MENDELSSOHN OCTET

Ensemble 360 & Guests

Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
Monday 17 May 2027, 2.00pm

Tickets: £23
Recipients of PIP, UC, DLA and Pension Credit: £14
Under 35s & Students: £5

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WALLEN Everything is Curved UK Premiere (10′)
SCHUBERT String Quartet No.14 in D minor ‘Death & the Maiden’ (38′)
WATKINS Oboe Quartet (15′)
MENDELSSOHN Octet (33′)

At the heart of this concert are two extraordinary masterpieces of the Romantic chamber repertoire: Schubert’s haunting Death and the Maiden and Mendelssohn’s exuberant Octet.

Schubert’s Death & the Maiden is one of his most powerful and compelling works, its dramatic intensity and restless energy set against moments of profound tenderness. In striking contrast, Mendelssohn’s Octet is a dazzling feat of youthful genius, transforming the sound of eight string players into an orchestral world of exhilarating virtuosity, lyrical beauty and irrepressible vitality.

The programme also celebrates two of Britain’s leading living composers. Errollyn Wallen’s Everything is Curved receives its UK premiere, bringing together chorale-like writing, dance rhythms and flashes of virtuosic energy. Huw Watkins’s Oboe Quartet offers a richly coloured and lyrical counterpoint, with a beautifully expressive slow movement framed by two vivid outer movements.

 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360 musicians

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK for the quality and integrity of their performances. Formed in 2005, eleven musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group comprising five string players, five wind players and a pianist.  Get a glimpse of them in performance here.

The Ensemble 360 musicians share a passion for the music which radiates through each performance. Their enthusiasm, drive and musicality captivate audiences both through the quality of their playing and their engaging spoken introductions. Due to the flexible nature of the group’s line-up the repertoire possibilities are enormous; anything from baroque duos, through classical quartets to new commissions for all eleven players.