Sacconi Chamber Music Festival - Sacconi Quartet play Haydn, Korngold and Grieg

This year sees the Sacconi Quartet return to Folkestone for their twelfth Chamber Music Festival 17-19 May. Joining them are some very special guests, including the extraordinary pianist Tom Poster in Korngold’s sumptuous Piano Quintet and the eminent violist Philip Dukes in Beethoven’s tempestuous ‘Storm’ Quintet, Op 29. The Sacconi will also direct a hand-picked string orchestra from the Royal College of Music in a thrilling concert, including John Woolrich’s haunting Ulysses Awakes, for viola and strings, and Bartók’s Divertimento for Strings – one of the greatest essays in the genre. Other repertoire includes works by Mozart, Haydn, Grieg, and Schubert.

Join the Sacconi Quartet on the opening night of their Festival. Hear Haydn’s 'Sunrise' Quartet to herald the start of their nature-inspired weekend of music making. Take a trip to Hollywood with Korngold’s 3rd Quartet and venture into the Norwegian landscape with Grieg’s dramatic Quartet in G minor.