Music in the Round’s visiting string quartet, the Consone Quartet, returns to Sheffield for its final immersive afternoon and evening of concerts exploring the music of Felix Mendelssohn.
Afternoon concert at 3pm:
Here, the composer’s passionate String Quartet No.1 (written when he was just 18 years old – and newly in love) is presented alongside his String Quartet No.3, a composition full of light and levity.
Evening concert at 7pm:
The quartet completes its series of Mendelssohn’s chamber works with his String Quintet No.1, a work full of youthful joie de vivre. Scored for two violins, two violas, and cello, the Quintet forms the triumphant conclusion to this concert celebrating the composer’s early work for strings, all composed when Mendelssohn was – astonishingly – still a teenager.
Consone Quartet
The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire. Music in the Round is delighted to welcome the Quartet to ‘the family’ as their Visiting Quartet. Supported by the Frost Trust, they will be visiting schools across the city, working with students at Sheffield Music Academy and performing at concerts around the country.
Formed at the Royal College of Music in London, the Consone Quartet launched their professional career in 2015, shortly after which they were awarded two prizes at the 2015 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, including the EUBO Development Trust Prize and a place on the EEEmerging Scheme in France. They went on to win the 2016 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Prize, and in 2022 were awarded a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT) fellowship.
