Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell

For over two decades, the **Sacconi Quartet** have been captivating audiences with their unanimous and compelling ensemble, consistently communicating with a fresh and imaginative approach. Formed in 2001, the four founder members share an unwavering passion for the string quartet repertoire, infectiously reaching out to audiences with their energy and enthusiasm. For their welcome return to Conway Hall, they join one of the UK's finest clarinettists, David Campbell, to present an eclectic programme including a world premiere, a much-loved staple of the repertoire, and finally, an underrated gem. It promises to be a very special evening!

**Jago Thornton** | New Work (world premiere)

**Shostakovich** | Quartet No.8 Op.110

**Coleridge-Taylor** | Clarinet Quintet Op.10

Ben Hancox • violin

Hannah Dawson • violin

Robin Ashell • viola

Cara Berridge • cello

David Campbell • clarinet

*Pre-Concert Talk with Robert Hugill* • 5.30pm

Born mixed-race to an unmarried mother, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor did not get the best start in life. Thanks to the support of his mother's musical family, he was studying at the Royal College of Music by the age of 15, he became a pupil of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, and went on to create a remarkable body of work including the spectacularly successful trio of cantatas, The Song of Hiawatha. His early Quintet for clarinet & strings was written in response to a challenge from Stanford to his pupils, and the result is an early masterpiece.

Presented by Conway Hall.

This is an all ages event. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.