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

Autumn 2024

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

Sep 12, Oxford       Sep 14, Buckingham        Sep 26, Chipping Norton        Sep 28. Amersham        Oct 18, Buckingham        Oct 25. Chipping Norton       Nov 8, Buckingam        Nov 10, Oxford        Nov 10, Deddington        Nov 23, Chipping Norton        Nov 24, Oxford        Dec 13, Buckingham        Dec 22, Oxford

Adderbury Ensemble String Quintet

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

19:30, Thursday September 12, 2024 at Olivier Hall, Oxford

St Edward’s School (Map)
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 7NN

  • Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op 163, D 956
  • Schubert: String Quartet no 12 in C minor, D 703 (“Quartettsatz”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults) and free for under 18s and Universal Credit recipients. Click here for ticketing information.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quintet

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

19:30, Saturday September 14, 2024 at St Peter and St Paul Church, Buckingham

Castle Street (Map)
Buckingham
MK18 1BS

  • Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op 163, D 956
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 2 in G major, op 18 no 2

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)

19:30, Thursday September 26, 2024 at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton

Church Street (Map)
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

  • Haydn: String Quartet in D major, op 76 no 5, Hob III:79
  • Britten: Simple Symphony, op 4
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet no 4 in D major, op 83
  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet

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)

19:00, Friday September 27, 2024 at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh

High Street (Map)
Blockley
Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9ES

  • Haydn: String Quartet in D major, op 76 no 5, Hob III:79
  • Britten: Simple Symphony, op 4
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet no 4 in D major, op 83
  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet

Tickets: £20.00 (including drinks). Book tickets by email or call 01386 700579.

Adderbury Ensemble Piano Quintet

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

19:30, Saturday September 28, 2024 at Amersham Free Church, Amersham

Amersham Free Church (Map)
Woodside Road
Amersham
HP6 6A

  • Chopin solo piano pieces
  • Mozart: Piano Quartet no 1 in G minor, K 478
  • Dvořák: Piano Quintet no 2 in A major, op 81

Tickets: £22.00 (adults) and free for under-21s. Click here to order tickets online or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

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

19:30, Friday October 18, 2024 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

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

  • Vaughan Williams: String Quartet no 2 in A minor
  • Mozart: String Quartet no 23 in F major K 590
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet no 4 in D major, op 83

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

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

19:30, Friday October 25, 2024 at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton

Church Street (Map)
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 9 in C major, op 59 no 3 (“Razumovsky”)
  • Mozart: String Quartet no 4 in C major, K 157

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 Chamber Trio

Fiona Cross (clarinet), Viv McLean (piano), Chris Windass (violin)

19:30, Friday November 8, 2024 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

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

  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata (TBA)
  • Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, op 83 (selection)
  • Brahms: Sonata no 1 for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, op 120 no 1
  • Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E flat major, K 498 (“Kegelstatt”)

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 led by Bradley Creswick with Tim Horton (piano)

Tim Horton (piano), Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (viola), Jane Fenton (cello) and Andrew “Jub” Davis

11:15, Sunday November 10, 2024 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford

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

  • Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, 0p 114, D 667 (“The Trout”)
  • Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Tickets:

  • Adults (18 years old and up): £15.00
  • Children (11-17 years old) and full-time students (18 years old and up): £7.50
  • Children (6-10 years old): FREE — please note that we do not allow children of five years old and under.

Adderbury Ensemble led by Bradley Creswick with Tim Horton (piano)

Tim Horton (piano), Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (viola), Jane Fenton (cello) and Andrew “Jub” Davis

18:00, Sunday November 10, 2024 at Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Deddington

Church Street (Map)
Deddington
Banbury
OX15 0SA

  • Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, 0p 114, D 667 (“The Trout”)
  • Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor
  • Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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

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

19:30, Saturday November 23, 2024 at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton

Church Street (Map)
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

  • Haydn:String Quartet no 67 in F major, op 77 no 2, Hob III:82
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 1 in E flat major, op 12

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

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

11:15 Sunday November 24, 2024 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford

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

  • Haydn:String Quartet no 67 in F major, op 77 no 2, Hob III:82
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 1 in E flat major, op 12

Tickets:

  • Adults (18 years old and up): £15.00
  • Children (11-17 years old) and full-time students (18 years old and up): £7.50
  • Children (6-10 years old): FREE — please note that we do not allow children of five years old and under.

Viv McLean with the Adderbury Ensemble

19:15, Friday December 13, 2024 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

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

  • Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
  • TBA

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 with the Adderbury Ensemble

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

11:15, Sunday December 22, 2024 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford

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

  • Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
  • TBA

Tickets:

  • Adults (18 years old and up): £15.00
  • Children (11-17 years old) and full-time students (18 years old and up): £7.50
  • Children (6-10 years old): FREE — please note that we do not allow children of five years old and under.

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.