BEETHOVEN & FRIENDS

Consone Quartet

Emmanuel Church, Barnsley
Friday 16 October 2026, 7.30pm

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£16
£11.50 DLA / UC / PIP
£5 Under 35s & Students

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In this special concert, the Consone String Quartet is joined by presenter and music writer Katy Hamilton, to bring Beethoven’s creative world vividly to life through an engaging combination of music and storytelling. 

Pieces by Beethoven and his friends, personally chosen by the Quartet, are interspersed with historical detail as told by Katy. She provides a human insight into the lives of these exceptional composers and their music. 

This promises to be a captivating concert by the “top-notch” (Allmusic) Consone Quartet, one of the most rigorous and approachable quartets playing today, following their warmly received concert in Barnsley in 2025. 

Excerpts from:
FANNY MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat (4’)
CZERNY String Quartet in A minor (7’30)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor ‘Serioso’ (7’)
ZMESKALL String Quartet No.15 in G minor (5’15)
ONSLOW String Quartet in C minor Op. 8 No.3 (8’)
HAYDN String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1 (5’30)
HUMMEL String Quartet in C Op.30 No.1 (3’)
CHERUBINI String Quartet No.6 in A minor (4’30) 

Supported by the Continuo Foundation 

About the Artists

Consone Quartet

The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire. Music in the Round is delighted to welcome the Quartet to ‘the family’ as our Visiting Quartet. Supported by the Frost Trust, they visit schools across the city, working in partnership with Sheffield Music Hub and performing at concerts promoted by us around the country.

Formed at the Royal College of Music in London, the Consone Quartet launched their professional career in 2015, shortly after which they were awarded two prizes at the 2015 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, including the EUBO Development Trust Prize and a place on the EEEmerging Scheme in France. They went on to win the 2016 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Prize, and in 2022 were awarded a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) fellowship. Read their full biography here.