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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Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter
This large-scale exhibition will debut new and recent work by Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar), including a series of her influential Strategy Paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and a series of works for the Kettle’s Yard house.
Friends Event: Visit to Modernist Home in Grantchester
Join the Friends on a visit to a modernist bungalow in Grantchester, originally designed by architect Kenneth Capon in 1959 and conscientiously renovated in 1985 by husband and wife architects, Paul Boissevain & Barbara Osmond.
Friends Annual Party 2025
Join the Friends for an evening of celebrations at Kettle's Yard.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Lubaina Himid: Making Choices Lecture by Dorothy Price
Jean Gibson and Anthony Whishaw RA: Visit to London Home & Studio
We are pleased to invite you to a private tour of the studio and home of Jean Gibson and Anthony Whishaw RA in Kensington, London.
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.
Spotlight Talk: Cornelia Parker in the Kettle's Yard house
Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle's Yard house, taking a closer look at Cornelia Parker's installation on the window in Helen Ede's bedroom. This event is part of the Art History Festival 2025. The Art History Festival 2025 theme is Art & Nature, celebrating the profound connections between art, nature, and emotional and mental wellbeing.
Spotlight Talk: Art, Fossils and Bones
Join us for a short spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at some of the natural objects in the house including fossils, bones and rocks, which Jim Ede carefully placed amongst his collection of modern art. Learn some curious facts about these objects and explore how they influence and are influenced by the collection.
Audio-Described Tour: Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter
Join us for an audio described tour of new and recent work by Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Another Chance Encounter: Exhibition Tour
Join Megan Breckell Curatorial Assistant, for an introduction to the current exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter.
Spotlight Talk: The Kettle's Yard Garden
Join us for a short spotlight talk at Kettle's Yard, taking a closer look at the cottage garden. We will start in the cottage garden exploring the significance of gardening and nature to Jim and Helen Ede, before heading into the Kettle's Yard house to see some of the floral arrangements and flower paintings.
Visit to the Government Art Collection and Studio of Conservator Rebecca Gregg 23/09
Join the Friends for a morning visit to the Government Art Collection followed by an afternoon visit to the studio of painting conservator Rebecca Gregg.
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.
