Concerts

Jan 16thMusic for Galway – Ireland
8pm, Town Hall Theatre    http://www.musicforgalway.ie
Midwinter Festival: ‘Soundtracks for Superpowers’ – Haydn & Shostakovich
HAYDN Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 no. 2 “Joke”
SHOSTAKOVICH 7 Romances for soprano and piano trio (texts by Alexander Blok)
HAYDN Songs
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 12 in D flat, Op. 133
With Finghin Collins – Piano and Helen Kearns – soprano

Jan 17th    
Music for Galway – Ireland
8pm, Town Hall Theatre    http://www.musicforgalway.ie
Midwinter Festival: ‘Soundtracks for Superpowers’ – Haydn & Shostakovich
HAYDN Piano Sonata in E flat Hob XVI:49
HAYDN Arianna a Naxos
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
With Finghin Collins – Piano and Helen Kearns – soprano

Jan 18th   

Music for Galway – Ireland

8pm, Town Hall Theatre    http://www.musicforgalway.ie
Midwinter Festival: ‘Soundtracks for Superpowers’ – Haydn & Shostakovich
SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
With the Contempo Quartet

Jan 24th    

Syde Manor – UK

2.30 pm, Syde Manor, Tithe Barn, Syde, GLOS, GL53 9PN
The UK launch of our 2015 concert season and Shostakovich15 project
Shostakovich Quartet no.1, Steve Reich ‘Different Trains’
For tickets please email : carducciquartet@pobox.com

             

Jan 25th

Royal Academy of Music – UK

Haydn - ‘Joke’ Quartet
Graham Williams - Quartet no.8 (world premiere)
Shostakovich - Quartet no.12

             

Jan 29th

Cork – Ireland

Curtis Auditorium – Cork School of Music
Shostakovich Quartets 1,4 and 12.
As part of the around Ireland www.shostakovich15.com

             

Feb 01st

Oxford – UK

11.15am – Oxford Coffee Concert
Shostakovich Quartets 1,8,12
Launch of the Oxford complete cycle www.shostakovich15.com

             

Feb 04th

Liverpool – UK

7.30pm St George’s Hall
http://www.liverpoolphil.com/14386/events-classical-music/carducci-string-quartet.html
Haydn, Shostakovich 4, Beethoven

  

Mar 08th

Shropshire Music Trust – UK

Beethoven Quartet op.18/6
Shostakovich Quartet no.1
Elgar Quartet

Mar 13th

Minehead – UK

Beethoven Quartet op.18/6
Shostakovich Quartet no.10
Elgar Quartet

Mar 19th

Malvern Concert Club – UK

7.30pm Malvern Theatres  http://www.malvern-concert-club.co.uk/Home.html
Beethoven quartet op.18/6
Shostakovich quartet no.11
Elgar Quartet

Apr 11th    

Painswick – UK

Haydn quartet ‘Joke’
Shostakovich quartet no.9
Beethoven quartet op.18/1

Apr 24th

Royal Greenwich String Quartet Festival – UK

24-25th April

             

May 10th

Shropshire Music Trust – UK

 

May 29th

Carducci Festival, Highnam – UK

29-31st May

Jun 19th

Wexford – Ireland

8pm – St Iberius Church, Wexford
Haydn – Quartet Op.33 No.2 ‘Joke’
Shostakovich – Quartet No.6
Elgar – Piano Quintet
with Finghin Collins – piano

Jun 20th    

Farahy – Ireland

3pm – St Colman’s Church, Farahy
Haydn – Quartet Op.33 No.2 ‘Joke’
Shostakovich – Quartet No.14
Dvorak - Quartet Op.96 ‘American’

          

Jun 27th

Cheltenham Music Festival – UK

27th – 28th June, Syde Manor, Tithe Barn, GL53 9PN
Complete Shostakovich cycle for Cheltenham Music Festival
http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/whats-on/grid

Jul 17th

Budleigh Music Festival – UK

7.30pm – Budleigh Salterton
Beethoven – Quartet Op.18 No.4
Shostakovich – Quartet No.9
Dvorak – Quartet Op.96 ‘American’
http://budleighmusicfestival.co.uk/contacts/

    

Aug 09th

Shakespeare’s Globe – UK

On the 9th August 2015 - the 40^th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, we will commemorate the day with a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event - performing the complete quartets in one day!
The venue is the wonderful Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.
We hope you’ll join us on our epic journey! Tickets now on sale!
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/concerts-by-candlelight/shostakovich
www.shostakovich15.com

Aug 19th

Colombia – South America

19-23rd August – Complete Shostakovich Quartets
Venues include – Auditorio Banco de la Republica, Neiva
Teatro Mayor de la Biblioteca Julio Mario Santodomingo, Bogota
Sala de Conciertos Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogota

            

Sep 26th

Aldeburgh – UK

26-27th September – Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk – Complete Shostakovich Quartets
www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Tel. 01728 687110

      

Oct 03rd

Cardiff University – UK

3-4th October – Complete Shostakovich Quartets
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiffmusic
tel. 03336 663366

Nov 05th

Cork – Ireland

5-8th November – CIT Cork School of Music – Complete Shostakovich Quartets

Nov 15th

Washington DC – USA

The Phillips Collection – Complete Shostakovich Quartets

   

Nov 22nd

Washington DC – USA

The Phillips Collection – Complete Shostakovich Quartets

 

Other projects!

Feb 15th    

Kings Place – UK

11:30am / Hall One – Carducci Quartet plays Steve Reich
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/carducci-quartet-plays-reich-different-trains-wtc-911#.VBf7yMhwbIUSteve Reich  Different Trains for string quartet and tape (1988)WTC 9/11 for string quartet (2010)
Apr 16th    

Kings Place – UK

Carducci Quartet plays Philip Glass
7:30pm / Hall Onehttp://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/carducci-quartet-plays-glass-the-five-string-quartets#.VBgIrchwbIUPhilip Glass String Quartet No. 3 Mishima (1985)
String Quartet No. 1 (1966)
String Quartet No. 4 Buczak (1989)
String Quartet No. 2 Company (1983)
String Quartet No. 5 (1991)

Jun 14th

Wigmore Hall – UK

7.30pm   http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/productions/carducci-string-quartet-guy-johnston-cello-36079
With Guy Johnston – cello
Haydn – String Quartet in Eb Op. 33 No. 2 ‘The Joke’
Anthony Gilbert – New work for string quintet*(world première)
Schubert – String Quintet in C D956

Concerts in 2014 featuring Shostakovich Quartets

In the run up to the Shostakovich 15 project and recording we performed a number of concerts which included a Shostakovich quartet within the programme:

2014
12th April - Welwyn Garden Concert Club   Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Beethoven
2nd May   -  Deverills Festival                       Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Brahms
4th May    -  Shropshire Music Trust             Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Beethoven
11th May  -  Dillington House                       Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Brahms
14th May  -  Kings Place, London                 Shostakovich Piano Quintet
16th May  -  Carducci Festival, Highnam      Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Brahms
22nd June -  Adderbury Concerts                  Shostakovich 11 with Haydn and Ravel
12th July  -  Dymock                                      Shostakovich 8 with Ravel and Beethoven
13th July  -  Syde Manor                                Shostakovich 8 with Beethoven
18th July  -  Cambridge Summer Music         Shostakovich 8 with Ravel and Mozart
11th Aug  -  ESTA conference Cheltenham   Shostakovich 4 with Haydn and Beethoven
16th Aug  -  Christchurch, Rode                     Shostakovich 4 with Mozart and Beethoven
17th Aug  -  Oxford Coffee Concert               Shostakovich 4 with Beethoven
2nd Oct    -   Hereford - The Courtyard          Shostakovich 8 with Mozart and Dvorak
5th Oct     -   Calbeck                                      Shostakovich 8 with Mozart and Dvorak
14th Oct   -   Halesworth Arts Festival           Shostakovich 8
22nd Oct  -   Two Moors Festival                   Shostakovich 8, Piano Quintet and Trio
8th Nov    -   Maastricht - Holland                  Shostakovich 1 with Haydn and Brahms
9th Nov    -   Eindhoven - Holland                  Shostakovich 1 with Haydn and Brahms

More details at: http://www.carducciquartet.com/schedule/