Schubert Ensemble — Spitalfields Music Summer Festival

Simon Blendis violin
Douglas Paterson viola
Jane Salmon cello
Peter Buckoke double bass
William Howard piano

Romantic music from two celebrated female composers is presented beneath the elegant high-domed ceiling of The Octagon.

The Schubert Ensemble premieres a piano quintet by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, winner of the BBC Young Composer competition at the age of just 15, alongside a quintet by Louise Farrenc, the only woman to hold a permanent post at the Paris Conservatoire in the 19th century.

Approximate end time: 8.15pm (no interval)

Full programme

Louise Farrenc Quintet No.1 in A minor
Cheryl Frances-Hoad The Whole Earth Dances (world premiere)
Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat Op.47

Pre-concert talk

6.00pm – 6.30pm
The artists and composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad discuss the programme and the creation of her new work.

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