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SUMMARY:Banbha Quartet: Spring String Quartet Series 2026
DESCRIPTION:Cork violist Martha Campbell joins colleagues from New Zealand\, Australia and England in this exciting new string quartet.\n\nThe first of Haydn's extraordinary set of Op.33 quartets has surprises at every turn\, never failing in its miraculous inventiveness. What a way to start the year!\n\nMarian Ingoldsby's Struck by a Raindrop was written in 1999\, inspired by an anthology of haiku poetry. It was premiered at Cork's Triskel Arts Centre by the Jupiter Quartet.\n\nThe first of Benjamin Britten's three masterpieces for string quartet was written in a toolshed in California in 1941. Its language is immediately accessible\, vividly descriptive and of great beauty. Kai Christiansen on earsense.org offers interesting background and a wide selection of recordings of this great work.\n\nCalathea Quartet\n\nClaudia Tarrant Matthews\, violin\n\nEleanor Hill\, violin\n\nMartha Campbell\, viola\n\nHaydn Wynn\, cello\n\nAbout the Quartet\n\nThe Calathea Quartet is a dynamic ensemble comprising of musicians from New Zealand\, Australia\, Ireland\, and England. They are currently based in London\, where they are Fellows of the Royal College of Music\, under the guidance of Simon Rowland-Jones. Formed in 2020 at the Royal Academy of Music during their postgraduate studies\, they were coached by Levon Chilingirian and the Doric Quartet. Since graduating\, the Calathea Quartet have enjoyed masterclasses with Isabelle van Keulen\, Tom Poster\, and the Ardeo\, Armida and Ragazze Quartets. With a keen interest in championing the works of underrepresented composers\, they play a wide variety of repertoire from the stalwarts of the classical canon to contemporary compositions\, with a particular focus on the works of composers of marginalised genders.\n\nCompetition successes include 1st Prize in the RAM Historical Women Composers Prize 2021\, 2nd prize in the annual RAM Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Competition 2021 and progressing through to the semi-finals of the Royal Overseas League Ensemble Prize in 2021 and 2022. Following performances as Young Artists in 2023\, the Calathea returned to Britten Pears Arts as Young Artists in 2024. Recent performance highlights include a New Zealand tour supported by Chamber Music New Zealand\, West Cork Chamber Music Festival\, Southwark Cathedral\, and Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society. Upcoming projects in their 2024/25 season include a focus on women composers at Bloomsbury Festival\, a return to Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society and their Conway Hall debut. The quartet are very grateful to Help Musicians UK for their support.\n\nProgramme\n\nHaydn   String Quartet in B minor Op.33 No.1 [1781]\n\nMarian Ingoldsby   Struck by a Raindrop [1999]\n\nBritten   String Quartet No.1 in D major [1941]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Cork violist Martha Campbell joins colleagues from New Zealand\, Australia and England in this exciting new string quartet.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The first of&nbsp\;Haydn&rsquo\;s extraordinary set of Op.33 quartets has surprises at every turn\, never failing in its miraculous inventiveness. What a way to start the year!</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Marian Ingoldsby&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>Struck by a Raindrop</em>&nbsp\;was written in 1999\, inspired by an anthology of haiku poetry. It was premiered at Cork&rsquo\;s Triskel Arts Centre by the Jupiter Quartet.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The first of&nbsp\;Benjamin Britten&rsquo\;s three masterpieces for string quartet was written in a toolshed in California in 1941. Its language is immediately accessible\, vividly descriptive and of great beauty.&nbsp\;Kai Christiansen on&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Benjamin-Britten-String-Quartet-No-1-in-D-major-Op-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(234\, 141\, 1)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: 0.2s ease-in-out\;" target="_blank">earsense.org</a>&nbsp\;offers interesting background and a wide selection of recordings of this great work.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Calathea Quartet<br />\nClaudia Tarrant Matthews\, violin<br />\nEleanor Hill\, violin<br />\nMartha Campbell\, viola<br />\nHaydn Wynn\, cello</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">About the Quartet</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Calathea Quartet is a dynamic ensemble comprising of musicians from New Zealand\, Australia\, Ireland\, and England. They are currently based in London\, where they are Fellows of the Royal College of Music\, under the guidance of Simon Rowland-Jones. Formed in 2020 at the Royal Academy of Music during their postgraduate studies\, they were coached by Levon Chilingirian and the Doric Quartet. Since graduating\, the Calathea Quartet have enjoyed masterclasses with Isabelle van Keulen\, Tom Poster\, and the Ardeo\, Armida and Ragazze Quartets. With a keen interest in championing the works of underrepresented composers\, they play a wide variety of repertoire from the stalwarts of the classical canon to contemporary compositions\, with a particular focus on the works of composers of marginalised genders.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Competition successes include 1st Prize in the RAM Historical Women Composers Prize 2021\, 2nd prize in the annual RAM Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Competition 2021 and progressing through to the semi-finals of the Royal Overseas League Ensemble Prize in 2021 and 2022. Following performances as Young Artists in 2023\, the Calathea returned to Britten Pears Arts as Young Artists in 2024. Recent performance highlights include a New Zealand tour supported by Chamber Music New Zealand\, West Cork Chamber Music Festival\, Southwark Cathedral\, and Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society. Upcoming projects in their 2024/25 season include a focus on women composers at Bloomsbury Festival\, a return to Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society and their Conway Hall debut. The quartet are very grateful to Help Musicians UK for their support.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Programme<br />\nHaydn &ndash\; String Quartet in B minor Op.33 No.1 [1781]<br />\nMarian Ingoldsby &ndash\; Struck by a Raindrop [1999]<br />\nBritten &ndash\; String Quartet No.1 in D major [1941]</span></span></p>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Triskel Arts Centre\, Tobin Street\, Cork City
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DTSTAMP:20260519T072006Z
URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/banbha-quartet-spring-string-quartet-series-2026-01-17-2026-36602
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