Naunton Music: 2024 programme

Naunton Music

Here is our programme of four concerts for 2026 (please keep scrolling down!):

**ALL CONCERTS START AT 7:00 PM**

FRIDAY 29 MAY 2026 LEONKORO STRING QUARTET

“This quartet is already one of the finest: perfectly unanimous, colourful and original..” Alfred Brendel

Founded in 2019 in Berlin, the Leonkoro Quartet has garnered widespread praise and numerous accolades including First Prize at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet. It is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting ensembles on the international scene, with a reputation for technical excellence and thoughtful, impassioned performances.

The concert will open with Henriëtte Bosmans’ String Quartet (1927), followed by String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 by Mendelssohn. The second half will feature Schubert’s Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden”.

FRIDAY 19 JUNE RYAN WANG (SOLO PIANO)

His interpretation of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2: “absolutely cursive, producing drawings where the pencil never leaves the page.” The Times

Canadian pianist Ryan Wang captivated audiences worldwide when he won BBC Young Musician 2024. His success in the competition at the age of 17 followed an already long list of international prizes and accolades.

The programme will open with Schubert’s Impromptus, Op. 90, followed by five Chopin Preludes (nos. 19 – 24). Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition will make up the second half.

FRIDAY 17 JULY LA SERENISSIMA (BAROQUE ENSEMBLE)

An “…all-too-rare ability to make one’s pulse race afresh with every new project.” Gramophone Magazine

We are delighted that La Serenissima will return to Naunton for another evening of Baroque brilliance. The ensemble is the UK’s leading voice in Italian Baroque, with every note brought to life from original manuscripts. Founded in 1994 by violinist Adrian Chandler, the group has racked up Gramophone Awards, chart-topping albums, and millions of streams. Their recordings are regulars on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, and beyond.

The programme will include works for three violins, cello and harpsichord by Blow, Vivaldi, Telemann, Leclair, Fux and Purcell.

FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER I FAGIOLINI (CHORAL ENSEMBLE)

“This is serious musicianship that never takes itself too seriously - the Holy Grail of concert-going.” The Spectator

In 1986 a student vocal group gave its first concert with an eclectic a cappella mix of Monteverdi, Grieg and the Fairy Liquid jingle. Forty years on, Monteverdi has remained a constant and Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini have gone on to rethink exactly what a vocal group does…..

Entitled “We’re not dead yet”, this will be a 40th anniversary programme of 'the best vocal ensemble music we know'.

Hope you will join us for more memorable music-making!

info@NauntonMusic.org.uk

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Naunton Music
Shepherds
Aylworth, Naunton
Cheltenham
Glos. GL54 3AH