Diary

Upcoming events

Recording: Ina Boyle

December 9, 2024
All-day event
London

A follow up to our first album on Ina Boyle et al is planned- stay tuned for more details!

Octagon Music Society

February 2, 2025
16:00 – 18:00
Watford

Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in Eb
Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D 
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1 in D

Balliol College, Oxford

February 9, 2025
19:00 – 21:00
Oxford

Repertoire tbc with clarinettist Sarah Williamson

Kings Place: In Pursuit of Love

February 13, 2025
19:00 – 20:00
Kings Place, Hall One
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Soundbites series concert series continues with this Valentine’s inspired concert featuring works by Tchaikovsky and Borodin.

Cheltenham Music Society

March 6, 2025
19:30 – 21:30
Cheltenham Town Hall

Programme to include the widely critically acclaimed Joseph Phibbs Quartet No.4 (2024), Mendelssohn A minor Quartet and other scintillating works.

Luton Music

March 17, 2025
19:30 – 21:30
Luton

Programme tba

Kings Place: Cinematic Quartets

March 20, 2025
19:00 – 20:00
Kings Place, Hall One
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Phillip GlassQuartet No. 3 Mishima
Johnny GreenwoodProspectors Quartet from ‘There Will Be Blood’
Samuel BarberAdagio for Strings from Platoon
ShostakovichString Quartet No. 8 from Dresden

St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Stabat Mater

April 1, 2025
19:00 – 20:00
St Martin-in-the-Fields
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Programme tba


Past events

Kings Place: Love and Loss

November 28, 2024
19:00 – 20:00
Hall One, Kings Place
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A story of the love between musical siblings Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn. Two child prodigies joined not only by blood but by their unwavering love, companionship and musical synergy. In this intimate, narrated programme, Piatti Quartet shine a light on the letters and music of Fanny and Felix, exploring the influences and ultimate story of two musical siblings that changed the face of classical music.

Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80

Fanny Hensel: Quartet in E flat major

Bournemouth Chamber Music Society

November 24, 2024
15:00 – 17:00
Kimmeridge House, Bournemouth University Talbot Campus, (off Wallisdown Road) Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB

Programme TBA

Turner Sims, 60th Anniversary Concert

November 19, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Turner Sims, Southampton

Programme to include:

Sophie Rahman

Britten: 3 Divertimenti

Oxford International Song Festival

October 26, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
St John the Evangelist, Oxford

La Bonne Chanson

Nicky Spence, tenor

Julius Drake, piano

Kings Place: Glass and Company

October 9, 2024
19:00 – 20:00
Kings Place, Hall One
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Philip GlassString Quartet No. 2 Company    
Joseph PhibbsString Quartet No. 4 (London premiere, a Piatti Qt & RTF commission)
Sophia JaniFall, Glow, Dissolve
Caroline ShawValencia
Grace Evangeline-MasonA Winter Carol (arrangement commissioned by Piatti Qt– world premiere)
Lucy WalkerThere is No Rose
John AdamsFellow Traveller

Music at Stansted

October 5, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
St John's Church, St John's Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8JP.

Schubert: ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet D804

Puccini: Crisantemi

Dvorak: ‘American’ Quartet Opus 9

St Martin-in-the-Fields: Love Songs

September 24, 2024
19:00 – 20:00
St Martin-in-the-Fields
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We team up once again with St. Martin’s Voices for another special night at SMITF.

Jake Runestad – The Hope of Loving
Eric Whitacre – Five Hebrew Love Songs
Sarah Dacey – Love Letter
James MacMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Kerry Andrew – All Things Are Quite Silent
Rebecca Clarke – Philomela

Rye Arts Festival: In Memory of Peter Brice

September 15, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
St. Thomas, Winchelsea
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IN MEMORY OF PETER BRICE

The Festival first hosted the Piatti Quartet in 2014 when they were our ‘Quartet in Residence’. Peter Brice brought them to Rye and championed their work. They were able to bring such joy to so many people as they played in the Primary school, held open rehearsals, a masterclass and performed not only in stunning churches but also at The Queen’s Head with a ‘Beer & Bartok’ free concert. They also performed a specially commissioned piece by Joseph Phipps, with whom they have forged a creative relationship. Peter thought they were brilliant and so do we. Come and hear one of the country’s foremost quartets.

Programme

Phibbs: Quartet no. 4 (Piatti 24 commission) Peter Brice helped commission the original Phibbs 1.

Britten: Quartet No.1 (when Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet, they played Britten).

Interval

Dvorak ‘American’ (Piatti Quartet played Dvorak in the 2014 Rye Arts Festival and Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet with Dvorak).

Rye Arts Festival

September 14, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Rye Community Centre, Rye
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Charlotte Harding: Kildonan (Piatti and Francis Routh Trust commission 2024, beautiful meditation on Scottish isle)

Ravel: Quartet in F major

Interval

Schubert: Quartet in A minor ‘Rosamunde’

Phyllis Court Concert Club

September 13, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Henley-on-Thames

Dvorak: Quartet in F major, ‘American’

Ravel: Quartet in F major

Schubert: Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’

Presteigne Festival of Music and Arts

August 25, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne LD8 2AF
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Benjamin Britten String Quartet No 1 in D, Op 25
Michael Zev Gordon Piano Quintet ‘Kintsui’ (World premiere)
Richard Blackford Spirit of Delight (World premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, Op 80

Presteigne Festival of Music and Arts

August 24, 2024
16:30 – 18:30
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bleddfa LD7 1PA
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Henry Purcell/Benjamin Britten Chacony in G minor
Benjamin Britten Three Divertimenti
Joseph Phibbs String Quartet No 4 (World premiere)
Ernest John Moeran String Quartet No 2 in E flat

Ryedale Festival

July 22, 2024
19:00 – 21:00
Sledmere House & Church

A UK premiere of Julian Anderson’s 5th String Quartet, titled ‘Ice’ to be paired with Dvorak’s evergreen American Quartet, his 12th.

Holt Festival, Piatti Quartet and friends

July 20, 2024
19:30 – 21:30
Norfolk, St. Andrew's Church, Holt

A dreamy and unmissable programme consisting of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht and Brahms’ Sextet No.1 in B flat major.

Eoin Martin-Schmidt, Viola

Jonathan Aasgaard, Cello

South Downs Summer Music International Festival

July 18, 2024
13:00 – 14:00
Alfriston, South Downs

An hour long concert featuring favourite works of ours at the wonderful SDSM International Festival in Alfriston

Festival de Campos do Jordão, 7-13th July

July 7, 2024
All-day event
Brazil

Concerts and masterclasses

Recording

June 20, 2024
All-day event
London

Our final recording day of Joseph Phibbs’ String Quartets for Nimbus Records

Recording

June 18, 2024
All-day event
London

A recording for the label Resonus with St. Martin’s Voices

West Wight Arts Association

May 11, 2024
19:00 – 21:00
Freshwater Memorial Hall, Isle of Wight

Ina Boyle: Quartet in E minor

Charlotte Harding Iorsa

World Première The Holy Isle for solo cello

Kildonan

Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80

Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major

Thomas Luke, Piano

Llandudno Music Festival

May 9, 2024
All-day event
St. George's Hotel

7th May, 5:30pm

Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op.12

Puccini: Crisantemi

Interval

Dvorak: Quartet in G major, Op.106

8th May, 5:30pm

Britten: 3 Divertimenti

Respighi: Il Tramonto (with singer)

Debussy: Dances

Interval

Sibelius: Adagio in D minor, JS 12

Charlotte Harding: Iorsa (2022 Piatti commission)

Moeran: String Quartet No.2 in E flat major

9th May, 11:30am

Ina Boyle: 3 Ancient Irish Airs (vla, harp, sop)

Rachmaninov String Quartet

Interval

 Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle (everyone)

Llandudno Music Festival

May 8, 2024
All-day event
St. George's Hotel

7th May, 5:30pm

Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op.12

Puccini: Crisantemi

Interval

Dvorak: Quartet in G major, Op.106

8th May, 5:30pm

Britten: 3 Divertimenti

Respighi: Il Tramonto (with singer)

Debussy: Dances

Interval

Sibelius: Adagio in D minor, JS 12

Charlotte Harding: Iorsa (2022 Piatti commission)

Moeran: String Quartet No.2 in E flat major

9th May, 11:30am

Ina Boyle: 3 Ancient Irish Airs (vla, harp, sop)

Rachmaninov String Quartet

Interval

 Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle (everyone)

Llandudno Music Festival

May 7, 2024
All-day event
St. George's Hotel

7th May, 5:30pm

Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat major, Op.12

Puccini: Crisantemi

Interval

Dvorak: Quartet in G major, Op.106

8th May, 5:30pm

Britten: 3 Divertimenti

Respighi: Il Tramonto (with singer)

Debussy: Dances

Interval

Sibelius: Adagio in D minor, JS 12

Charlotte Harding: Iorsa (2022 Piatti commission)

Moeran: String Quartet No.2 in E flat major

9th May, 11:30am

Ina Boyle: 3 Ancient Irish Airs (vla, harp, sop)

Rachmaninov String Quartet

Interval

 Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle (everyone)

Nimbus Records Recording

April 25, 2024
All-day event
London

St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Ikon of Light

April 23, 2024
19:00 – 20:00
SMITF, Trafalgar Square, London
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Works by Tavener and Anna Disney-Simpson as the Piattis team up with St. Martin’s Voices once more.

17-19th Recording

April 17, 2024
All-day event
London