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Marmen Quartet

“Performing is all about communication. It’s telling a story and I feel the Marmen are dedicated to this ideal.” Peter Cropper

Part of the Berkhamsted Music 2025-2026

Add to my Calendar 11-10-2025 19:30 11-10-2025 21:30 36 Marmen Quartet With a reputation for the courage, vitality and intensity of its performances the Marmen Quartet is fast establishing itself as one of the most engaging talents in chamber music. The quartet formed at the Royal College of Music in 2013, and has returned there as Quartet in Association, giving regular coaching to chamber music groups and mentoring young quartets through the RCM String Quartet Platform. Their repertoire ranges from Haydn to contemporary works, premiering works by Garth Knox, Salina Fisher and Hannah Kendall. Their debut recording this year (BIS 2025) features Ligeti and Bartók; future recordings will include Debussy, Ravel and Toru Takemitsu. They have played at the Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms, Berlin Philharmonie, Stockholm Konserthuset and Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, among many international appearances. Berkhamsted Civic Centre, Berkhamsted DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Berkhamsted Civic Centre
161-163 High Street
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 3HB
England

Programme

Joseph Haydn – String Quartet no.40 in F major 'Dream', Op.50, no.5, Hob III:48
Béla Bartók – String Quartet no.2, Op.17 (Sz.67)
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op.10

Performers

Marmen Quartet

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Programme Note

With a reputation for the courage, vitality and intensity of its performances the Marmen Quartet is fast establishing itself as one of the most engaging talents in chamber music. The quartet formed at the Royal College of Music in 2013, and has returned there as Quartet in Association, giving regular coaching to chamber music groups and mentoring young quartets through the RCM String Quartet Platform.

Their repertoire ranges from Haydn to contemporary works, premiering works by Garth Knox, Salina Fisher and Hannah Kendall. Their debut recording this year (BIS 2025) features Ligeti and Bartók; future recordings will include Debussy, Ravel and Toru Takemitsu. They have played at the Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms, Berlin Philharmonie, Stockholm Konserthuset and Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, among many international appearances.

Marmen Quartet Photo credit: Marco Borggreve

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