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.
Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’
This new display in the Research Space at Kettle's Yard brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
This exhibition, showing new and recent paintings, will be Portia Zvavahera's first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe.
Agenda Project 1: Yevheniia Laptii
We are pleased to share the second part of the first project of A G E N D A, a new series of artist projects that respond to global events and address pressing issues of our time. The series aims to show how a single work of art can offer insight and understanding beyond the 24-hour news cycle. This second part displays a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv), all featuring the village of Cherkaski Tyshky, on the second floor of Kettle's Yard, outside the Research Space.
Marmen Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Marmen Quartet to 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.
Adult Workshop: Batik Printing
Inspired by the 'Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa' exhibition and Portia's use of batik in her artwork, join artist Sandra Scott for this batik workshop for adults. Batik is a technique that uses wax and dye to create a pattern on cloth or paper. Discover the technique and process and explore mark-making, patterns and textures which can be achieved on papers and fabrics.
Friends-only Hours
Join us for our exclusive Friends-only hours on the last Sunday of every month and visit the house before it opens to the public.
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.
Panel Discussion: Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
Join us in the Kettle's Yard house for a discussion on our current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa Exhibition Tour
Join Curator Guy Haywood for an introduction to Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa.
Maxwell Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Maxwell Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session
Join us for a relaxed Studio Sunday session aimed at children and families with additional sensory needs.
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.
