Sunday 30 March 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT
COULL QUARTET
Nicholas Roberts (cello)
Coull Quartet play Mozart, Beethoven, Boyce and Puccini
The Coull Quartet have been at the forefront of chamber music, both nationally and internationally, for several decades. Indeed, they have performed and broadcast extensively in the UK and abroad over a long and distinguished career to great critical acclaim. This much loved ensemble returns to the Lion Ballroom with the following programme:
| Boyce (arr. Derek Smith) | String Quartet arrangement of Symphony No 1 |
|---|---|
| Mozart | String Quartet in G major K387 |
| Puccini | Crisantemi |
| Beethoven | String Quartet in E minor Op 59 No 2 ('Razumovsky') |
Central to this programme are two major works for the genre: the first of Mozart’s famous set of six quartets dedicated to Haydn, spacious and lyrical and abounding in invention; and the second of Beethoven’s three groundbreaking quartets commissioned by Count Razumovsky, a work of ethereal beauty with an unforgettable skipping Finale.
The concert will open with a work of enduring freshness, one of William Boyce’s very short symphonies, skilfully rearranged for string quartet by Derek Smith. Between the Mozart and the Beethoven, the Coull Quartet will play Puccini’s Crisantemi, a most moving elegy. (The chrysanthemum is the traditional Italian flower of mourning.)
Tickets: £20 (students half-price) Leominster TIC on 01568 616460, The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555 & online at www.courtyard.org.uk
Concert supported by the Gemma Classical Music Trust Regd Charity No. 1121090 www.gemmatrust.com
Eight more concerts are so far arranged between May and December 2025. You might wish to note the dates: tickets are not yet on sale for any of these.
Sunday 18 May 2025 at 3pm
Christ Church, Avenue Road, Malvern WR14 3AY
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
Details to follow
Saturday 26 July 2025 (evening: time to be decided upon)
Sunday 27 July 2025 (time to be decided upon)
Hellens
LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS
Full details to follow
Saturday 20 September 2025 (time to be decided upon)
Hellens
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Programme to include Beethoven String Quartet in E flat major Op 127
Fuller details to follow
Sunday 21 September 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Programme to include Beethoven String Quartet in E flat major Op 127 plus an arrangement of a Boyce symphony
Fuller details to follow
Sunday 2 November 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom
ALVOR TRIO (flute, viola & harp)
| Derek Smith | Magic Flute: A Mozartian Diversion |
|---|---|
| Helen Grime | Fantasie, Danse, Cérémonie |
| Ibert | Interlude (from Deux Interludes) |
| Pickard | The Gardener of Aleppo |
| Mozart (arr. Derek Smith) | Trio in G after String Quartet K80 |
| Vaughan Williams | Six Studies in English Folk Song |
| Debussy | Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp |
Further details to follow
Saturday 15 November 2025 (time to be decided upon)
Hellens
TIPPETT QUARTET
| John Ireland | String Quartet No 1 in D minor |
|---|---|
| Ian Venables | String Quartet Op 32 |
| Schubert | String Quartet in D minor D810 ('Death and the Maiden') |
Further details to follow
Sunday 14 December 2025 at 6pm (Reception 5pm)
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley GL13 9PJ
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
Details to follow