Where’s The Trout?  – Family concert 

Join us for a lively and imaginative family concert, Where’s the Trout?, based around the famous Schubert String Quintet, featuring members of the Haldon Quartet with special guests Michael Allnatt on double bass and Anton Pigott on piano. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Tavistock Church, this engaging 45-minute performance will introduce audiences of all ages to the rich sounds of the whole string family (violin, viola, cello and double bass) alongside an exciting young pianist. Expect a delightful mix of classical music designed to surprise and inspire, with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.  After the concert, young audience members will have the unique opportunity to get hands-on and try the instruments themselves—making it a memorable musical experience for the whole family.  

Schubert Trout with the Haldon Ensemble and Anton Pigott

Opening with Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, the audience is welcomed into a world of elegant conversation between the two instruments, full of clarity and charm. This is followed by Judith Weir’s The Bagpipers, a lively and characterful string trio that draws on folk-inspired elements, offering rhythmic energy and a distinctly modern voice. The programme culminates in Schubert’s beloved “Trout” Quintet, a masterpiece of warmth and lyricism, where its famous variations shimmer with melodic beauty and playful interplay.

The music throughout the evening highlights the richness of chamber writing, from classical refinement to contemporary colour, brought to life by Lindsay Braga (violin), Andrew Gillett (viola), Rebecca Allnatt (cello), Michael Allnatt (double bass), and rising young pianist Anton Pigott from Totnes. A former student of Jill Bird and soon to take up a scholarship at the Royal Northern College of Music, Anton returns after his acclaimed performance of the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto with the Haldon Ensemble last year, bringing fresh energy to one of the most celebrated works in the chamber repertoire.

Mozart Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major

Judith Weir “The Bagpipers” String Trio

Schubert “Trout” Quintet

Messiah by Handel with the Powderham Consort and the Haldon Ensemble

This hugely popular part of the ‘Music in the Castle’ tradition returns once again. It is our unique way of bringing the start of Christmas to you. With the 8 voices of Powderham Consort and Haldon Ensemble, this intimate performance of one of the most famous pieces in the world will leave you feeling excited and exhilarated and ready for the festive season. Early booking is essential.

Past Concerts

Messiah by Handel with the Powderham Consort and the Haldon Ensemble

Seasonal Classics at the Museum

• An hour-long selection of Festive and Seasonal, classical and more contempory repertoire
• Free entry! NO TICKETS NEEDED

A Classical Tea at Cornworthy Village Hall

• Couperin Les Barricades Mystérieuses
• Haydn Quartet Op 33 No 4
• Vivaldi “Winter” from The Four Seasons

• Felix Mendelssohn 3 pieces for quartet Op 91 (Tema con variazoni, Scherzo, Capriccio)
• James Macmillan Memento
• Three folk song arrangements: Halling, Once a shoemaker
  As I walked out
• Grainger – Molly on the Shore

Divertimento and Haldon ensembles with Anton Pigott, piano

• Haydn Armida Overture
• Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no 1 in G minor
• Mozart Symphony no 38

Exon Festival – lunchtime concert

• Purcell 2 Fantasias
• Mendelssohn Tema con Variazioni, Scherzo and Canzonetta, op81
• Karl Jenkins 2nd String Quartet

Tavistock Festival – lunchtime concert

• Haydn Quartet Op 33 no1
• Fanny Mendelssohn – Quartet in E minor
• Korngold – Allegretto con Moto Op26

Haldon Duo

• A selection of traditional and classical violin and viola duets from around Europe including Bach, Mozart and Bartok played and introduced by Andrew Gillett (violin/viola) and Lindsay Braga (violin)

Schubert, Shaw and Korngold

• Schubert, quartet in G minor D173
• Caroline Shaw “Plan and Elevate”
• Korngold, string quartet no2
• Trad, arr. Danish String Quartet – Jasspodspolska and Halling

Seasonal Classics

• An hour-long selection of Festive and Seasonal, classical and more contempory repertoire
• Free entry!

The Exon Festival – Lunchtime concert – Schubert, Shaw and Grainger – 25th July 2024

• Schubert, quartet in G minor D173
• Caroline Shaw “Plan and Elevate”
• Roving Jack and The Oxen Ploughing – traditional Devon tunes arr. Haldon Quartet
• Molly on the Shore – arr. Percy Grainger 

TICKETS ARE FREE!

Schubert, Shaw and Fanny Mendelssohn –

8th June 2024

• Schubert, quartet in G minor D173
• Caroline Shaw “Plan and Elevate”
• Fanny Mendelssohn, quartet in E minor
• Trad, arr. Danish String Quartet – Jasspodspolska and Halling

Tickets: £9 (U18 free) on the door or via the link below

Winter’s Edge – A musical journey through the RAMM

A musical journey through the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter exploring winter with music from Schubert’s Winterreise, seasonal songs and quartet music by Debussy, Mendelssohn and Caroline Shaw.

Join the Haldon String Quartet and performer Freddie Crowley, previously a chorister at Exeter Cathedral and choral scholar graduate of Merton College, Oxford, as they perform within the surroundings of the museum.

With a drink and canapes on arrival, you will move around the galleries throughout the evening listening to each of the performances taking place.

M for Memento 

Mozart – Divertimento for string trio K563 

MacMillan – Memento

Mendelssohn-Hensel – Quartet in Eb major

Haldon Quartet plus One 

A Musical Duologue

Lindsay Braga (violin/piano) and Andrew Gillett (violin/viola/piano) are presenting a duet concert.

Through speech and strings they present duets by Bach, Mozart, Martinu, Brydern and others. They show how two is better than one and how the duet forms the basis of dialogue and interaction in chamber music.

This is an opportunity for them to share the heart of their ongoing musical exploration.