Blockley Chamber Concerts

Blockley Chamber Concerts 2026

‘Incredible performances …  the privileged view of the music’s physicality and the players’ virtuosity was magical. ‘        HR, Cheltenham

Friday 20 March in   St George’s Hall, Blockley GL56 9BY   

The Veles Ensemble 

Adriana Cristea                       Violin

Ralitsa Naydenova               Viola

Evva Mizerska                         Cello

  • Ludwig van Beethoven                     String Trio in C minor, Op 9 No 3

  • Zoltan Kodaly                                     Intermezzo

  • Luigi Boccarini                                  String Trio in G major, Op 14, No 4

  • Erno Dohanyi                                    Serenade in C minor, Op 10

Friday 1 May                           Blockley Church, GL56 9ES

The Tedesca Quartet

Nic Fallowfield                        Violin

Clare Bhabra                            Violin

Richard Muncey                      Viola

Jenny Curtis                             Cello

  • Josef Haydn                                       String Quartet in E flat major, Hob III:64

  • Dmitri Shostakovich                         String Quartet in A major, No 8

  • Ludwig van Beethoven                      String Quartet in E flat major, Op 127

           

Friday 5 June                           Blockley Church

Duo Caelestis

Catriona Bourne                       Baroque Flute

Felix Fernandes                       Guitar and Theorbo

  • Carlos Sexias  (1704-42)                    Sonata 24

  • F X Baptista  (1730-97)                     Sonata in F major

  • James Oswald (1710-69)                    Sonata on Scottish tunes

  • John Reid (1721-1807)            Sonata in G major

  • Georg Philipp Telemann                  Fantasia in A major, TWV 40:2

  • Jacques-Martin Hotteterre               Suite in D major, Op 2 No 1

 

 Friday 17 July                   Blockley Church      

The Longborough Festival Orchestra Soloists

Darragh Morgan            Violin

Richard Cookson           Viola

Richard Jenkinson         Cello

  • Franz Schubert                      String Trio in B flat major, D471   

  • Maurice Ravel                        Sonata for Violin and Cello in A minor

  • Alfred Schnittke                     String Trio - Adagio 

  • Ludwig van Beethoven          String Trio in G major, Op 44, No 1        

Friday 21 August               Blockley Church

The Devine Musick Trio

Steven Devine                Fortepiano

Caroline Balding           Violin  

Andrew Skidmore          Cello                                

  • Josef Haydn                            Piano Trio in E major, Hob XV:28  

  • W A Mozart                            Piano Trio in G major, K496

  • Ludwig van Beethoven          Piano Trio in E flat major, Op 1, No 1 

Performed on a copy of a fortepiano by Matthteus Heilmann, 1785

 

Friday 25 September               Blockley Church

The Geminiani Ensemble

Alison Bury                    Baroque violin

John Dornenburg          Viola da Gamba

Malcolm Proud             Harpsichord

  • Sonatas, Grounds and Fantasias from England and Germany

Performed on a copy of a Rucker double manual harpsichord, 162        

All Concerts start at 7:30 and finish approx 9:15pm unless stated otherwise.   Drinks (included in ticket price) from 7:00pm.

BCC Subscription Ticket £90 including drinks for all six concerts.  Individual concert tickets £20.   

Tickets available via lgpacker123@gmail.com or 01386 700579