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 reveals Sunil Gupta’s (b. 1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography, exploring the medium’s capacity to be a potent space for celebrating queer lives.
In Conversation: Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh
Join us in the Kettle's Yard house for an evening in conversation with exhibition artist Sunil Gupta and his long term collaborator Charan Singh, chaired by art historian Fiona Anderson, and following by a book signing.
Nicholas Daniel, oboe, and Huw Watkins, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house with Nicholas Daniel, oboe, and Huw Watkins, piano.
Friends Event: Art Book Sale
The Friends of Kettle’s Yard’s popular book sale returns to Kettle’s Yard, for the first time since March 2022. This will be a one-day event in the Clore Learning Studio. There will be a range of art books for sale with all proceeds supporting Kettle’s Yard.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Audio Described Tour of Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera
Join us for an audio described tour of our current exhibition, Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now.
This tour is suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors. To book tickets, please call 01223 748100.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, talks, music and making, inspired by our exhibition Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now.
Doric Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house with the Doric Quartet.
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.
Friends Event: Exhibition Tour at CORPUS with Artist CJ Mahony and Gallerist Jeremy Parker
Join the gallerist and founding director of CORPUS contemporary gallery, Jeremy Parker and the Cambridge-based artist CJ Mahony for a private tour and walkthrough of their exhibition, for fragile insides. This one-off evening at CORPUS will see Parker and Mahony discuss their respective careers, and shared belief in the vast potential of Cambridge as a site for a burgeoning contemporary scene.
Exhibition Tour: Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today
Join us for an exhibition tour with Kettle's Yard Assistant Director Susie Biller, 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.
New Music: Bozzini Quartet
Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle's Yard house with the Bozzini Quartet.
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.
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.
