Coffee Concerts Autumn 2023 Programme

Welcome to the Autumn 2023 Season of Coffee Concerts. Scroll down for full details of all the concerts lined up for this spring, or click on the appropriate date below to see what’s happening on that particular day…

Autumn Concerts

Sep 10    Sep 17    Sep 24    Oct 1    Oct 8    Oct 29    Nov 5    Nov 12    Nov 19    Nov 26    Dec 3    Dec 10    Dec 17

Every “virtual” Coffee Concert is still available to enjoy on our YouTube channel

If you haven’t yet managed to catch all the superb performances we recorded at the height of the pandemic, never fear! They’re all still available at the YouTube link above (red icon). The costs involved in producing those concerts included venue hire during recording, musicians’ fees, video production and editing, and communications expenses. If you have enjoyed any of them, please consider making a donation to help us recover those costs. You can use the “Donate” button below to send us funds via Paypal or your credit/debit card. Alternatively, you can (if you prefer) use the email form on the Contact Us page of this website to request details of how to donate directly by cheque or Faster Payment.

Coffee Concerts – Autumn 2023

Sunday December 17, 2023 at 11:15

Carducci String Quartet

  • Shostakovich: String Quartet no 10 in A flat major, op 118
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)

The Musicians

Carducci String Quartet

Sunday December 10, 2023 at 11:15

Paddington Trio

  • Schubert: Piano Trio no 2 in E flat major, D 929
  • TBA

The Musicians

Paddington Trio

Sunday December 3, 2023 at 11:15

Adelphi Quartet

  • Stravinsky: Three pieces for String Quartet
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 15 in A minor, op 132

The Musicians

Adelphi Quartet

11:15 Sunday November 26, 2023

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

  • Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 6 in F minor, op 80
  • Haydn: String Quartet in D major, op 76 no 5, Hob III:79

The Musicians

Adderbury Ensemble

11:15 Sunday November 19, 2023

Leonore Piano Trio

  • Haydn: Piano Trio no 39 in G major, Hob XV/25 (“Gypsy Rondo Piano”)
  • Beethoven: Piano Trio no 7 in B flat major, op 97 (“Archduke”)

The Musicians

Leonore Piano Trio

Sunday November 12, 2023 at 11:15

Quatuor Agate

  • Gesualdo: Canzon Francese del Principe (arr Adrien Jurkovic)
  • Dvorak: String Quartet no 13 in G major, op 106

The Musician

Quatuor Agate

Sunday November 5, 2023 at 11:15

Maciej Kułakowski (cello) and Yannick Rafalimanana (piano)

  • Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke, op 73
  • Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
  • Fauré: Violin Sonata no 1 in A major, op 13 (arr for cello and piano by Carl Hüllweck)
  • Szymanowski: Roxanna’s Song for cello and piano (from his opera King Roger, arr Maciej Kulakowski)
  • Sarasate: Gypsy Airs, op 20 (arr Werner Thomas-Mifune)

The Musicians

Maciej Kułakowski
Yannick Rafalimanana

Sunday October 29, 2023 at 11:15

Tim Horton (piano)

  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 11 in B flat major, op 22
  • Chopin: Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor, op 39
  • Chopin: Scherzo no 4 in E major, op 54

The Musician

Tim Horton

Sunday October 8, 2023 at 11:15

Kleio String Quartet

  • Haydn: String Quartet no 3 in G minor, op 74, Hob III:74 (“The Rider”)
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 9 in C major, op 59 no 3 (“Razumovsky”)

The Musicians

Kleio String Quartet

Sunday October 1, 2023 at 11:15

Coco Tomita (violin) and Simon Callaghan (piano)

  • Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G sharp minor, JW VII/7
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 9 in A major, op 47 (“Kreutzer”)

The Musicians

Coco Tomita
Simon Callaghan

11:15 Sunday September 24, 2023

Heath Quartet

  • Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, op 9 no 2, Hob III:20
  • Schubert: String Quartet no14 in D minor, D 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)

The Musicians

Heath Quartet

11:15 Sunday September 17, 2023

Jonathan Leibovitz (clarinet), Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux (violin) and Joseph Havlat (piano)

  • Bartok: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz 111, BB 116
  • Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op 28
  • Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184

The Musicians

Jonathan Leibovitz
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux
Joseph Havlat

11:15 Sunday September 10, 2023

Vertavo String Quartet

  • Beethoven: Große Fuge in B flat major, op 133
  • Ravel: String Quartet in F major

The Musicians

Vertavo String Quartet