The Adderbury Ensemble brings together some of the UK’s top musicians to perform the world’s finest chamber music…

Winter 2025

Scroll down for full details of all the concerts lined up so far for winter this year, or click on the appropriate date below to see what’s happening on that particular day…

Jan 25, Buckingham      Jan 31, Chipping Norton     Feb 8, Buckingham      Feb 21, Chipping Norton      Feb 22, Witney      Mar 8, Buckingham      Mar 9, Oxford      Mar 11, Chipping Norton      Mar 23, Chipping Norton (afternoon)      Mar 23, Chipping Norton (evening)

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Anna Cashell (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Vanessa McNaught (viola) and Kath Sharman (cello)

19:30, Saturday January 25, 2025 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Schubert: String Quartet no 13 in A minor, op 29, D 804 (“Rosamunde”)
  • Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D major

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Anna Cashell (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Vanessa McNaught (viola) and Kath Sharman (cello)

19:30, Friday January 31, 2025 at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton

Church Street (Map)
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

  • Schubert: String Quartet no 13 in A minor, op 29, D 804 (“Rosamunde”)
  • Borodin: String Quartet no 2 in D major

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets, or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quintet

Bradley Creswick (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello) 

19:30, Saturday February 8, 2025 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Haydn: String Quartet in C major, op 33 no 3, Hob III:39 (“The Bird”)
  • Shaw: Entr’acte
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 7 in F major, op 59 no 1 (“Razumovsky”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Friday February 21, 2025 at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton

Church Street (Map)
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets, or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Saturday February 22, 2025 at Witney Mehodist Church

Witney Methodist Church (Map)
40 High Street
Witney
OX28 6HG

  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets, or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

19:30, Saturday March 8, 2025 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham

The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG

  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults), £5.00 (students) & free for under 16s. Call 07711 606996 for further information and to reserve tickets or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet

Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

11:15, Sunday March 9, 2025 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford

Holywell Music Room (Map)
Holywell Street
Oxford
OX1 3SD

  • Pieces from Last Leaf by The Danish String Quartet
  • Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)

Tickets:

  • Adults (18 years old and up): £15.00
  • Children (11-17 years old) and full-time students (18 years old and up): £7.50
  • Children (6-10 years old): FREE — please note that we do not allow children of five years old and under.

Adderbury Ensemble Chamber Trio

Fiona Cross (clarinet), Viv McLean (piano), Chris Windass (viola)

Chipping Norton Music Festival 2025 Logo

19:30, Tuesday March 11, 2025 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

  • Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, op 83 (selection)
  • Brahms: Clarinet Sonata no 1 in F minor, op 120 no 1
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 25 in G major, op 79
  • Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E flat major, K 498 (“Kegelstatt”)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults) and £0.30 for under 18s. Click here to purchase tickets online or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble Piano Quintet

Viv McLean (piano), Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

Chipping Norton Music Festival 2025 Logo

15:30, Sunday March 23, 2025 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

  • Family Concert — “Stories in Music”

Tickets: £5.00 (adults) and £0.30 for under 18s. Click here to purchase tickets online or pay on the door.

Adderbury Ensemble Piano Sextet

Viv McLean (piano), Jenny Sacha (violin), Chris Windass (violin), Rose Redgrave (viola) and Jane Fenton (cello)

Chipping Norton Music Festival 2025 Logo

19:30, Sunday March 23, 2025 at Chipping Norton Town Hall

The Guildhall (Map)
Market Place
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ

  • Ravel: String Quartet in F major
  • Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major (version for piano sextet)

Tickets: £15.00 (adults) and £0.30 for under 18s. Click here to purchase tickets online or pay on the door.

Virtual Concerts 2020/21…

June 27, 2021– Corelli, Handel and Vivaldi

April 4, 2021– Brahms and Beethoven

March 7, 2021– Dvořák and Beethoven

January 10, 2021 – Schubert and Purcell

December 6, 2020 – Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet

November 15, 2020 – Vaughan Williams and Mozart

November 1, 2020 – Schubert Trout Quintet

August 16, 2020 – Beethoven and Dvořák

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CDs

Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Grainger

Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major
Elgar: Serenade in E minor
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry / Molly on the Shore

Chamber Music by Veale & Crawford

Veale: String Quartet, Tryptich for Recorder & String Quartet, etc
Crawford: Elegaic Quintet for Recorder & String Quartet, etc

Mozart (Flute, Oboe & Clarinet Works)

Flute Quartet in D, K285, Quartet in F for Oboe & Strings, K370, Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

La Primavera (Spring)
L’estate (Summer)
L’autunno (Autumn)
L’inverno (Winter)


Johann Sebastian Bach Concertos

Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings, Concerto for Viola & Strings, Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin & Strings, etc

Playing Baroque

Works by Handel, Telemann, Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Albinoni and Corelli

Playing Baroque II – Concertos

Works by Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach, Vivaldi, Quantz, Marcello and Sammartini

Music for Seven

Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen, Camille Saint-Saëns Septet

Our players…

All the Adderbury Ensemble players are among the leading performers in their field. Click on the “Biography” button below each image to find out more about them.