Carducci String Quartet
Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming violins
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola | Emma Denton cello
Emma Johnson clarinet
Puccini Crisantemi
Bliss Clarinet Quintet
Emma Johnson Isolation Lament and Dance for solo clarinet and tapping foot
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
The Carducci Quartet first played for Leamington Music in 2009 and this is their ninth concert for us; Emma Johson has also long been an audience favourite and returns to us after a wonderful concert in the 2022 Festival.
Arthur Bliss’s Clarinet Quintet is one of his most notable achievements; it is arguably the finest work in the medium from the 20th century and one that is performed and recorded far less frequently than it deserves. It certainly holds its weight in comparison with Mozart’s Quintet which makes for a wonderful and thought-provoking pairing in this programme.
Generously supported by Jennifer Lorch
The finer details…
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9pm
Tickets:
Centre section: £28 full price | £3 child/student
Side sections: £18 full price | £9 under-35s | £3 child/student
Carducci Quartet
Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming violins
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola, Emma Denton cello
Haydn Quartet in E flat Op 33 No 2 ‘The Joke’
Shostakovich Quartet No 7 in F sharp minor Op 108
Beethoven Quartet in A minor Op 132
Back for their seventh concert with Leamington Music, the Carducci Quartet have always, since they first came in January 2009, impressed our audiences with their committed and musical performances. The Quartet’s Shostakovich cycles have been rightly crowned by a Royal Philharmonic Society Award.
Concert generously sponsored by Investec
Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming violins
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola, Emma Denton cello
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Haydn Quartet in E flat Op 33 No 2 ‘The Joke’
Dvořák Quartet in F Op 96 ‘American’
The Carducci Quartet first played for Leamington Music in 2009 and this is its seventh concert in the town. The Carducci’s recent programmes here have included Shostakovich, whose full cycle the Quartet toured throughout 2015 with an accompanying CD release and which won a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award.
With welcome inclusions in the programmes of works by Bartók, Haydn, and Dvořák, there are musical flavours from around the world for everyone to enjoy.
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Please note that concerts might be cancelled if any Government guidance changes; in the event of this, a full refund will be offered.
Leamington Music reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary.
Tickets held for this concert will be transferred to a new date.
They can also be transferred to another Leamington Music concert or refunded in full – please email helen@leamingtonmusic.org for further details.
Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming violins
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola, Emma Denton cello
Beethoven Quartet in F minor Op 95 ‘Serioso’
Shostakovich Quartet No 9 in E flat
The Carducci Quartet first played for Leamington Music in 2009 and this is its seventh concert in the town. The Carducci’s recent programmes here have included Shostakovich, whose full cycle the Quartet toured throughout 2015 with an accompanying CD release and which won a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award.
Current Government guidance states that face coverings MUST be worn to concerts; any changes to this will be listed on our homepage.
Please note that concerts might be cancelled if any Government guidance changes; in the event of this, a full refund will be offered.
Leamington Music reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary.
Tickets held for this concert will be transferred to a new date.
They can also be transferred to another Leamington Music concert or refunded in full – please email helen@leamingtonmusic.org for further details.
Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming violins
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola, Emma Denton cello
Mozart Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’
Philip Glass Quartet No 5
Shostakovich Quartet No 2 in A Op 68
The Carducci Quartet first played for Leamington Music in 2009 and this is its sixth concert in the town. The Carducci’s recent programmes here have included Shostakovich, whose full cycle the Quartet toured throughout 2015 with an accompanying CD release and which won a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award. Last year, a wonderful performance of Philip Glass’s third quartet by the Royal Quartet brought many new faces into the audience.
“…Dazzling aplomb and accuracy” (Seen and Heard International)
Tickets: £24 and £19 reserved central block; £14 unreserved sides.
Concert generously supported by The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa
Please note the change of venue to Leamington Town Hall