All aboard the Orient Express for a musical journey through the cultural capitals of early 20th-century Europe. We’ll alight in Paris, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Istanbul to be transported by glorious string quartets from this opulent era.

Optional - dress to impress in your Orient Express finest!

Programme

Germaine Tailleferre - String Quartet

Richard Strauss - Quartettsatz in E-flat major, TvV 85

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - String Quartet no.2 in E-flat major, op. 26

~~~ Interval ~~~

Ahmet Adnan Saygun - String Quartet no. 1: III. Allegretto

George Enescu - String Quartet no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 22 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato

Ernst von Dohnányi - String Quartet no. 2 in D-flat major, op. 15

~ The Bloomsbury Players ~

Sijie Chen & Will McGahon - violins, Hannah Shaw - viola, Hugh Mackay - ‘cello

Join us in the wood-panelled Music Room at Burgh House - a Grade-1 listed 1704 house, museum and art gallery in the heart of Hampstead.

Tickets: £28/£38 (Under 30s £15)

Vermeer Season Pass available

Doors open 6.30

Duration: approx. 2 hrs (with an interval)

Bloomsbury Players

The Bloomsbury Players was formed to explore the rich chamber music repertoire from the Classical to Romantic periods and beyond, that is less commonly performed on period instruments and with a historical approach. Renowned string and wind players in the fields of historical and 'modern' performance who prioritise the shared values of chamber collaboration, they perform around the world as soloists, chamber musicians and orchestral principals with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of Ancient Music and the English Concert among others. The ensemble brings a sense of joy and discovery to their interpretations, exploring performance practices of the time to re-imagine the sound-worlds that might have existed when these pieces were newly composed.