Concerts in Stratford-upon-Avon
October 2025 - March 2026
We are pleased to present 6 concerts opening with Emma Johnson and the Carducci String Quartet. The Fibonacci String Quartet, Rossetti Ensemble, Zemlinsky Trio and Alasdair Beatson give the subsequent concerts and we end the season with the Elmore Quartet. The music includes works by Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, D'Indy, Schumann, Ravel and a world premiere by Rhian Samuel.
Tickets for individual concerts and for the whole season are available.
Sunday 19th October 2025 - 7.30pm at the Town Hall, Sheep Street
Emma Johnson (clarinet) with Carducci String Quartet
Weber:
Brahms:
Shostakovich:
Clarinet quintet in B flat major Op.34
Clarinet quintet in B minor Op.115
String quartet No.4 in D major Op.83
Former BBC Young Musician of the Year, Emma Johnson makes a welcome return to Stratford-upon-Avon to perform with the equally renowned Carducci String Quartet.
Sunday 16th November 2025 - 7.30pm at the United Reformed Church, Rother Street
Fibonacci String Quartet
Haydn:
Bartók:
Beethoven:
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Quartet in B flat major Op.33 no 4 Quartet no. 5 Sz.102
Quartet in C sharp minor Op.131
As the only ensemble to ever win both First and Audience Prizes at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024), the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets.
Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
Sunday 7th December 2025 - 7.30pm at the Town Hall, Sheep Street
Rossetti Ensemble - piano quartet
Mozart:
Ravel:
D’Indy:
Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor K.478 Mother Goose Suite (arr. Lenehan) Piano Quartet in A minor Op. 7
The Rossetti Ensemble gave a scintillating touch of class.... a memorable display of artistic brilliance..... given the full treatment by these wonderful musicians (each one of whom has virtuoso quality), such an exhilarating ride” ​The Stratford Herald March 2023
Sunday 18th January 2026 - 3pm at the Town Hall, Sheep Street
Zemlinsky Trio - clarinet, cello and piano
Ireland:
Rota:
Rhian Samuel:
Brahms:
Mendelssohn:
Trio in D minor
Trio
World première commission
Trio in A minor Op.114
Prelude op. 35 no. 4, Song without Words, Op. 53 no. 2, Duet op. 38 no. 6
The Zemlinsky Trio brings together three talented chamber music soloists: Emma Abbate, described as ‘an amazingly talented pianist’ Evva Mizerska, named ‘rising star’ by Strad, is an award-winning cellist. Clarinettist Peter Cigleris has appeared on ‘In Tune’ with the Tippett Quartet, and on the Radio Three lunchtime recital.
Sunday 1st February 2026 - 3pm at the Town Hall, Sheep Street
Alasdair Beatson - piano
Beethoven:
Schumann:
Debussy:
Debussy:
Beethoven:
Ries:
Sonata in E minor Op. 90
Arabesque Op. 18
Première Arabesque
Pour le piano
Sonata in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Eight variations on a theme of Beethoven,
Op 33 no 3
Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson works prolifically as soloist and chamber musician, adept on modern and historical instruments, and renowned as both performer and pedagogue. Notable performances in 2025 include multiple appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall.
Sunday 8th March 2026 - 7.30pm at the United Reformed Church, Rother Street
Elmore String Quartet
Haydn:
Bartók:
Beethoven:
Quartet no. 5 in D major Op.76
Quartet no.3 Sz.85
Quartet no.12 in E flat major Op.127
The Elmore Quartet is an award-winning Quartet based in London, where they are currently Hans Keller Chamber Fellows at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
From their first sight-reading session at the start of their studies in 2017, the Elmores were bitten by the chamber music bug and have been pursuing their dream of performing chamber music together for audiences across the world ever since.
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