Brodsky Quartet: Bach, Britten and Bridge

Name: Brodsky Quartet: Bach, Britten and Bridge
Start: 2026-11-04 19:30:00
Location: Performance Hall

Dates
04 November 2026, 7:30pm

Venue
Performance Hall

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£11.50 (incl ticket fee)

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04 November 2026, 7:30pm

Venue
Performance Hall

Tickets
£11.50 (incl ticket fee)

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 5 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 29 July.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Brodsky Quartet

JS Bach Solo sonatas arranged for string quartet
Bridge Second Idyll from Three Idylls H67
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Hear expressive arrangements of solo sonatas from one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, presented alongside works with strong connections to the RCM.

Bridge dedicated his Three Idylls to Ethel Elmore Sinclair, his future wife, whom he met while they both performed in the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra. Inspired by the second Idyll, his most notable pupil and fellow RCM alumnus, Benjamin Britten, later wrote and dedicated his Variations to Bridge.

In this performance, the Quartet is joined by RCM string players for a dazzling rendition that hints at the personality of Britten’s mentor.

Learn more about the process behind the performance in a masterclass with the Brodksy Quartet on Thursday 5 November.

Image © Sarah Cresswell

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