Sunday Concerts:
Ensemble Échappée

Ensemble Échappée’s debut Conway Hall programme explores the theme of “sweet dissonance”, something we experience in life as well as music. Framing the programme are Webern’s fleeting Bagatelles, which were described by his teacher Arnold Schoenberg as “a novel in a single gesture, joy in a single breath”. Heard in this context, the sunny melodies of Mozart’s famed “Dissonance” Quartet—so named for a single shocking note—reveal deeper layers of poignancy. The programme reaches peak indulgence in the fin-de-siècle romanticism of Fritz Kreisler’s rarely heard String Quartet.

Mozart, Kreisler, and Webern all use dissonance to communicate complex human feelings—but perhaps opening our ears to dissonance in music can even reveal insights into how we understand friction in our everyday human interactions, conversations, and relationships.

PROGRAMME:

6.30pm

Mozart | Quartet in C ‘Dissonance’ K465
Webern | Six Bagatelles Op.9
Kreisler | Quartet in A minor

Jenna Sherry • violin
Sophia Prodanova • violin
Elisabeth Smalt • viola
Lucile Perrin • cello

Age Recommendation:

All ages. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Price:

*A £2 venue levy is applied to each ticket purchased. This levy helps to support us in covering the costs of keeping our grade II listed building running and our doors open.*

In advance: • Standard £14 • Members £12 • Student/NHS Discount £9 • Living Support £6 • Under 18’s FREE     (+ £2 venue levy)
On the door: • Standard £15 • Members £13 • Student/NHS Discount £10 • Living Support £6 • Under 18’s FREE     (+ £2 venue levy)

Access Information

This event is in the Main Hall, which is located on the ground floor. The balcony is accessible only by stairs.

All the ground-floor rooms are accessible by wheelchair. Main Hall (street access, step-free), Brockway Room (street access, step-free), Bertrand Russell Room (street access, shallow ramp), Cafe (street access, step-free). There is also an accessible toilet on the ground floor opposite the Brockway Room.