The Globe at Hay, HR3 5BG. Doors open 7.00pm. Bar. Pre-concert supper.

The Quartet, including traditional hardanger fiddles, plays Norwegian folk music. Join us for a relaxed and informal evening with this versatile ensemble. The Globe is offering a pre-concert supper at 6.30pm - click the button for menu and booking.

Tickets: £15 (under 25s £7.50)

Please note: we are offering a limited number of free tickets to under 25s on a first-come-first-served basis.

Tickets are also available from the Hay Tourist Bureau and at the door if still available.

Click the button below for some lovely music, scenery and wildlife.

The Engegård Quartet:

Arvid Engegård and Laura Custodio Sabas - violins,

Juliet Jopling - viola, Jan Clemens Carlsen - cello

Formed under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2005, the Engegård Quartet has rapidly become one of Norway’s most sought after ensembles. Their bold, fresh interpretations of the classical repertoire combined with a deep attachment to their Scandinavian roots has attracted international acclaim and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming.

The Quartet has a busy concert schedule throughout Scandinavia and further afield. They have performed in some of Europe’s finest venues including the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Prague’s Rudolfinum, as well as making several tours to South America. They appear in international festivals such as Delft Chamber Music Festival, SoNoRo Festival in Bucharest and Heidelberg’s Streichquartettfest.

Deeply committed to today's composers and to keeping the string quartet repertoire alive and developing, the Engegård Quartet has commissioned several works throughout their career focussing first and foremost on Norwegian composers.  International commissions written for the Engegård Quartet include Olli Mustonen, Philip Dutton and Julian Anderson.

The Engegård Quartet's acclaimed collaborations with the jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg and hardanger fiddler Nils Økland have led to a number of commissions including the Telemark Quintet from Nils Anders Mortensen, and Hypnagogia and The Flight from Ola Kvernberg, several of which they have recorded.

On the classical front, the Engegård Quartet worked with (among others) Sir András Schiff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Ihle Hadland, Paul Lewis, Dènes Várion, Nabuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian and Emma Johnson MBE.

The Quartet's concert and recording programmes reflect their passion for the core quartet repertoire and their desire to discover and share new musical worlds, and from psalms to polkas, Norway's folk music tradition has been part of their repertoire from the start. They have recently released several folk music videos, many in their own arrangements for string quartet.

The Engegård Quartet is supported by the Norwegian Arts Council.

https://www.engegardquartet.com/

St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EB. Doors open 3.00pm. Refreshments.

A first visit to Hay by this widely travelled and highly regarded ensemble - Norway’s leading string quartet. A unique sound from a conventional line-up reflecting their Scandinavian roots.

Tickets: £20 (under 25s £10)

Please note: we are offering a limited number of free tickets to under 25s on a first-come-first-served basis.

Tickets are also available from the Hay Tourist Bureau and at the door if still available.

Click the button below for some lovely music, scenery and wildlife.

The Engegård Quartet:

Arvid Engegård and Laura Custodio Sabas - violins,

Juliet Jopling - viola, Jan Clemens Carlsen - cello

Programme

Johan Kvandal:  String Quartet No. 1, Opus 11

Ludwig van Beethoven:  String Quartet in F minor No. 11, Opus 95

Johannes Brahms:   String Quartet in A minor, Opus 51, No. 2

Traditional Norwegian folk songs

Formed under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2005, the Engegård Quartet has rapidly become one of Norway’s most sought after ensembles. Their bold, fresh interpretations of the classical repertoire combined with a deep attachment to their Scandinavian roots has attracted international acclaim and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming.

The Quartet has a busy concert schedule throughout Scandinavia and further afield. They have performed in some of Europe’s finest venues including the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Prague’s Rudolfinum, as well as making several tours to South America. They appear in international festivals such as Delft Chamber Music Festival, SoNoRo Festival in Bucharest and Heidelberg’s Streichquartettfest.

Deeply committed to today's composers and to keeping the string quartet repertoire alive and developing, the Engegård Quartet has commissioned several works throughout their career focussing first and foremost on Norwegian composers.  International commissions written for the Engegård Quartet include Olli Mustonen, Philip Dutton and Julian Anderson.

The Engegård Quartet's acclaimed collaborations with the jazz violinist Ola Kvernberg and hardanger fiddler Nils Økland have led to a number of commissions including the Telemark Quintet from Nils Anders Mortensen, and Hypnagogia and The Flight from Ola Kvernberg, several of which they have recorded.

On the classical front, the Engegård Quartet worked with (among others) Sir András Schiff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Ihle Hadland, Paul Lewis, Dènes Várion, Nabuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian and Emma Johnson MBE.

The Quartet's concert and recording programmes reflect their passion for the core quartet repertoire and their desire to discover and share new musical worlds, and from psalms to polkas, Norway's folk music tradition has been part of their repertoire from the start. They have recently released several folk music videos, many in their own arrangements for string quartet.

The Engegård Quartet is supported by the Norwegian Arts Council.

https://www.engegardquartet.com/

St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EB. Doors open 6.30pm. Refreshments.

A magic combination of four hands on one keyboard, this extraordinary piano duo brings us a monumental arrangement of Holst’s The Planets in the first half with a delightful selection of pieces after the interval. We welcome Imma for the first time but Nigel is not a stranger to Hay Music and we look forward to his return.

Tickets: tba

Programme

Gustav Holst:  The Planets, Op. 32

Emmanuel Chabrier/André Messager:  España

Philip Wilby:  Diptych

Sergei Rachmaninoff/Philip G Anderson:  Vocalise

Sergei Rachmaninoff:  Italian Polka

Sergei Rachmaninoff:  Slava, Op. 11 No. 6

Claude Debussy:  Dialogue du vent et de la mer

For Nigel and Imma, bringing Classical Music to a wider audience in an engaging way has always been at the heart of their work together. Recently they have been touring the complete Planets by Holst in his anniversary year across the country and abroad. They have also been engaged in a number of cross-arts projects, one of the most significant ones has been Debussy La Mer working with visual art and dancers at the Turner Contemporary Gallery, for Trinity Laban Arts Festival and the Deal Festival. Together they have performed recitals at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, St John’s Smith Square in London, Cowdray Hall in Scotland, various music clubs and festivals across the UK, as well as in collaboration with a choir (Joyful Company of Singers), with the Musical Rainbow Ensemble for a programme based on Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, Kings’ Chamber Orchestra in Jersey, and supporting charities such as Everyone Matters, The Hunger Project and Aid to the Church in Need. Extremely keen to expand repertoire for piano duet, they have commissioned and premiered pieces by Philip Wilby, Paul Robinson, Jean-Francois Michel, and in conjunction with Celebrating Australian Music, premiered a piece by Wendy Hiscocks. Both share a love of teaching and have designed several courses/workshops in piano duet, chamber music, solo piano and Art of Teaching for aspiring musicians.