The Doric Quartet spans the emotional spectrum in idyllic Bradfield

By Phil Parker, 25 June 2023

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“experiencing Haydn’s music is manifestly good for one’s health”

Reviewed at St Nicholas Church, High Bradfield, Sheffield on 24 June 2023

Haydn, String Quartet no. 37 in C major, Op.50 no.2, Hob III:45

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, "Serioso", Op.95

Haydn, String Quartet no. 50 in B flat major, Op.64 no.3, Hob III:67

Doric String Quartet

Johannes Marmen, Violin

Ying Xue, Violin

Hélène Clément, Viola

John Myerscough, Cello

Adrenalin-fuelled Bartók from the Doric String Quartet at Snape

Mark Valencia, 10th June

The Doric String Quartet plays all six of Béla Bartók's quartets in one day at this year's Aldeburgh Festival.

*****

Ibragimova, Tiberghien and the Doric Quartet offer Gallic delights

Mark Valencia, 30th March

From the tragically short-lived Guillaume Lekeu to Ernest Chausson's big-boned Concert via Debussy's sole string quartet, a tremendous evening at Wigmore Hall.

****1

Scintillating Britten at Snape Maltings

Mark Valencia, 20th October

Six concerts of Suffolk’s finest home-grown produce garnished with side orders of Mozart, Copland and Elgar.

*****

Perfect Haydn, Dean and Dvořák from the Doric String Quartet at the Dresden Music Festival

Max Woods, 31st May

The Palais im Großen Garten in Dresden is an interesting place to perform classical music. It’s completely unlike any other concert venue, with its wholly dilapidated interior projecting an image of lost grandeur. In many ways this is perfect for a classical music concert, especially chamber music.

*****

Tunes for the Moon at Vermont's Yellow Barn

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th July

On the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, the musicians of Yellow Barn played a wide-ranging program of works inspired by the night sky.

****1

Aurora Orchestra and Louis Schwizgebel delight at Kings Place

Timothy Robson, 7th November

The streamed concert showed the Aurora players' prowess as chamber musicians, joined by the excellent Swiss pianist in music by Mozart, Ravel and a specially commissioned new work by Sasha Scott.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.