We received outstanding reviews from everyone who came to hear us perform the octet by Schubert and a new octet by John Metcalf across Wales. If you had a chance to come to hear us, we hope you too enjoyed it!
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Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro… just round the corner
Ensemble Cymru will join Mid Wales Opera in the spring in a new production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Using Amanda Holden’s English translation which tells the story of the Figaro and his prospective wife Susanna’s troubles in striving to deceive their masters, the audience are sure to be in stitches! The production has been… Continue reading Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro… just round the corner
An extract from the tour’s programme
Coming to know Schubert’s Octet
Celebration of Melodies
With the Austrian National Day taking place last Saturday, (October 26), Ensemble Cymru is delighted to announce that a Welsh tribute to Austrian composer Franz Schubert will be heard at some of Wales’ main concert halls during November. Wales’s finest chamber music group, Ensemble Cymru will be performing works by one of the world’s greatest… Continue reading Celebration of Melodies
Thank You (Gloddaeth, Llandudno)
We wish to thank everybody who came to the Thank You concert at Gloddaeth Church, Llandudno. It was lovely to see so many people there, and it became obvious during chats over a cup of tea/coffee and bara brith, that a great number of you were keen for Ensemble Cymru to return! So watch this… Continue reading Thank You (Gloddaeth, Llandudno)
NOTES OF THANKS!
Ensemble Cymru will be playing notes of thanks to the people of wales and beyond, in a special concert at Llandudno’s Gloddaeth Church at 10.30 on May 23rd.
Ensemble Cymru return to St David’s Hall with Schubert masterpiece
Wales’s leading chamber music group, Ensemble Cymru, make a welcome return to the Welsh capital this November when they bring a special concert to St David’s Hall which includes the rarely performed masterpiece, the Schubert Octet, alongside a brand-new commission from the pen of Welsh composer, John Metcalf.
Help Ensemble Cymru double its notes with the Big Give
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018 has STARTED Over the next 7 days, every gift donated to Ensemble Cymru via the Big Give will be DOUBLED by match funding. As a small organisation, every gift, no matter it’s size, will have a huge impact on our work. On behalf of everyone at Ensemble Cymru, thank… Continue reading Help Ensemble Cymru double its notes with the Big Give
Wales’s first Chamber Music Day marked with North Wales event
Ensemble Cymru and North Wales International Music Festival have joined forces to celebrate Wales’s first National Chamber Music Day on Friday 28th September 2018. This free event will showcase the wealth of chamber music on offer in the region, with live performances from Ensemble Cymru, Welsh National Opera, Rhyl Music Club, Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias… Continue reading Wales’s first Chamber Music Day marked with North Wales event
