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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Caribbean Elders: Legacies of Windrush in Cambridge
This display, held during Black History Month, is a celebration of the contribution made by the Caribbean Windrush community in Cambridge and beyond.
Chamber Music 2025-26 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2025-26 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 £135.
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.
In Conversation with Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska
Join us for a special event in the Kettle's Yard house where artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska will be in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin and Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Habda Rashid, discussing their current exhibition Another Chance Encounter.
Charles Owen, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Charles Owen, piano, in the Kettle's Yard house.
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.
Art for Students 2025/26
Are you a student at the University of Cambridge or Anglia Ruskin University? Borrow a work of art from the Kettle's Yard collection.
Holiday Workshop: Creative Cardboard Worlds
Join artist Damaris Athene and create a new imaginary world inspired by Lubaina Himid’s ‘How Can I Help You’ paintings.
This workshop is for 11-16 year olds.
Holiday Workshop: From Pattern to Painting
Artist Ian Brownlie will lead a fun and creative workshop for you to create new paintings inspired by the patterns of African wax print textiles.
This workshop is for 7-11 year olds.
Audio Described Tour: Hidden Treasures
Join us for an audio described tour of selected items in the Kettle’s Yard house. This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors.
Quartetto Noûs
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house. This week we will be welcoming the return of Quartetto Noûs.
Student Friends Event: Book Tour of Kettle's Yard house
Are you a book lover? Join the Student Friends of Kettle's Yard for a cosy afternoon in the Kettle's Yard house, focussing on the extensive book collection.
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.
