The Adderbury Ensemble brings together some of the UK’s top musicians to perform the world’s finest chamber music…

Live Concerts Spring/Summer 2023

Scroll down for full details of all the concerts lined up for spring and summer this year, or click on the appropriate date below to see what’s happening on that particular day…

May 13, Buckingham        Jun 1, Chipping Norton        Jun 2, Pilton, Northamptonshire        Jun 3, Buckingham        Jun 4, Oxford        Jun 18, Deddington        Jun 30, Chipping Norton        Jul 2, Adderbury        Jul 7, Buckingham        Jul 21, Chipping Norton        Jul 22, Aldworth, Berkshire

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Chris Windass (violin), Jenny Sacha (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

18:00, Saturday July 22, 2023 at Aldworth Parish Church

St Mary’s Church (Map)
Townsend Road
Aldworth
Reading
RG8 9SB

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

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Chris Windass (violin), Jenny Sacha (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Friday July 21, 2023 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

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

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble Piano Quartet

Viv McLean (piano), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Friday July 7, 2023 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Fauré: Piano Quartet no 1 in C Minor, op 15
  • Mozart: Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor, K 478

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Anna Cashell (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Vanessa McNaught (viola) and Kath Sharman (cello)

18:00, Sunday July 2, 2023 at Adderbury Parish Church

Church of St Mary the Virgin (Map)
Mill Lane
Adderbury
BANBURY
OX17 3LP

  • Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, op 64 no 6, Hob III:64
  • Sjølin: Shore (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)
  • Traditional: Polska from Dorotea (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)

  • Traditional: The Dromer (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)

  • Dvořák: String Quartet no 9 in D minor, op 34, B 75

Tickets: £20.00 (adults), Students and children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Anna Cashell (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Vanessa McNaught (viola) and Kath Sharman (cello)

19:30, Friday June 30, 2023 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

  • Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, op 64 no 6, Hob III:64

  • Sjølin: Shore (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)

  • Traditional: Polska from Dorotea (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)

  • Traditional: The Dromer (from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet)

  • Dvořák: String Quartet no 9 in D minor, op 34, B 75

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble Piano Trio

Viv McLean (piano), Chris Windass (violin) and Nick Roberts (cello)

18:00, Sunday June 18, 2023 at Deddington Parish Church

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Map)
Church Street
Deddington
BANBURY
OX15 0SA

  • Beethoven: Piano Trio no 4 in B flat major, op 11
  • Mozart: Mozart: Piano Trio no 3 in B flat major, K 502
  • Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, op 49

Tickets: £20.00 (adults), Students and children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)

Adderbury Ensemble Quartet directed by Bradley Creswick

Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

11:15, Sunday June 4, 2023 at The Holywell Music Room, Oxford

Holywell Music Room (Map)
Holywell Street
Oxford
OX1 3SD

  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 5 in A major, op 18 no 5
  • Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D major

Tickets: £15.00 adults.

Adderbury Ensemble Quartet directed by Bradley Creswick

Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Saturday June 3, 2023 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

Church Street (Map)
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Britten: Simple Symphony, op 4
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 5 in A major, op 18 no 5
  • Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D major

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble directed by Bradley Creswick with Fiona Cross (clarinet)

Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola), Jane Fenton (cello) and Fiona Cross (clarinet)

19:30, Friday June 2, 2023 at Church of St Mary and All Saints, Pilton, Northamptonshire

All Saints Church (Map)
Pilton
Peterborough
PE8 5SN

  • Britten: Simple Symphony, op 4
  • Elgar: Salut d’Amour, op 12
  • Elgar: Chanson de Matin, op 15 no 2
  • Elgar: Enigma Variations, op 36 no 9 (“Nimrod”)
  • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 58

Tickets: £15.00 from ctreffgarne@gmail.com or call 01832 720 448. Sponsored by STU-POTS & BLETSOES In Aid of Pilton Parish Church.

Adderbury Ensemble Quartet directed by Bradley Creswick

Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Thursday June 1, 2023 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

  • Britten: Simple Symphony, op 4
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 5 in A major, op 18 no 5
  • Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D major

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Viv McLean (piano) and Chris Windass (violin)

19:30, Saturday May 13, 2023 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Brahms: Sonatensatz in C minor, WoO 2 (Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata)
  • Schumann: Violin Sonata no 3 in F major, WoO 22 (Intermazzo from the F-A-E Sonata)
  • Mozart: Violin Sonata no 21 in E minor, K 304
  • Franck: Violin Sonata in A major

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Virtual Concerts 2020/21…

June 27, 2021– Corelli, Handel and Vivaldi

April 4, 2021– Brahms and Beethoven

March 7, 2021– Dvořák and Beethoven

January 10, 2021 – Schubert and Purcell

December 6, 2020 – Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet

November 15, 2020 – Vaughan Williams and Mozart

November 1, 2020 – Schubert Trout Quintet

August 16, 2020 – Beethoven and Dvořák

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CDs

Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Grainger

Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major
Elgar: Serenade in E minor
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry / Molly on the Shore

Chamber Music by Veale & Crawford

Veale: String Quartet, Tryptich for Recorder & String Quartet, etc
Crawford: Elegaic Quintet for Recorder & String Quartet, etc

Mozart (Flute, Oboe & Clarinet Works)

Flute Quartet in D, K285, Quartet in F for Oboe & Strings, K370, Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

La Primavera (Spring)
L’estate (Summer)
L’autunno (Autumn)
L’inverno (Winter)


Johann Sebastian Bach Concertos

Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings, Concerto for Viola & Strings, Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin & Strings, etc

Playing Baroque

Works by Handel, Telemann, Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Albinoni and Corelli

Playing Baroque II – Concertos

Works by Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach, Vivaldi, Quantz, Marcello and Sammartini

Music for Seven

Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen, Camille Saint-Saëns Septet

Our players…

All the Adderbury Ensemble players are among the leading performers in their field. Click on the “Biography” button below each image to find out more about them.