Blockley Chamber Concerts 2025

Concerts 7:30 - 9:15pm. Drinks from 7:00pm. BCC Subscription Ticket £90 including drinks. Available via [email protected] or 01386 700579. Individual concert ticket price £20 bookable in advance or on the door.

See below for dates and programmes.

Friday 21 March St George’s Hall, GL56 9BY

The Seion Quartet

Joe MacDonald Violin

Sally Aiko Dando Violin

Joe Berry Viola

Carys Underwood Cello

Claud Debussy String Quartet, Op 10

Jessie Montgomery Strum

Traditional Ae Romeser

Fredrik Sjolin Intermezzo

Rune Tonsggard Shine You No More

Edward Elgar String Quartet, Op 83

Friday 2 May Blockley Church, GL56 9ES

The Geminiani Ensemble

Alison Bury Violin

John Dornenburg Viola da Gamba

Malcolm Proud Harpsichord

Jean-Marie Leclair Sonata a Trois VIII, Op 2

Elizabeth Jacquet Violin Sonata No 1

De la Guerre

Jean-Philippe Rameau Cinquieme Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts

Francoise Couperin Troisieme Concert de Royaux

Marin Marais Piece de Viole, Ille Livre

Jean-Philippe Rameau Troisieme Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts

Played on a Taskin harpsichord.

Friday 6 June Blockley Church

The Kucharsky Quartet

Valeria Kucharsky Violin

Julia Clare Violin

Ursula John Viola

Nicola Tait Baxter Cello

W A Mozart String Quartet, K458 – The Hunt

Dmitri Shostakovich Allegro and Allegretto for String Quartet, Op 73 

Franz Schubert String Quartet, D810 – Death and the Maiden

Friday 18 July Blockley Church

The Tedesca Quartet

Nic Fallowfield Violin

Clare Bhabra Violin

Richard Muncey Viola

Jenny Curtis Cello

Josef Haydn String Quartet, Hob III:38 The Unfinished

Maurice Ravel String Quartet, M 35

Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet, Op 44, No 1

Friday 29 August Blockley Church

Kate Semmens Soprano and Steven Devine Harpsichord

The Notebooks of Anna Magdalena Bach represent an intimate glimpse into the Bach family life through two fascinating musical notebooks belonging to Johann Sebastian’s second wife.

Soprano Kate Semmens (‘…clarity and charm’ Opera Magazine) and harpsichordist Steven Devine (‘… one of the finest keyboard players …’ BBC Music Magazine) bring Anna Magdalena’s notebooks to life with a charming programme of songs and preludes, together with Ich habe genug, Schlummert Ein, and solo music from the French Suites.

Friday 26 September Blockley Church

The Brompton Quartet

Maja Horvat Violin

Mee-Hyun Esther Park Violin

Edward Keenan Viola

Wallis Power Cello

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet, Op 130 with Grosse Fuge

Other music to be confirmed.