Instagram Story Viewer

It's exactly 100 years today since the premiere of this absolute gem of a piece, Leoš Janáček's 'Kreutzer Sonata' 🎼

The quartet was inspired by Leo Tolstoy's 1889 novel (recommend), in turn inspired by Beethoven's 1803 Violin Sonata (also recommend, obv) 📖 🎻

This is one of our fave moments from the 2nd movement at our concert at @wigmore_hall last year ❤️

A fiery end to the first movement of Beethoven’s Quartet no. 15 op. 132 live from @spotlightchamberconcerts. Head to our YouTube channel to watch in full!
.
Audio and video @appleandbiscuit

Edit @will_newell92

@stjohnswaterlooarts
@stjohnswaterloo
.
.
.

#stringquartet #violin #viola #cello #concert #londonmusic #chambermusic #classicalmusic

Repost @delphian_records

We're so proud to share this hauntingly beautiful arrangement of @jonimitchell's 'Both Sides Now' arr. @will_newell92, performed by @solemquartet ahead of their album release this Friday.

Head to our @youtube channel /delphianrecords to watch the whole performance, or see us featured as @gramophonemagazine's Video of the Day 🎥

#solemquartet #paintedlight #strings #viola #violin #cello #album #newalbum #quartet #arangement #jonimitchell #bothsidesnow

Korngold at his most golden and heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹

Thanks to everyone who came to watch us in Sydenham last week and huge thanks to @ense_mble26 for making it happen ⭐

We’re next playing this gorgeous music on Thursday at @kettlesyard - hope to see you there!

P.S. shout out to the volunteers who keep churches looking pretty! 💐

Can’t wait to return to my fave place on earth, @kettlesyard , on Thursday 21st to perform a super exciting programme of @latimer_ryan , Korngold and Dvorak!

From Kettle’s Yard website :

‘Music at Kettle’s Yard has a long and illustrious history, its roots nurtured by both the Edes. While Helen was more the musician, regularly setting herself at fiendish piano works, Jim also acknowledged the importance of music as an art form. Our archivist Frieda Midgley unearthed a quote dating back to his early life, talking about music at the Barnes Foundation (A Visit to America, 1931): ‘All the afternoon we studied forms of modern expression – Stravinski, his traditions, his personal expression and Matisse as a parallel. We surrounded them with Mozart and Gluck, with Giorgione, Cezanne and Renoir – we saw quite clearly how all was ordered in their apparent disorder. This combination of music and painting is so right and so helpful, like alternating cheese with wine; but how surprised the public would be in our English Galleries if the lecturer suddenly turned on a jazz band or a Beethoven Quartet.’

💓

Can’t wait to return to my fave place on earth, @kettlesyard , on Thursday 21st to perform a super exciting programme of @latimer_ryan , Korngold and Dvorak!

From Kettle’s Yard website :

‘Music at Kettle’s Yard has a long and illustrious history, its roots nurtured by both the Edes. While Helen was more the musician, regularly setting herself at fiendish piano works, Jim also acknowledged the importance of music as an art form. Our archivist Frieda Midgley unearthed a quote dating back to his early life, talking about music at the Barnes Foundation (A Visit to America, 1931): ‘All the afternoon we studied forms of modern expression – Stravinski, his traditions, his personal expression and Matisse as a parallel. We surrounded them with Mozart and Gluck, with Giorgione, Cezanne and Renoir – we saw quite clearly how all was ordered in their apparent disorder. This combination of music and painting is so right and so helpful, like alternating cheese with wine; but how surprised the public would be in our English Galleries if the lecturer suddenly turned on a jazz band or a Beethoven Quartet.’

💓

Can’t wait to return to my fave place on earth, @kettlesyard , on Thursday 21st to perform a super exciting programme of @latimer_ryan , Korngold and Dvorak!

From Kettle’s Yard website :

‘Music at Kettle’s Yard has a long and illustrious history, its roots nurtured by both the Edes. While Helen was more the musician, regularly setting herself at fiendish piano works, Jim also acknowledged the importance of music as an art form. Our archivist Frieda Midgley unearthed a quote dating back to his early life, talking about music at the Barnes Foundation (A Visit to America, 1931): ‘All the afternoon we studied forms of modern expression – Stravinski, his traditions, his personal expression and Matisse as a parallel. We surrounded them with Mozart and Gluck, with Giorgione, Cezanne and Renoir – we saw quite clearly how all was ordered in their apparent disorder. This combination of music and painting is so right and so helpful, like alternating cheese with wine; but how surprised the public would be in our English Galleries if the lecturer suddenly turned on a jazz band or a Beethoven Quartet.’

💓

In one week we will be welcoming the @solemquartet for a concert of Music spanning 800 years, from 12th Century plainsong right up to the present day. They will open the programme with a work by Hildegard Von Bingen-but who was she? Born around the year 1098, Hidegard Von Bingen is possibly one of the most remarkable women ever to have lived. Her simple, monophonic, sacred music tells of a time of simplicity and peace, where the divine and the real were often mixed. Will Newell, the quartet’s second violinist, has arranged her music for string quartet adding his own harmonies and textures, combining the 21st century with the 12th, creating a whole new soundworld. #plainchant #hildegardvonbingen #newmusic #localmusic #se26 @elliefagg @sydenhamsocietyofficial MAY 15th 7pm @stbartssydenham www.ensemble26.com for tickets

In one week we will be welcoming the @solemquartet for a concert of Music spanning 800 years, from 12th Century plainsong right up to the present day. They will open the programme with a work by Hildegard Von Bingen-but who was she? Born around the year 1098, Hidegard Von Bingen is possibly one of the most remarkable women ever to have lived. Her simple, monophonic, sacred music tells of a time of simplicity and peace, where the divine and the real were often mixed. Will Newell, the quartet’s second violinist, has arranged her music for string quartet adding his own harmonies and textures, combining the 21st century with the 12th, creating a whole new soundworld. #plainchant #hildegardvonbingen #newmusic #localmusic #se26 @elliefagg @sydenhamsocietyofficial MAY 15th 7pm @stbartssydenham www.ensemble26.com for tickets

Memories from our closing concert with the incredible @solemquartet, @olivia_warburton & @johanbarnoin 🖤
📸 @alicranephotography

Memories from our closing concert with the incredible @solemquartet, @olivia_warburton & @johanbarnoin 🖤
📸 @alicranephotography

Memories from our closing concert with the incredible @solemquartet, @olivia_warburton & @johanbarnoin 🖤
📸 @alicranephotography

Memories from our closing concert with the incredible @solemquartet, @olivia_warburton & @johanbarnoin 🖤
📸 @alicranephotography

Memories from our closing concert with the incredible @solemquartet, @olivia_warburton & @johanbarnoin 🖤
📸 @alicranephotography

Just announced ! 🎉

We’re thrilled to be part of @southbankcentre’s Autumn/Winter 2026/27 programme - join us as we celebrate Steve Reich at 90 alongside our friends @theligetiquartet and @carducciquartet playing the epic Triple Quartet alongside WTC 9/11 and the UK Prem of Different Trains for String ensemble. 🤍

See you there - tickets available online now! 🎟️

Solem Quartet: Industry 🎶

Just announced 🙌

Bringing together music for string quartet with archive recorded sound - and featuring new work from composer William Marsey and arranger William Newell - this concert from the Solem Quartet documents and celebrates the rich history of industry in the UK!

🗓️Sunday 11 October, 4pm
🎫 Tickets available on our website (link in our bio)

Shifting perspectives in a recent rehearsal of Nick Martin's Queer Tears.

On Sunday we'll be playing this gem of a piece at @bighouseartslincoln along with Dvorak's Quartet no. 13 - plus some gorgy Debussy and Chausson songs with the brilliant @olivia_warburton. Come and join us :)

Three weeks to go before we have the amazing Solem quartet in Sydenham! An hour of exquisite music ranging from 12th century to a new commission- this is going to be a beautiful and invigorating evening. Make the time, be inspired and relax! May 15th 7pm @stbartssydenham @solemquartet #stringquartet #se26life #classicalmusic #hildgardvonbingen #korngold @latimer_ryan @sydenhamartsofficial @sydenhamsocietyofficial @se26life @selondon.life @will__newell @elliefagg

Solem Quartet | Sunday 12th April, 6pm at The Chapter House @lincolncathedral

Praised for their “immaculate precision and spirit” (The Strad) and “cultured tone” (The Arts Desk), we’re delighted that the @solemquartet will close the festival on Sunday 12th April at 6pm. The centrepiece of the programme is Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 🎻

Book tickets > link in bio 🔗

Tickets £20*
Concessions £15* (Students, Under 25s, jobseekers and disabled patrons)
Full festival pass £50*

*Booking fees apply.