Artists
- Doric String Quartet
- Maia Cabezaviolin
- Ying Xueviolin
- Emma Wernigviola
- John Myerscoughcello
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Doric String Quartet
Image credit: © Kirk Truman
- Date
- Sun 08 Jun 2025, 7.30pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Fantasia a4 No. 6 in F Z737
- Fantasia a4 No. 7 in C minor Z738
- Fantasia a4 No. 8 in D minor Z739
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- String Quartet No. 16 in F Op. 135
Interval
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Fantasia a4 No. 9 in A minor Z740
- Fantasia a4 No. 10 in E minor Z741
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36
Overview
Britten’s Second String Quartet was first performed at Wigmore Hall in 1945 to mark the 250th anniversary of Henry Purcell’s death. The Doric String Quartet recalls the work’s historic première, at which Britten’s composition shared the bill with Fantasias by Purcell. ‘Henry Purcell was the last important international figure of English music,’ observed Britten at the time, to which many added that he was the next.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
