Stamford Strings Christmas Concert - Cirrus String Quartet

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Brownes Hospital, Broad Street, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 1PF Programme: Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade Puccini: I Crisantemi Tchaikovsky: String Quartet no.1 in D George Gershwin : Two pieces, I got rhythm and Lullaby Frank Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride Arr. Martelli: Medley of Christmas Carols Seasonal refreshments including mulled wine and mince pies will be available to buy on the evening during the interval. CIRRUS QUARTET " Artists of real distinction ".....................................................Belfast Telegraph " A spellbinding performance of style and elan "......................Musical Opinion "A beautiful, lively performance, full of atmosphere"……........Roskilde, Denmark **Please note tickets are non-refundable The members of the Cirrus String Quartet are all leading solo and chamber music performers, and between them, have played with all of the top chamber orchestras in Great Britain. Amongst their recordings are music for strings and wind by Mozart, string quintets by Mozart and Schubert, Tchaikovsky’s sextet ‘Souvenir de Florence’ the two quartets of Leoš Janáček, and more recently, a CD of String Quartets by W. H. Reed and a CD which includes a recording of the Clarinet Quintet by Percy Hilder Miles. Cirrus has been recorded by BBC radio, appeared on ITV, and performed at the Wigmore Hall. Martin Smith (Violin ) Martin Smith was a scholarship winner at the Royal Academy of Music.