scotland)
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
HAYDN Quartet in D minor, Op.76/2 (Fifths)
July 30 (am): Swallow Theatre, Ravenstone, Galloway (Scotland)
workshop on Shostakovich and Schubert
July 30: Glasserton church (tbc), Galloway (Scotland)
MOZART Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
August 3, 7.30: Church Stretton Arts Festival
SCHUBERT Sehnsucht, D.636
Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.14
SCHUBERT Quartet in G major, D.889
September 6, 7.30: Music Nairn
EARL of KELLIE Quartet in C minor
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.3 & 1
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
September 7, 8pm: Melrose Music Society
GLAZUNOV Noveletten, Op.15 Nos.1 & 3
DELIUS Late Swallows (1916)
MOZART Quartet in D major, K.575 (Prussian)
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapuncti 1, 9, 11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
September 9, Music in Peebles
EARL of KELLIE Quartet in C minor
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (with Andante completed by B Newbould)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet No.2 in F major, Op.22
September 26 – 31: FSQ Hay Chamber Music Festival
to include
study sessions with Richard Wigmore
Schumann and Elgar Piano Quintets (with Anna Tilbrook)
John Bridcut introducing his film “Elgar: the Man Behind the Mask”
Borodin and Tchaikovsky 2nd quartets
Shostakovich Quartets 10 and 11, with live painting by Maryleen Schiltkamp,
and dancers Lauren Potter, Henri Montes, Thomas Goodwin, Rachel Vonmoos
outreach concerts in schools and Hayday dementia café
October 3, 1pm: Norwich Assembly House
JS BACH The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
October 4, 8pm: Benslow Music, Hitchin
to include
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.11
BEETHOVEN Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131
October 13, 3pm: Ivor Gurney Hall, Gloucester(with James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook)
BLISS Elegiac Sonnet
DELIUS Late Swallows
GURNEY Ludlow and Teme
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quartet No.2
On Wenlock Edge
October 18, 7.30: Truro Three Arts
to include
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)
October 20, 3pm: Bude Music Society
to include
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)
November 23, 7.30: Helmsley Arts Centre
November 26, 7.30: Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
SHOSTAKOVICH “Unfinished” Quartet (1962)
MOZART Quartet in C major, K.465 (Dissonance)
SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Quartet (1931)
HAYDN Quartet in D major, Op.50/6 (Frog)
November 29, 7.45: Nicholas Yonge Society, Lewes
to include
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quartet No.2
ELGAR Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84 (with Nancy Cooley)
December 1, 6.30: Conway Hall, Holborn
HAYDN Quartet in D major, Op.50/6 (Frog)
BEETHOVEN Quartet in F minor, Op.95
ELGAR Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84 (with Simon Callaghan)
February 21 2020, 7.30: Music in Dumfries
March 20 2020, 8pm: Bromsgrove Concerts
WOLF Italian Serenade (1887)
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.2
BEETHOVEN Quartet in A minor, Op.132
June 5 2020: Music in the Castle, Powderham
Autumn 2020 tba: Malvern Concert Club
to include quartets by Liz Johnson and Schubert (G major, D.889)