Saturday 12 September 2026 –
6:30 pm
Langton Church, Langton by Spilsby, PE23 4PU
Piatti Quartet
Michael Trainer & Emily Holland (violins)
Miguel Sobrinho (viola)
Jessie Ann Richardson (cello)
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
String Quartet No 12 D.703 (Quartettsatz)
Alexander Borodin (1833 – 1887)
String Quartet No.2 in D major
Joseph Phibbs (b. 1974)
Cantus “After Bach”
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Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
String Quartet No 13 in G major op. 106′
After the concert canapés and refreshments will be served in the candlelit church
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Suggested donations – £25 (£28 if paid on the door)
Payment by BACS available (and preferred) or by cheque in favour of “Langton with Sutterby Parochial Church Council” c/o Langton Cottage, Langton, Spilsby, PE23 4PU.
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Note that the Langton Concerts have become increasingly well known and it is very advisable to book early to avoid disappointment as there are normally few, if any, spaces available on the door on the day of the concerts themselves.
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The Piatti Quartet
Resident Quartet at Kings Place, London for some years, the Piatti Quartet are widely renowned for their ‘profound music making’ (The Strad) and their ‘lyrical warmth’ (BBC Music Magazine). Since their prizewinning performances at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, they have performed all over the world with numerous international broadcasts. They are famed for their diverse programming and passionate interpretations across the spectrum of quartet writing with commissions and recordings of some of the most major and impressive works added to the quartet canon in recent years. Since their inception they have always had projects in the recording studio with critically acclaimed releases through a multitude of classical music’s top recording labels. Their wide ranging discography and repertoire is thanks to their enthusiasm and curiosity in collaborating with a broad range of artists including some of the most recognisable names in classical music. Contemporary music has been ever present in their repertoire and leaving a legacy to the quartet genre through commissions is one of the quartet’s central tenets. Recent highlights include the quartet’s ongoing residency at Kings Place, London alongside performances at Brighton Festival, Buxton Festival, Wigmore Hall, Aldeburgh Festival and Oxford International Song Festival.
Events for the 2025/26 season onwards include a return to Amsterdam at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, tours of Ireland and South America, and album releases on Signum Classics, Rubicon, and Chandos Records.
The quartet’s name is dedicated to Alfredo Piatti, a 19th Century virtuoso cellist who was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music (the alma mater of the founders of the quartet) and also a major exponent of chamber music and contemporary music of his time.
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Previous Langton concerts
September 2010 – Edward Bennett and Andrew Hancock (organ), Clare Douglas (soprano)
May 2011 – Harriet Adie (harp), Caroline Adie (cor anglais & oboe)
September 2011 – Stephanie Oade (‘cello,) Andrew Booth (guitar)
May 2012 – Michael Bochmann (violin), Carol Hubel-Allen (viola), Nella Hunkins (‘cello)
September 2012 – Holly Melia (flute), Catherine Landen (violin) & Ali Vennart (viola)
May 2013 – Calum Robertson (organ & clarinet) & Tom Poulson (trumpet)
September 2013 – Continuum Trio. Elizabeth Walker (flute), Christopher Poffley (violin), Michael Overbury (harpsichord)
May 2014 – St Martin Singers
September 2014 – Huw Wiggin (soprano saxophone), Ellie McMurray (alto saxophone), Jose Banuls (tenor saxophone), Shevaughan Beere (baritone saxophone)
May 2015 – Orlando Jopling (cello)
September 2015 – Matthew Scott (clarinet), Julia Pusker and Antonia Kesel (violins), Ugne Tiskute (viola), Cecilia Bagnall (cello) (Concert supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme)
May 2016 – Sarah Bennett (flute), Oliver Cave (violin), Luba Tunnicliffe (viola, Peteris Sokolovkis (‘cello) (Concert supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme)
September 2016 – Eolienne Wind Quintet – Rosie Bowker (flute), Chris Hatton (clarinet), Laura Campbell (oboe), Gregory Topping (bassoon), Sian Collins (French horn).
May 2017 – Hannah Morgan (oboe), Anne Denholm (harp) (Concert supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme)
September 2017 – Piers Adams (recorders) and David Wright (harpsichord) of Red Priest
May 2018 – Magnard Ensemble – Suzannah Clements (née Watson) (flute), Mana Shibata (oboe), Joseph Shiner (clarinet), Jonathan Farey (French horn), Catriona McDermid (bassoon). (Concert supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme)
September 2018 – Heath Quartet (Oliver Heath and Sara Wolstenholme – violins; Gary Pomeroy – viola; Christopher Murray – cello)
May 2019 – Musicians of the Dreaming Spires (Celia Redgate – flute; Christopher Redgate – oboe; Helen Pitstow – violin; David Lewis – viola; Coral Lancaster – cello)
September 2019 – Ensemble Mirage (Matthew Scott – clarinet; Alexandra Lomeiko and Rose Hinton – violins; Emily Pond – viola; Michael Newman – cello)
September 2021 – Ensemble DeNOTE (John Irving (fortepiano), Jane Booth (clarinet), Marcus Barcham-Stevens (violin), Oliver Wilson (viola), and Ruth Alford (cello)
May 2022 – The Marmen Quartet (Johannes Marmen and Laia Valentin Braun – violins; Bryony Gibson-Cornish – viola; Sinéad O’Halloran – cello).
September 2022 – The Daphnis Quintet (Mina Middleton – flute; Hanah Condliffe – oboe; Luke English – clarinet; William Gough – bassoon; Elliott Howley – French horn). (Concert supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme)
May 2023 – Ensemble DeNOTE (Marcus Barchum-Stevens – violin; Oliver Wilson – viola; Ruth Alford – cello)
September 2023 – Lise Vandersmissen and Oliver Wass (harps)
May 2024 – Katherine Spencer (clarinet) and the Bloomsbury Players (Sije Chin & Will McGahon (violins); John Crockett (viola), Orlando Jopkling (cello)
September 2024 – Steven Devine (fortepiano), Kate Semmens (soprano)
May 2025 – Ensemble deNOTE (Katy Bircher – flute; Marcus Barcham-Stevens – violin; Oliver Wilson – viola; Ruth Alford – ‘cello)
September 2025 – Heath Quartet (Maja Horvat and Sara Wolstenholme – violins; Gary Pomeroy – viola; Christopher Murray – ‘cello)
June 2026 – Con Anima Trio (Katherine Spencer – clarinet; Fergus Butt – bassoon and Sam Haywood – fortepiano)
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