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Music in the Round

This is the 8th season of the international chamber music series sponsored by the University of Portsmouth and the New Theatre Royal. The first concert will be held in the theatre, and then the remaining concerts will be in the Third Floor Arts Centre while the theatre is undergoing refurbishment.

Programme for 2011-2012 season

Friday 2nd December 2011, 7.30pm

Ensemble 360 Intimate Letters

Venue: New Theatre Royal

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C D.956
JANÁČEK String Quartet No.2 Intimate Letters - semi-staged with readings

Benjamin Nabarro VIOLIN
Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN
Judith Busbridge VIOLA
Gemma Rosefield CELLO
Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS

Friday 3rd February 2012, 7.30pm

Doric String Quartet

Venue: Third Floor Arts Centre

HAYDN Quartet in D Op.20 No.4
CHAUSSON Quartet in C minor Op.35
SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor D.810 Death and the Maiden

Alex Redington VIOLIN
Jonathan Stone VIOLIN
Simon Tandree VIOLA
John Myerscough CELLO

Friday 16th March 2012, 7.30pm

Ludwig String Trio

Venue: Third Floor Arts Centre

BEETHOVEN Serenade in D Op.8
HINDEMITH String Trio Op.34
MOZART Divertimento in E flat K.563

Peter Cropper VIOLIN
James Boyd VIOLA
Paul Watkins CELLO

Friday 4th May 2012, 7.30pm

Martin Roscoe PIANO

Venue: Third Floor Arts Centre

BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
SCHUMANN Kinderscenen, Op. 15
SCHUMANN Arabeske, Op. 18
DEBUSSY Arabesque No. 1
DEBUSSY Children's Corner
BEETHOVEN Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

Friday 18th May 2012, 7.30pm

Lawson Trio

Venue: Third Floor Arts Centre

MOZART Trio in G K.564 
DEBUSSY Trio No.1 in G 
DAVID KNOTTS The Long Way Home 
BRAHMS Trio in B Op.8 (revised version)

Fenella Humphreys VIOLIN
Rebecca Knight CELLO
Annabelle Lawson PIANO

Ticket and Venue Information

Venue: New Theatre Royal and Third Floor Arts Centre, Portsmouth
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £15 and £12 concessions.

Book all five concerts and get a 20 per cent discount, so £60 for the whole season (£48 concessions).

Please note that seating in the Third Floor Arts Centre is unreserved.

Box Office: 023 9284 3023 (Monday to Friday 10am-5pm).
Email: music@port.ac.uk

Tickets can also be purchased from the University's online store.

Web: www.port.ac.uk/musicintheround

More information on Music in the Round national touring is available from www.musicintheround.co.uk.

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