TICKETS

£13 - £23

Mon 25th Jan 2027 7.30pm

Show time – 7:30pm

The Consone String Quartet is joined by presenter and music writer Katy Hamilton, to bring Beethoven’s creative world vividly to life through an engaging combination of classical music and storytelling.

Pieces by Beethoven and his friends, personally chosen by the Quartet, are interspersed with historical detail, told by Katy. She provides a human insight into the lives of these exceptional composers and their music.

This promises to be a captivating concert by the “top-notch” (Allmusic) Consone Quartet, one of the most rigorous and approachable quartets playing today.

Excerpts from:
FANNY MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat (4’)
CZERNY String Quartet in A minor (7’30)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor ‘Serioso’ (7’)
ZMESKALL String Quartet No.15 in G minor (5’15)
ONSLOW String Quartet in C minor Op. 8 No.3 (8’)
HAYDN String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1 (5’30)
HUMMEL String Quartet in C Op.30 No.1 (3’)
CHERUBINI String Quartet No.6 in A minor (4’30)

Supported by the Continuo Foundation

“As the performance comes to an end, I look around the audience. A woman at the back rests her head on her husband’s shoulder. A young girl (who may be out past her bedtime) is tucked under her mother’s arm. Someone opposite me has her eyes closed, her head tilted towards the sky. Along the same row, a man sways in time with the music, a half-smile on his face. Almost everyone else is completely still, utterly enraptured, connected through a shared experience.

…This is a deeply emotional experience, as visceral in its own way as any musical genre. The evening has been fascinating, certainly, but more than anything it has been good for the soul. They have done Mr Beethoven (and his friends) proud.”

Review of Beethoven and Friends at Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2026, by David L Summer