Cordelia String Quartet

Mirari String Quartet

Mirari String Quartet

Sunday 22^nd November 2026

3.00 pm

Runtime: 120 minutes

Colyer-Fergusson Hall

The Gulbenkian Arts Centre

University of Kent

Cordelia and Mirari

String Quartets

Passionate about connecting with audience members from all backgrounds, the Cordelia Quartet is a versatile ensemble comprised of students at the Royal College of Music and are capable of performing repertoire from a diverse array of periods and genres.

The Mirari Quartet is a dynamic, emerging string quartet active in Europe. They are involved in intensive online and live masterclasses, performing repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary works including Nielsen’s Quartet No. 2.

Canterbury born and initially Langton / Christ Church educated Matthew Brown is a British composer, whose music is described as tonal and ranges from dark and subdued, expansive and lush, to alight with energy. His recent compositions are influenced by world music, dance music and jazz.

The Cordelia and Mirari String Quartets will perform Haydn and Mozart quartets respectively in part 1 and together Mendelssohn’s Octet in part 2. The latter is heralded by the world premiere of Matthew Brown’s overture-like octet for strings, especially commissioned for CMC’s 85^th Season.

Their detailed programme and notes will be available shortly, while tickets are available now through the Link to the Gulbenkian Box Office below.

Programme

Notes

Tickets from

Gulbenkian Box Office

Full: £23.50

Students & Under 25s: FREE

(Booking fee of £1.50 per ticket,

waived for Gulbenkian Members)

(£1.25 before 1^stAugust)