Experience First-Class Chamber Music in Framlingham

Discover the elegance and beauty of chamber music with our series of concerts dedicated to delivering top-tier classical music right here in Framlingham.

Upcoming concerts detailed below

Autumn 2025 series announced

10 September - Abbate and Perkins
Four hands on one piano

Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins have given keyboard duet recitals for the Mozart Society of America and at many UK venues, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, St George’s Bristol, St John’s Smith Square, Hatchlands Park and the Russell Collection, Edinburgh.
Praised for their ‘‘impressive sensitivity’’ (Early Music Reviews) and for telling ‘‘a totally convincing story with every piece’’ (The Arts Desk), their recordings have received five-star reviews in BBC Music Magazine and Het Nieuwsblad
Their varied discography includes Mozart’s complete sonatas for keyboard duet on period instruments, Weber’s complete piano duets on an original Viennese fortepiano, as well as Tournament for Twenty Fingers featuring works by British composers from the twentieth century.
Their latest disc is Summer Dreams which brings together the complete works for piano duet by three major American composers: Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach and Samuel Barber. This was made Album of the Week at Radio 3 Berlin-Brandenburg.

https://youtu.be/HxN0kzczA-Q

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) - Adagio and Allegro in F minor for a mechanical organ K. 594

Samuel Wesley (1766–1837): Duett for the Grand Piano Forte KO 825 - Larghetto – Allegro spiritoso – Largo – Commodo – Presto

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Kinderball, 6 leichte Tanzstücke, Op. 130 Polonaise – Walzer – Menuett – Ecossaise – Française – Ringelreihe

Peter Warlock (1894-1930): Capriol Suite - Basse-Danse – Pavane –Tordion – Bransles – Pieds-en-l'air –Mattachins (Sword Dance)

15 October Maiko Mori - pianist
Winner Birmingham International Piano Competition 2002

Since winning First Prize at the Birmingham International Piano Competition in 2002, Maiko Mori has established herself as one of the outstanding soloists and chamber musicians of her generation. She has performed internationally at prestigious venues and festivals, including the Purcell Room and Cheltenham Festival (UK), Suntory Hall (Japan), Kolarac and the Montecatini International Piano Festival (Serbia), TATA Theatre (India), and the Lidköping Music Festival (Sweden). Her performances have been broadcast on Radio France and BBC Radio 3.
Maiko made her UK concerto debut with the RCM Symphony Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko in 2006 and has since collaborated with orchestras worldwide. Recent highlights include Grieg’s Piano Concerto in Osaka with the NTT Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Takaya Mitsunobu. Renowned for her versatile repertoire, she has a particular passion for 20th-century music and jazz/classical fusion.
Her latest album, Chasm, released in February under Orchid Classics, showcases a collection of Etudes by contemporary composers, blending classical and jazz idioms, including Kapustin’s 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40.
Alongside her performing career, Maiko is committed to nurturing the next generation of musicians. She is a piano teacher at the University of Chichester and regularly gives masterclasses internationally. She has served as a jury member for the Montecatini International Piano Competition and was recently appointed an Artist for TIPA – Tokyo International Piano Association.

https://youtu.be/VwgmwdXPl9A

Programme

Franz Schubert – Sonata in A minor, D537

Felix Mendelssohn – Selection of Songs Without Words (TBC)

Fanny Mendelssohn – Notturno in G minor

Clara Schumann – Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14

Robert Schumann – Myrthen, Op. 25 No. 1: Widmung (arr. Clara Schumann)

Robert Schumann – Toccata in C major, Op. 7

12 November - Woolf String Quartet

Young quartet formed at The Royal Academy of Music

Founded at the Royal Academy of Music, the Woolf Quartet comprises four versatile creatives dedicated to the coming together of new and old. The quartet (Zosia Herlihy-O’Brien and Emily Harrison violins, Beatrice Slocumbe viola, Hoda Jahanpour cello) enjoy performing well-known repertoire side by side with unexplored and contemporary music. They have a strong desire to mirror the eclecticism of their musical identities in their programming and sharing what they love. Named after famed author Virginia Woolf, the quartet are frequently based in Bloomsbury and rehearse on the site where Woolf once lived. Most recently the quartet were described in a review of their concert at Chamber Music Weymouth - including a programme of Debussy, Caroline Shaw and a work by their own cellist, Hoda Jahanpour - as ‘young artists who bring fresh ideas’. The quartet looks forward to working with Anna Meredith to perform her pieces for quartet with electronics, as well as upcoming engagements at Wigmore Hall as the Learning Ensemble Fellows for 2025-26.

Programme

Haydn - Op. 20 No. 5

Beethoven String Quartet in F major Op.18 No.1

Florence Price - excerpt from String Quartet No.2 in A minor: III. Juba. Allegro

Bringing Music to Life

A series of chamber music concerts held in St Michael's Church, Framlingham with the aim of bringing first-class classical music to Framlingham. Engage with talented performers and enjoy an exquisite selection of works. A unique opportunity to experience live classical music in an intimate setting.

PAST CONCERTS

4th June 2025 Charles Tam (piano) and Kwan-lam Lau (Violin)

'Thank you so much again for organizing the concert in such a wonderful venue. It was a truly special experience, and we’re already looking forward to seeing you again in the future!

I’ll always remember how beautifully the piano played and how lovely the acoustics were in the church, and your kind hospitality—it was truly inspiring'. Charles Tam Pianist

7th May 2025 Aisa Ijiri - International Concert Pianist and Steinway Artist

'A glorious recital in a wonderful venue!'

'The Framlingham Concerts are surely set to become a key part of the concert season, with the next in June. Outstanding location and facilities. Definitely one for your calendar. '