Saturday 30 August 2025 – 6:30 pm
Langton Church, Langton by Spilsby, PE23 4PU
HEATH QUARTET
Maja Horvat and Sara Wolstenholme (violins)
Gary Pomeroy (viola)
Christopher Murray (cello)
PROGRAMME
Joseph Haydn – Quartet in G major (Opus 33 No 5)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet No.16 in F major (Opus 135)
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet No.10 in E flat (Opus 51)
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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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The Heath Quartet (www.heathquartet.com) first performed a memorable programme at Langton in 2018 to a packed audience. The Quartet was formed in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and is now one of the most established British String Quartets. It was selected for representation by the Young Classical Arts Trust (YCAT) and has since won numerous national and international competitions. In 2016 it won the GRAMOPHONE Chamber Award for the recording of the Tippett quartets. In May 2013 the Quartet became the first ensemble in fifteen years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award. The Quartet’s Tippett album was followed by two discs recorded for Harmonia Mundi/PIAS and part-funded by a BBT Special Ensemble Scholarship featuring Tchaikovsky’s first and third quartets (BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week) and the complete Bartók quartets (2017 Limelight Chamber Music Award; nominated for 2018 GRAMOPHONE Chamber Award). Their most recent release on Signum Records with Carolyn Sampson features works by Berg, Webern and Schoenberg. Recent highlights include a two-season residency at Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal, a Barcelona debut in Palau de la Musica Catalana, a Beethoven series at Bath Festival, debuts at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Saffron Hall and Cheltenham Festival, as well as concerts at Handelsbeurs Ghent, Aldeburgh and Norfolk & Norwich festivals.
In 2023/24 season the Heath Quartet toured the USA, gave a live broadcast with Steven Osborne for the BBC Proms, and performed in BBC Radio 4’s How to Play – a special programme focussing on Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet. It gave the inaugural concert at the newly renovated Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and enjoyed collaborations with, amongst others, Tom Poster, Ben Goldscheider and the Elias String Quartet.
In 2025 the Heath Quartet became String Quartet in Residence at Middlesex University.
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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.
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)
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