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June 2024

  Brodsky Quartet Krysia Osostowicz violin Ian Belton violin Paul Cassidy viola Jacqueline Thomas cello   Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartet Cycle Malvern Concert Club is proud and delighted in equal measure to have been invited by the Brodsky Quartet to host this Shostakovich cycle in Malvern in June 2024. Friday 7 June 7.30 pm: Quartets 1, 2 & 3 (Introductory note to Quartets 1-3 by Paul Cassidy) The intimacy of bringing a child into the world inspired Shostakovich to…

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    Brodsky Quartet Krysia Osostowicz violin Ian Belton violin Paul Cassidy viola Jacqueline Thomas cello   Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartet Cycle Malvern Concert Club is proud and delighted in equal measure to have been invited by the Brodsky Quartet to host this Shostakovich cycle in Malvern in June 2024. Saturday 8 June 3.00pm: Quartets 6, 4 & 5 (Introductory note to Quartets 4-6 by Paul Cassidy) The sixth quartet finds the composer in a very settled mood. Supposedly written as a little…

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    Brodsky Quartet Krysia Osostowicz violin Ian Belton violin Paul Cassidy viola Jacqueline Thomas cello   Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartet Cycle Malvern Concert Club is proud and delighted in equal measure to have been invited by the Brodsky Quartet to host this Shostakovich cycle in Malvern in June 2024. Saturday 8 June 7.30pm: Quartets 7, 8 & 9 (Introductory note to Quartets 7-9 by Paul Cassidy) And so we arrive at the heart of the Cycle, a staging post, if you like,…

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    Brodsky Quartet Krysia Osostowicz violin Ian Belton violin Paul Cassidy viola Jacqueline Thomas cello   Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartet Cycle Malvern Concert Club is proud and delighted in equal measure to have been invited by the Brodsky Quartet to host this Shostakovich cycle in Malvern in June 2024. Sunday 9 June 11.30am: Quartets 11, 12, 13 & 14 (Introductory note to Quartets 11-14 by Paul Cassidy) The untimely death of Vasili Shirinsky, the 2nd violin of the Beethoven Quartet, led Shostakovich…

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    Brodsky Quartet Krysia Osostowicz violin Ian Belton violin Paul Cassidy viola Jacqueline Thomas cello   Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartet Cycle Malvern Concert Club is proud and delighted in equal measure to have been invited by the Brodsky Quartet to host this Shostakovich cycle in Malvern in June 2024. Sunday 9 June 3.00pm: Quartets 10 & 15 (Introductory note to Quartets 10 & 15 by Paul Cassidy) Perhaps it’s because of where it lies in the cycle, between Nina, Dmitri and Irina…

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  For 15 years, Armonico Consort has been in demand by festivals in the UK and Europe to perform its inimitable version of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas. The singers and actors of the company now turn their attention to Purcell’s greatest semiopera in a brand new semi-staged version with a specially adapted script from Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ create for the first time a modern-day retelling of both of these incredible works in one joyous evening! Armonico Consort will conjure…

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July 2024

  Critically acclaimed new opera company Wild Arts (★★★★★ Opera Now, ★★★★ The Guardian) is delighted to return to the Malvern with its vibrant new production of The Magic Flute. The opera will be fully staged in costume and sung in English by a cast of exceptional singers, accompanied by a chamber ensemble. The production is directed by James Hurley, designed by Sophie Lincoln and conducted by Orlando Jopling. In a dream-like world, Prince Tamino falls in love with Pamina,…

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September 2024

  Set sail on the HMS Pinafore in this new production for 2024. Pompous Sir Joseph Porter arrives with plans to marry Josephine, the Captain’s daughter. But she has other ideas and is soon plotting to elope with lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw … Directed by and starring Bradley Travis Founded in 1995, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company are renowned for producing simply the very best G&S to be seen anywhere in the world. An annual favourite in Malvern for…

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  Come and join a star-studded cast for a hilarious entertainment. The Pirates of Penzance takes us to the Cornish coast where we meet our dashing Pirate King, the Major General and his troupe of jolly daughters plus a band of bungling British bobbies … Founded in 1995, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company are renowned for producing simply the very best G&S to be seen anywhere in the world. An annual favourite in Malvern for more than a decade,…

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  Directed by and Starring Simon Butteriss, The Gondoliers is one of Sullivan’s sunniest scores and makes for irresistible, joyous entertainment. The Gondoliers is a love story and a talk of mistaken identity. Marco and Giuseppe have just married but have been informed that one of them is the heir to the throne of the fictional kingdom of Barataria. But which one? To complicate matters, the heir was married when an infant to Casilda, who has come to Venice to…

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