Welcome to our programme of Chamber Music concerts for 2024-25.
Concerts here in the Kettle’s Yard house offer a special experience, bringing music into this unique setting and allowing you the time to appreciate art in many forms. Even the intervals are a pleasure, with drinks available to enjoy with friends or fellow concert goers, and often a glimpse of the current exhibition. It makes for an enjoyable evening.
Justin Lee, our resourceful Chamber Music programmer, has brought together an exciting panoply of musicians including several shining young talents who will perform at Kettle’s Yard for the first time. We also welcome back old friends who have delighted us before, not least the Maxwell Quartet, who kept our spirits up by performing on film here for us in lockdown.
We start with a flourish on 10 October with the renowned Doric Quartet playing String Quartets by Beethoven and Haydn as this year’s Jim and Helen Ede Concert – an annual recognition of the importance of music to the Edes.
Concerts take place on Thursday evenings during Cambridge University term time and feature ensembles and solo performers carefully chosen to suit this unusual space.
The full concert series is listed below. Subscription tickets allow entry to all 15 Chamber Music concerts, saving you up to £120 over the year. Our experience suggests that early booking is advised!
Full Programme
10 October 2024: The Jim and Helen Eden Concert – Doric Quartet
24 October 2024: Castalian Quartet and Tim Posner, cello
31 October 2024: Sterling Elliot, cello and Gabriele Strata, piano
7 November: Trio Chagall
14 November: Alessandro Fisher, tenor and Simon Lepper, piano
21 November: Kathryn Stott, piano
23 January: The Max and Evelyn Forbes Concert – Marmen Quartet
30 January: Fidelio Trio
6 February: Maxwell Quartet
13 February: Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
27 February: Astatine Piano Trio
1 May: Castalian Quartet
8 May: Peter Donohoe, piano
15 May: Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
22 May: Heath Quartet
Chamber Music Subscription Ticket 2024-25
Purchase a subscription ticket to gain access into all 15 Chamber Music concerts, saving up to £120 over the year. Subscription tickets are £240 or £75 for students.
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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
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.
Exhibition Tour: Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today
Join us for an exhibition tour with Assistant Curator Meg Breckell, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today.
This event is free with an exhibition ticket. Book your ticket to the exhibition here.
Brodsky Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house with the Brodsky Quartet.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
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.
Holiday Workshop: An Open Book
Join artist Ian Brownlie in this workshop for 7-11 year olds and be inspired to create drawings, worlds and your own art bookmark inspired by the books in Kettle’s Yard.
Holiday Workshop: Taking Notice
In this workshop for 11-16 year olds, join artist Monique Kaur Kellay to explore different ways to capture a moment. Inspired by 'Sunil Gupta: Life With a Camera, 1970 - Now'.
Student Music: An Evening of Pop and Jazz
Join us for an evening of Pop and Jazz in the Kettle's Yard house with student performers from the University of Cambridge.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
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 2024 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 are delighted to welcome the best student performers to play at Kettle’s Yard. On Thursday 28 November 2024 we will host the first of these concerts, with another in the spring term on Thursday 13 March 2025.
Keep an eye on our website and social media for the latest information.
