Strings Attached 2025-2026 Season
All concerts begin at 11am
We are delighted to send you details of the Strings Attached programme for 2025-2026. The season will offer an exciting mixture of less familiar 20th century works by Croatian, Polish, Danish, Jamaican, American and English composers, as well as more familiar pieces from the classical repertoire.
| 05 October 2025 | Kaleidoscope Ensemble | |
| Dora Pejačević | Piano Quartet in D minor, Op. 25 | |
| Robin Holloway | Piano Quartet (World Première), Op. 143 | |
| Brahms | Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 | |
| 16 November 2025 | Dogoda Quintet | |
| Ravel | Le Tombeau de Couperin M.68 arranged for wind quintet by Mason Jones | |
| Sally Beamish | Adagio and Variations after Mozart arranged for wind quintet | |
| Grażyna Bacewicz | Wind Quintet | |
| Krzysztof Penderecki | Prelude for solo clarinet | |
| Carl Nielsen | Wind Quintet Op. 43 | |
| Mozart | La ci darem la mano, duet from Don Giovanni arranged for wind quintet by Raj Bhaumik | |
| 25 January 2026 | Heath Quartet with Ben Goldscheider | |
| Haydn | String Quartet in Bb Op. 50 No.1 | |
| Eleanor Alberga | Shining Gate of Morpheus | |
| Mozart | String Quartet No.1 in G Major K.80 | |
| York Bowen | Horn Quintet in C minor Op. 84 | |
| 15 February 2026 | Elmore Quartet | |
| Haydn | String Quartet Op. 76 No 5 in D Major | |
| Bartók | String Quartet No. 3 Sz.85 | |
| Beethoven | String Quartet No. 12 Op. 127 in Eb Major | |
| 15 March 2026 | Regency Quartet | |
| Mozart | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major K.465 ‘‘Dissonance’ | |
| Jessica Montgomery | Strum | |
| Webern | Langsamer Satz | |
| Shostakovich | String Quartet No. 3 in F Major Op. 73 | |
| 19 April 2026 | Fibonacci Quartet | |
| Moravian Folk Songs | arranged by the Fibonacci Quartet | |
| Janaček | String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ | |
| Schumann | String Quartet No. 3 in A Major Op.41 |
FREE TICKETS FOR 8-25 YEAR OLDS
As reported in the last Newsletter, Cavatina is suspending operations for an indefinite period. As Strings Attached is committed to nurturing a love and appreciation of classical music among young people, the committee has decided, in the absence of the Cavatina scheme, to sponsor free tickets for those aged 8-25 during the 2025/26 season.
The Dome will invoice Strings Attached for the full cost of each free ticket. On the basis of free tickets issued in the last two seasons it is estimated that the cost of free tickets for this season’s 6 concerts will be in the region of £3000. Although our financial resources are sufficient to cover this, to enable us to continue this subsidy beyond this season we are making an appeal to members to add an additional donation specifically for subsidised tickets when renewing your membership. Any donation will be welcomed.
We will keep members informed of how this new system is working.
MEMBERSHIP – renew or join now!
Thanks to your membership of Strings Attached we are able this season to replace the Cavatina scheme out of existing funds. Please renew your membership and consider an additional donation to enable us to continue this subsidy in future years.
The membership year runs from 1 August to 31 July. The annual fee remains unchanged at £10 and membership is free for students. If you renew your membership now (or join for the first time) your £10 will take you through to July 2026. Just go to the Strings Attached website where you will find the online form (https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk/friends/) and information on making the payment and a donation. Please complete a form for each person.
OTHER LOCAL CONCERTS
| 15-20 July | South Downs Summer Music |
| 17 July | Uckfield Music Club |
| 17-19 July | Lewes BaroqueFest |
Follow the links for complete listings of lunchtime concerts at the Chapel Royal, Unitarian Church and All Saints Hove in Brighton, early afternoon concerts at St Nicholas Church, Brighton and Music & Wine Evening Concerts at St Luke’s. Information also available at https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk/calendar/.
LOCAL PLAYERS DIRECTORY
The directory lists local amateur chamber musicians and is designed to help amateur chamber music players make contact with each other, be they string, piano or wind players. It is protected by a shared password. If you would like to gain access to it or make or amend an entry, please email Chris Darwin.
A specimen entry can be seen at https://www.stringsattachedmusic.org.uk/directoryintro/
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