Kettle's Yard Music
Find out more about the history of music and our current music programme at Kettle’s Yard
History of Music at Kettle’s Yard
Music has always been an important part of Kettle’s Yard, and concerts have been played here since 1970, when the inaugural concert was given by Jacqueline du Pré accompanied by Daniel Barenboim. Kettle’s Yard creators, Jim and Helen Ede, made the new extension of Kettle’s Yard with music performances in mind and left instructions that there were to be ‘at least three really good concerts every year’.
Today we offer around twenty concerts a year. Please see below to find out more about the three different programmes of music we have at Kettle’s Yard.
This combination of music and paintings is so right and so helpful, like alternating cheese with wine.
Jim Ede
Fantastic New Music concert this evening at Kettle’s Yard!
New Music concert Ticket holder

Programme at Kettle’s Yard

Chamber Music Series
Every year we welcome the very best Chamber Music performers to Kettle’s Yard for our series of Chamber Music concerts. Concerts are held on every Thursday during Cambridge University term time.
The Chamber Music series is programmed by Justin Lee.

New Music Series
Our series of New Music concerts are programmed by Tom McKinney. New Music concerts introduce some of the most inventive musicians today and are always exciting concerts to attend.

Upcoming Concerts

Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.

Chamber Music 2024-25 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2024-25 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle's Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen concerts over the year, saving up to £120.

An Evening of Folk and Jazz
Join us for an evening of pop, jazz and folk featuring top student instrumentalists and singers and will include performances from Garbhán McEnoy, indie folk singer-songwriter and musicians from Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra.

Michael Harrison Concert: Leonore Piano Trio
Join us for a performance by the Leonore Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

New Music: Marie Schreer, violin, Taher Adel, poet, Aaron Holloway-Nahum, electronics
Join us for a performance by Marie Schreer (violin), Taher Adel (poet), and Aaron Holloway-Nahum (electronics) in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.

Peter Donohoe, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Peter Donohoe to the Kettle's Yard house.

Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle's Yard house.

Heath Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome the Heath Qaurtet to the Kettle's Yard house.

New Music: Joseph Havlat, piano, Deni Teo, cello
Join us for a performance by Joseph Havlat (piano), and Deni Teo (cello) in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Donate Now
Our ticket prices are kept low thanks to the endowment left by our founder Jim Ede for the Chamber Music series. However this only supports a small part of our programme and we need your help to continue to support emerging artists and composers, and provide world class performances.