Sunday Concerts:
Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert Talk

“Great power and sweetness … intimate closeness.” (The Spectator)

For over two decades, the Sacconi Quartet have been captivating audiences with their unanimous and compelling ensemble, consistently communicating with a fresh and imaginative approach. Formed in 2001, the four founder members share an unwavering passion for the string quartet repertoire, infectiously reaching out to audiences with their energy and enthusiasm. The Sacconis enjoy a busy international career, performing regularly across the world, at Europe’s major venues, in recordings and on radio broadcasts.

The Sacconi is Quartet in Association at the Royal College of Music and Quartet in Residence for the town of Folkestone. Unchanged since its inception, Sacconi is Britain’s longest-established string quartet. For their welcome return to Conway Hall, they join one of the UK’s finest clarinettists, David Campbell, to present an eclectic programme including a world premiere, a much-loved staple of the repertoire, and finally, an underrated gem.

Pre-Concert Talk with Robert Hugill

In this pre-concert talk, composer and classical music author Robert Hugill explores the life and work of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Born mixed-race to an unmarried mother, Coleridge-Taylor did not get the best start in life. Thanks to the support of his mother’s musical family, he was studying at the Royal College of Music by the age of 15, he became a pupil of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, and went on to create a remarkable body of work including the spectacularly successful trio of cantatas, The Song of Hiawatha. His early Quintet for clarinet & strings was written in response to a challenge from Stanford to his pupils, and the result is an early masterpiece.

PROGRAMME:

5.30pm: Pre-Concert Talk with Robert Hugill

6.30pm: Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell

Jago Thornton | New Work *world premiere*
Shostakovich | Quartet No.8 Op.110
Coleridge-Taylor | Clarinet Quintet Op.10

Ben Hancox • violin
Hannah Dawson • violin
Robin Ashell • viola
Cara Berridge • cello

David Campbell • clarinet

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.