Welcome to our programme for the 2023–24 series of Chamber Music concerts.
Those who have attended our concerts know well the pleasures of sitting in the 1970s extension to the house at Kettle’s Yard as music washes over them—that special salon atmosphere, the intimacy and the intensity.
Justin Lee, our Chamber Music programmer, has again brought together a splendid array of performers, embracing both those who have delighted us before and the new sparkling talents he knows will flourish in our unique surroundings.
We open on 12 October with the Carducci Quartet playing Dvořák’s ‘American’ String Quartet and our concerts carry on during term time, brightening Thursday evenings throughout the year with a wonderful range of performances—from quartets to solo artists, strings to song. Do join us.
The full concert series is listed below. Subscription tickets allow entry to all 15 concerts, saving you £140 over the year.
Full Programme
12 October 2023 – Carducci Quartet
19 October 2023 – Kitty Whately, mezzo-soprano and Simon Lepper, piano
26 October 2023 – Susan Tomes, piano
2 November 2023 – Jordan Bak, viola and Richard Uttley, piano
16 November 2023 – Agate Quartet
23 November 2023 – The Jim and Helen Ede Concert: Van Kuijk Quartet
25 January 2024 – Laura Van Der Heijden, cello and Jâms Coleman, piano
1 February 2024 – Boris Giltburg, piano
8 February 2024 – Rossetti Ensemble, piano quartet
15 February 2024 – Marmen Quartet
22 February 2024 – The Max and Evelyn Forbes Concert: Jonathan Leibowitz, clarinet and Joseph Havlat, piano
2 May 2024 – Nash Ensemble
9 May 2024 – Huw Wiggin, saxophone and Noriko Ogawa, piano
16 May 2024 – Alasdair Beatson, piano
23 May 2024 – Solem Quartet
Chamber Music Subscription Ticket 2023–24
Purchase a subscription ticket to gain access into all 15 Chamber Music concerts, saving £140 over the year. Subscription tickets are £220 or £65 for students.
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now
Celebrating five decades of vital photographic work, this exhibition explores Sunil Gupta’s (b. 1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades, exploring the medium’s capacity to be a potent space for making visible and celebrating queer lives
Spotlight Talk: Ben Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson Textiles
Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at textiles in the collection by artists Ben Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson.
Spotlight Talk: Women Weavers: Thread, Memory, Identity
Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at the connections between women in the Atlas Mountains and one of the textiles in the collection, on display in the dining room.
Panel Discussion: What Can Art Do?
Join us for a lively discussion, exploring the ways in which art can inform, reflect, and change how we think, feel and act, chaired by Kettle’s Yard Director, Andrew Nairne.
Spotlight Talk: Kettle’s Yard Rugs
Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at the rugs on display in relation to Jim and Helen Ede’s former residence in Tangiers.
Quartetto Noûs
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we welcome the return of Quartetto Noûs.
Chamber Music 2026-27 Subscription Ticket
A subscription ticket to the 2026-27 Chamber Music concert series at Kettle’s Yard gives you entry to all fifteen Chamber Music concerts over the year and saves you up to £125. Guarantee your place at our popular 2026-27 programme by becoming a subscriber. Limited tickets available.
Spotlight Talk: Helen Ede and Knitting
Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at Helen Ede’s creative practices.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session
Join us for a relaxed Studio Sunday session aimed at children and families with additional sensory needs.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Susan Tomes, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with pianist Susan Tomes in the Kettle's Yard house.
Friends Event: A Visit to the 'Livres d'Artistes' Collection at Wren Library
Join the Friends of Kettle’s Yard on a visit to Wren Library, Trinity College. The event is a unique chance to see an exceptional collection of ‘Livres d’artistes’ including books illustrated with original graphics by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Georges Braque, André Masson, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró, Wifredo Lam and more. Dr Nicolas Bell, Librarian, will explain the context and significance of this major collection.
Art for Students 2026-27
Are you a student at the University of Cambridge or Anglia Ruskin University? Borrow a work of art from the Kettle's Yard collection.
Teacher's Evening
Join writer and facilitator Hannah Jane Walker at this Teacher's Evening to discover the Kettle's Yard house using words. We will use playful writing and noticing activities to explore the house as a place for feeling. Afterwards we will head down to the Clore Learning Studio for some creative making combining words and images.
New Music
We are excited to be planning four more New Music concerts at Kettle’s Yard in 2024. Our New Music Curator, BBC Radio 3’s Tom McKinney will reprise his success of his 2023 season bringing us more of the top talent and excitement in New Music today. Performers will be announced later in the year on our website (as above). Be brave and expand your musical horizons!
Student Music
We look forward to hosting a selection of the best of University student musicians at an evening concert on Thursday 7 March 2024. Details will be released in the spring.
