Our next concert is Fibonacci Quartet Friday May 8th 7:30pm 2026 at St. Michael & All Angels, Cwmdu, NP8 1RW. Tickets.
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Fibonacci Quartet 8th May-travel information
You may be aware that there are announced roadworks in the centre of Crickhowell for several days, including on the day of the concert. This affects those travelling through the town centre on the A40. The best advice we can give (the official notifications are ambiguous), is when arriving from Abergavenny to pass through Crickhowell before 7pm-there will be traffic lights in operation. On return travel back towards Abergavenny via Tretower and Llangynidr.
Stretch of Beaufort Street, Crickhowell affected. Image: Apple Maps.
Brecon Jazz-Robin Nolan Trio and Guest
Tuesday 12th May, 8pm, Brecon Jazz Club.
Robin Nolan & Guest.
Jazz guitar virtuoso Robin Nolan recounts the story of his meeting and friendship with the Beatle member, the late George Harrison. Expect some thoughtful and masterful arrangements of George’s work by one of the most celebrated of UK guitarists, Robin Nolan. He is joined by fellow acclaimed musicians Chris Quinn (guitar), and Tom Moore (upright bass), with guest (on violin), Xenia Porteous.
Fibonacci Quartet-concert coming soon
Less than a fortnight (Friday May 8th 7:30pm 2026 at St. Michael & All Angels, Cwmdu, NP8 1RW) until our next concert with Fibonacci Quartet, an ensemble who have recently performed extensively across Europe, and now provide this opportunity to hear them in our intimate venue in Cwmdu.
Kryštof Kohout - Violin, Luna de Mol - Violin, Findlay Spence - Cello, Elliot Kempton - Viola will perform works by Joseph Haydn, Leoš Janáček and Robert Schumann.
Tickets available online with some reserved for sale at the door.
Fibonacci Quartet. Image—Julia Bohle.
Here performing their own arrangement of ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ from Lerner & Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’ as part of the YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Series at Wigmore Hall, September 2025.
Hay Music-The Sacconi Quartet
Friday, 12th June 7.00 – 9.00pm St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye.
Tickets: £20 / under 25s - £10
N.B: A limited number of free tickets are available for under 25s at this concert.
The Sacconi Quartet.
For over two decades, the Sacconi String Quartet has been captivating audiences with their unanimous and compelling ensemble, consistently communicating with a fresh and imaginative approach. Formed in 2001, the four founder members, Ben Hancox - violin, Hannah Dawson - violin, Robin Ashwell - viola, Cara Berridge - cello, share an unwavering passion for the string quartet repertoire, infectiously reaching out to audiences with their energy and enthusiasm.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet No. 19, ‘Dissonance’
Freya Waley-Cohen: Dances, Hymns and Songs for Friendship
Bedřich Smetana: Quartet No. 1, ‘From my life’
Brecon Choir Festival, major new commission
Brecon Choir Festival have announced a major new commission for this years event, World Premiere: Prayer by Owain Park". Link to their newsletter.
Hay Music-The New London Chamber Ensemble
Friday, 24 April 7:30pm–9:45pm, Hay Castle
NLCE is one of Britain’s leading wind quintets and they return to Hay Music at Hay Castle on Friday, 24 April at 7.30pm to play pieces by Debussy, Barber, Hindemith, Holst, Moondog, Coleman and a world premiere by Julian Philips introduced by the composer.
Programme
Moondog: Bird of Paradise
Claude Debussy arr. Gordon Davies: Petite Suite
Samual Barber: Summer Music
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24 No.2
Julian Philips: Different Times - world premiere
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A Flat, Op. 14 - revised version by Raymond Head
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
The New London Chamber Ensemble.
Fibonacci Quartet
Friday May 8th 7:30pm 2026 at St. Michael & All Angels, Cwmdu, NP8 1RW.
Fibonacci Quartet
Kryštof Kohout - Violin, Luna de Mol - Violin, Findlay Spence - Cello, Elliot Kempton - Viola.
Image: Fibonacci Quartet-credit Kaupo Kikkas.
As the only ensemble ever to win both the First and Audience Prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in 2024, the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe’s leading young string quartets.
During the 2025/26 season the quartet will perform extensively across Europe, with highlights including performances at Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Wigmore Hall, Munich Prinzregententheater and Philharmonie de Paris, as well as festival appearances at Edinburgh International Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Heidelberger Frühling Festival and Bad Tölz Winners Summit.
Alongside their busy performing schedule, the quartet teach as Quartet in Residence at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as at the Royal Academy of Music in their position as Nina Drucker Fellows.
Winners at the 2024 Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International auditions, they were also recently appointed as Grand Résident ensemble at ProQuartet in Paris for seasons 2025–2027.
Programme
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 64 No. 5 in D Major ‘The Lark’
Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’
Interval
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major
Our first concert of 2026 — Emma Rawicz Trio
This first concert with Emma Rawicz (saxophones & vocals), Niklas Lukassen (bass) and Jonny Mansfield (percussion & vibraphone) proved a very engaging and entertaining evening to a packed audience.
Emma Rawicz, Jonny Mansfield & Niklas Lukassen.
Quite superb. Almost telepathic music making. Very happy audience. Apart from her obvious musical gifts [Emma] was one of the most eloquent and inspiring speakers for promoting the arts. Top drawer.
Very successful night; different audience, three exceptionally gifted musicians.
Each piece they performed had an accompanying contextual introduction by Emma; a transcendently beautiful example just before the interval (when we had warming punch!) being inspired by a Japanese word komorebi—dappled sunlight seen through trees.
Brecon Jazz-Transatlantic Hot Club
Transatlantic Hot Club.
Quartet, Muse Arts (Brecon Jazz Club), Brecon.
Tuesday 21st April 2026, 8:00PM – 10:30PM
Our previous Autumn Concert: Gwent Chamber Orchestra
Gwent Chamber Orchestra.
The annual September concert given by the Gwent Chamber Orchestra was much enjoyed by a capacity audience. The opening Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor featured some fine solo playing from the oboes and bassoon and the whole orchestra played with much clarity, highlighting the wonderful acoustics of Cwmdu Church.
We then heard some interesting anecdotes from the GCO conductor Stephen Broom about the composer Dag Wirén, before the performance of his charming Serenade for Strings. It had some very memorable melodies and was played with great energy and gusto. The first half ended on a high with the Vivaldi Concerto in A minor for two Violins performed by Julia Watkins (the leader of GCO) and Lesley Gwyther (principal 2nd violin). They always play so wonderfully together and it was thrilling to hear them play so fast and rhythmically in the outer movements, but also their lyrical interplay in the beautiful slow movement.
After a busy interval with everyone catching up after the Summer and enjoying a glass of wine, we were treated to the ever popular Symphony no. 40 in G minor by Mozart. Foot tappingly good, it was a fitting and thrilling end to both a fabulous programme and another great year of concerts here in Cwmdu. Please do join us for the four very varied concerts coming up in 2026!
Gwent Chamber Orchestra, rehearsing for our concert.