Diary

Elgar: Quartet in E minor Charlotte Harding: Iorsa (2022) Smetana: Quartet in E minor

Elgar: Quartet in E minor Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op.59 No.1, ‘Razumovsky’

Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Smetana: Quartet in E minor, ‘From my Life’ Elgar: Quartet in E minor

Elgar: Quartet in E minor John Hawkins: Fuzon Beethoven: Op.59 No.1 in F major, ‘Razumovsky’

Elgar: Quartet in E minor Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op.59 ‘Razumovsky’

Elgar: Quartet in E minor Moeran: Quartet No.2 in E flat major Beethoven: Quartet in F major ‘Razumovsky’

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Household music; Three preludes on Welsh folk tunes SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor,’From my Life’ Interval BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F major Op 59/1 IRELAND, J: The Holy Boy

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Household music; Three preludes on Welsh folk tunes SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor,’From my Life’ Interval BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F major Op 59/1 IRELAND, J: The Holy Boy

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Household music; Three preludes on Welsh folk tunes SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor,’From my Life’ Interval BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F major Op 59/1 IRELAND, J: The Holy Boy

Beethoven: Op.59 No.1 RVW: Household Music Smetana: Quartet in E minor Ireland: The Holy Boy

We travel to Scotland for four concerts in the beautiful Highlands.

Details tbc Mozart Quartet in E Flat, K.428

Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E flat Op 44 Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34 Pianist: Simon Callaghan

Borodin: Quartet No.2 in D major Charlotte Harding: Iorsa (Piatti commission) Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80

Shostakovich: Quartet No.8 Stanford: Clarinet Quintet Fantasy in G minor Borodin: Quartet No.2 in D major Clarinet: John Finucane

Moeran: String Quartet No.2 in E flat major Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34 Pianist: Barry Douglas

A weekend of music celebrating the composer Stanford with the renowned clarinettist John Finucane. Another highlight includes the Brahms Piano Quintet with the international superstar pianist, Barry Douglas.

Ina Boyle: String Quartet 20′ Joseph Phibbs: String Quartet No 1 (Piatti Quartet commission, 2014) 24′ Charlotte Harding Iorsa (festival co commission with Piatti Quartet, premiere) 5′ Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ 26′

Mozart: Quartet in E flat Major, K.428 Dvorak: ‘American’ Quartet in F major Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80

Purcell: Chacony in G minor Elgar: Quartet in E minor Shostakovich: Quartet No.8

The Issigeac International Music Academy Summer 2022 programme provides string chamber music tuition for students wishing to supplement their existing studies with a unique opportunity to learn technique and performance skills with some of the world’s most experienced teachers. Set in one of France’s most popular tourist areas, the Dordogne, the week long series of…

Mozart: K.428, Quartet in E flat major Gavin Higgins: Ekstasis *WORLD PREMIERE* Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Sara Roberts: Viola David Cohen: Cello  

Mozart: Quartet in E flat, K.428 Shostakovich: Quartet No.8 in C minor Dvorak: American Quartet, Op.96 in F major

Programme to include: Schubert: Quartetsatz in C minor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music

Piatti Quartet with Kate Gould cello and Simon Callaghan piano Glazunov: String Quintet in A op 39 Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47

Piatti Quartet with Kate Gould cello and Simon Callaghan piano Schubert: String Quintet in C Interval Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor

Mozart: Quartet in E flat major, K.428 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes Interval Borodin: Quartet No.2 in D major

We are doing a series of concerts in the beautiful seaside town of Llandudno and have invited internationally renowned artists Kate Gould (cello) and Simon Callaghan (piano) to join us. A fantastic programme awaits, including some rarer masterpieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Glazunov.

Michael and Jessie perform a range of chamber works in Evosges, a tiny French village halfway between Lyon and Geneva. Katharine Dain soprano, Finghin Collins piano, Daniel Broncano clarinet, and Thierry Roggen double bass, will take place in La Salle d’Amont la Grangette, close to the Auberge. Works to include Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, Violin Sonatina No.2, Auf…

Coaching     Workshop     Concerts The course will appeal to String Players wishing to learn or improve their Chamber Music skills. Each member of the Piatti Quartet will spend one on one coaching with every group. The fee which includes full board accommodation and all coaching is £280 or non-residential £235 . Full details with…

Mark-Anthony Turnage String Quartet No. 4, ‘Winter’s Edge‘ Dvořák String Quartet No. 12, the ‘American‘ Interval ​Beethoven String Quartet No. 7, the ‘Razumovsky‘

Details TBC

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time Piano: Melvyn Tan Clarinet: Sascha Rattle Jessie and Michael join forces with Melvyn and Sascha to perform this soul stirring and inspirational work.

Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Timothy Ridout (viola) Piatti Quartet As part of the 150th anniversary celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams, this special disc is released of his masterpiece ‘On Wenlock Edge’ and other folk songs. Click on ‘more information’ to pre-order.

Recording of Emily Howard’s ‘The Music of Proof’ and masterclass at the RNCM.

Purcell: Chacony in G minor Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Beethoven: Op.59 No.1 in F major, ‘Razumovsky’

Works by Boyle, Moeran and Beethoven that will feature in their upcoming release with Rubicon Classics.

Mozart: Piano Quartet No.2 in E flat Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Piano: Simon Callaghan  

String Quartet and choral performance Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul Ola Gjeilo: Luminous Night of the Soul Jake Runestad: Wild Forces Caroline Shaw : Work for cello and viola tbc

Purcell: Chacony in G minor Borodin: Quartet No.2 in D major Beethoven: Op.59 No.1, ‘Razumovosky’ Quartet

Purcell: Chacony in G minor Borodin: Quartet no.2 Ravel: Quartet in F major

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, K.493 Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47 Piano: Simon Callaghan Michael, Tetsuumi and Jessie perform some of the most loved and cherished works in the chamber music repertoire at the historic Holywell Music Room, Oxford.

Michael and Jessie lead a series of masterclasses on quartet intonation and ensemble, drawing from their experience since founding the PQ as students.

Haydn: Op.33 No.1 in B minor Elgar: String Quartet in E minor Op.83 Borodin: String Quartet no. 2

Henry Purcell: Chacony Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor Op 80

Haydn: String Quartet in B minor, op 33 no 1 Dvorak: String Quartet no 12 in F major, op 96: ‘American’ Elgar: Quartet in E minor

Carne Trust Guest Visiting Artists Haydn: String Quartet in B minor, Op.33 No.1 Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Op 83 This event is free to attend, but booking is essential- please click the link ‘more information.’

Ravel: Quartet in F Shostakovich: Quartet in No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Dvorák: Quartet in F, Op. 96, American

This will be a limited ticket event and a chance to hear the thrilling chamber music of Gavin Higgins with our latest CD release with Nimbus Records.

Eight new string trios, selected for the St. Clements prize at Conway Hall, will be performed by members of the Piatti Quartet. Also to be performed while the jury deliberates: Joseph Phibbs: String Quartet No.1

Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Dvorak: String Quartet in F major, ‘American’

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No, 6 in F minor, Op.80 Dvorak: String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op.96 ‘American’

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No, 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Dvorak: String Quartet ‘American’

Purcell: ‘Chacony’ in G minor Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Dvorak: String Quartet in F major, ‘American’

Anna Appleby: Dust Mouth *world premiere* Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 Dvorak: Quartet in F major, ‘American’

Please click on ‘More Information’ to find details about how to watch our recent performance of Messiaen’s remarkable ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ at St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

Fresh after winning a prestigious ‘Trailblazer’ award from the Royal Philharmonic Society, Jessie Grimes presents this informal and popular ‘show.’ Now on its second series, revel in brilliant gardening tips, family friendly fun and musical capers! Music to include movements from: Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in…

Melvyn Tan and Friends Olivier Messaien: Quartet for the End of Time The extraordinary Quartet for the End of Time was composed by Messiaen whilst incarcerated as a prisoner-of-war. Jessie and Michael will join forces with Sacha Rattle (clarinet) and Melvyn Tan (piano) for this special and poignant performance.

Beethoven; Quartet in D major, Op. 18/3 Ravel; Quartet in F major

In our return to the concert stage with a live (!) audience for the first time in 2021, we perform two classic masterworks by Ravel and Beethoven. Beethoven; Quartet in D major Op. 18/3 Ravel; Quartet in F major

As part of our association with PRiSM, we perform works by composers based at the RNCM in Manchester.

Conway Hall’s historic Sunday Concerts series is presenting its 2021 Spring Season as a series of live online performances via Youtube Live, using state of the art live-stream equipment to give you the very best in audio and visual quality. Please book a ticket by clicking ‘more information.’ Elgar: Quartet in E minor Op. 83…

We’re bringing sparkling quartet music to two schools in Winchester, thanks to the Cavatina Trust and Winchester Chamber Music Festival.

Purcell – Chacony in G minor Beethoven – String Quartet Op 18 No 1 in F Dvořák– String Quartet No 12 in F ‘American’ Click on the link for more details: You can watch the performance from 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March and it will be available to watch as many times as you like…

Beethoven: Op.18, No.5 in A major Beethoven: Op.95 in F minor, ‘Serioso’ Beethoven: Op.133, Grosse Fugue

2 concerts featuring these works: Gavin Higgins: Sextet ‘Ekstasis‘, *world premiere* Beethoven: Op.18 No.1 in F major Viola: Rosalind Ventris Cello: Jonathan Aasgaard

Programme and details TBC, please check back here for more details.

We are delighted to be recording a string quintet and a string sextet showcasing works by the young and exciting composer, Gavin Higgins, for Nimbus Records. Gavin’s music will be featured at this year’s BBC Proms (already his 3rd commission from the Proms). Viola: Sara Roberts Cello: David Cohen

Livestream Beethoven Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1 (1800) Mark-Anthony Turnage Winter’s Edge (2016) – last movement Dvořák Quartet in F, Op 96 American (1893)

We will be recording a disc to be released with Hyperion Records featuring the song cycle by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ‘On Wenlock Edge’, with Julius Drake on piano and Nicky Spence as tenor. The rest of the recording will include more of RVW’s songs and 4 Hymns for tenor, viola, piano with Timothy Rideout.

This concert will be postponed to a later date. Click on ‘more information’ to learn how to donate and support the Wigmore Hall during these times. Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in D major Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op.83

TBC- please check back here for more details. Beethoven: String Quartet in A major, Op.18 No.5 Borodin: String Quartet No.2 in D major Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op.83

Beethoven: Op.18 No.1 in F major Beethoven: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op.37 Piano: Janina Fialkowska

Beethoven: Op.18 No.1 in F major Beethoven: Piano Concerto in G major, Op.58 (arr. Lachner) Piano: Janina Fialkowska

Bridge: 3 Idylls Webern: LangsamerSatz Beethoven: Op.18 No.1 in F major

We will be making our premier recording with Delphian Records in Edinburgh featuring: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Quartet No.3 ‘Shroud’ Mark-Anthony Turnage: Quartet No.4 ‘Winter’s Edge’ (Piatti Commission) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Sextet, ‘Returning’ Viola: Rosie Ventris Cello: Jonathan Aasgaard

To mark the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth, a concert of Beethoven piano concertos specially arranged for piano quintet by Vinzenz Lachner. Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58 Piano: Janina Fialkowska

Details are tbc at the moment but this concert may be live-streamed instead of a live audience. Please check back here for more details closer to this time.

We will be recording a disc to be released with Hyperion Records featuring the song cycle by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ‘On Wenlock Edge’, with Julius Drake on piano and Nicky Spence as tenor. The rest of the recording will include more of RVW’s songs and 4 Hymns for tenor, viola, piano with Lawrence Power.

Artists: Boris Bizjak (flute), Lana Trotovsek (violin), Piatti Quartet A very special CD dedicated to the inimitable compositions for flute by Hoffmeister, including a duo, two trios, a quartet and a quintet!

We will be recording a concert for Oxford Coffee Concerts and this livestream will be released later this Autumn. Stay tuned for more details! Bridge: Three Idylls Webern: LangsamerSatz Beethoven: Op.18 No.1 in F major

Programme tbc

This marks our first visit as ‘PRiSM Associate’s’ at the RNCM. We will be making a recording of Emily Howard’s The Music of Proof and start working on a new commission with Emily to be premiered at the Concertgebouw Hall, Amsterdam, in April 2021. This is a very exciting project involving composition with Artificial Intelligence,…

Thank you for looking at our diary page during these very unsettled times for live music. We have posted events and projects that are still scheduled to go ahead (and are at this point of writing in August 2020). Please check back regularly on this page or send us a message directly to find out…

Prokofiev: Quartet No.1 Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor Piano: Yulia Chaplina

Haydn: Quartet Op.20 No.4 Mark-Anthony Turnage: String Quartet No.4 ‘Winter’s Edge’ Beethoven: String Quartet Op.18 No.1 Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op.133

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Returning Gavin Higgins: Ekstasis (world premiere) Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Rosalind Ventris: viola Jonathan Aasgaard: cello

We return to the Aldeburgh Festival after our 2018 performances for two very special concerts featuring, Haydn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Turnage and Higgins.

Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op.20, No.4 Beethoven: Quartet in F major: Op.18 NO.1

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Returning (sextet) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Quartet No.3, ‘Shroud’ (Emerson Commission) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Quartet No.4, ‘Winter’s Edge’ (Piatti Commission)

Brahms: String Quintet G major op.111 with Joachim Roewer

Janaček: String Quartet No.2 Intimate Letters Wagner/A.Vrebalov: Prelude to Tristan and Isolde, arr. for 3 string quartets

Bridge: Three Idylls Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G

This weekend is one of the cultural highlights of the year at Dillington House, with live performances by internationally renowned musicians. We will hear four concerts by the Piatti Quartet who will join with the cellist Ella Rundle for what promises to be a memorable occasion, a performance of Schubert’s wonderful Quintet in C major.…

We present two family and children friendly workshops at the Winchester Festival in conjunction with the Cavatina Music Trust.

We are presenting a special event to mark Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with a rare opportunity to hear all the three Op.59 ‘Razumovsky’ quartets in one concert at Conway Hall. Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op,59, No.1, ‘Razumovsky’ Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op.59, No.2, ‘Razumovsky’ Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op.59, No.3,…