Chamber Music @ Worcester

Specialties

Festival Dates — Saturday 1^st. & Sunday 2^nd. October 2011

Ticket Hotline — 1 905 611 427

The Chamber Music @ Worcester Festival, run by the Astaria String Quartet, is an annual Festival promoting Music in the Community concerts, education workshops and chamber music recitals of the highest quality in Worcester and the surrounding areas. It aims to create a vibrant, accessible and enjoyable environment, where people of all ages can interact with classical chamber music concerts and events. The Chamber Music @ Worcester Festival delivers opportunities where musicians and composers can collaborate with members of the community to produce a music festival for the whole family.

History

Established in 2011.

Chamber Music @ Worcester was founded by the Astaria String Quartet to showcase the fabulous repertoire of the string quartet genre.

The festival is administrated by the Astaria String Quartet and as well as providing Recitals, offers Workshops, Master-​Classes and Music in the Community in the run up to the official Festival dates.

The Festival is an annual themed event taking place in October each year. The theme for 2012 is ‘Absolute Russia’.

Meet the Business Owner

Astaria String Quartet A.

Business Owner

Inspirational and innovative, the Astaria String Quartet continues to explore not only less well known works for string quartet, but also aspects of audience development with their exciting new programme ‘An Evening of Requests’ and the commissioning of new music by local composers.

They were awarded an ‘Arts4All’ Grant from the National Lottery to study with the distinguished chamber musician Gábor Takács-​Nagy in Geneva and were also awarded a bursary to attend the prestigious ‘International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove’. Most recently they completed their first album, ‘Fiesta’, a celebration of Spanish and Latin American music, which includes compositions by Turina, Villa-​Lobos and a first recording of the ‘Tango Ballet’ by Piazzolla for string quartet.

They are Quartet in Residence at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester (UK) and are selected artists for the Making Music Concert Promoter’s Network ²⁰¹³⁄₂₀₁₄.