Ripon Cathedral Concert 10th October at 7;30pm: The Sacconi String Quartet & Robert Plane

The Ripon Cathedral Concert Society generously donated free tickets to one of the Cathedral concerts in the 2016-2017 season to all the Finalists in this year's Young Musician of the Festival Competition, so it is entirely appropriate here to give details of the first one, to be held on 10th October at 7:30pm.

The Sacconi String Quartet along with renowned clarinettist Robert Plane will perform the following programme:

Mozart;         String Quartet in D K499 Hofmeister
York Bowen;  Phantasy Quartet for bass clarinet and strings
Brahms:        Clarinet Quintet Op 115

Concert-goers may recall that, after their performance in 2014, particularly of Beethoven's Op 132 Quartet, reviewer Tim Robinson wrote, "At the end of the third movement there was a silence so profound, so intense, so visceral, that few in the chancel of Ripon Cathedral will forget it. Time stood still."

This is the launch concert of a series of six in the new season. The Cathedral Concert Society's website (http://www.riponconcerts.co.uk) has details of where to obtain tickets for this event and information on how to become a Member which gives access to all six concerts. If you have never previously been to a concert in Ripon Cathedral I would urge you to give it a go. It is a really brilliant venue.

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