Exclusive cultural tour provider Martin Randall Travel presents Ensemble 360 in a specially-curated Schubertiade next spring.
Taking place over three days in April 2026, this series of concerts will see Ensemble 360 perform some of Schubert’s most iconic chamber works. Ensemble 360’s versatility and artistic scope are showcased in this series, which will also include the impromptus and German dances for solo piano for which Schubert was so well-known in his lifetime, as well as some of Schubert’s most beloved songs performed by British soprano Elizabeth Watts.
Formed in 2005 by Music in the Round as its Ensemble in Residence to continue the great legacy of the Lindsay Quartet, Ensemble 360 now performs all over the UK and abroad, boasting a glowing reputation for the outstanding quality of its performances, the breadth of its work and its commitment to reaching new audiences. Recent festival highlights have included Leamington Music Festival with their regular collaborative partner, tenor James Gilchrist, Mananan Festival on the Isle of Man, and a residency in Tenerife at the Kirker Music Festival.
The Schubertiade comprises five concerts, all of which will be given in the music room of The Castle Hotel in Taunton. On 17th April, Ensemble 360 will perform Schubert’s Quartet in D minor, D. 810, Death and the Maiden, alongside the Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D. 487 and Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821. The first of two concerts in 18th April will include a selection of songs and the Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat major, op. 100, D. 929, and the second concert of the day pairs the Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934 with the incomparable String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956. The final day of the Schubertiade will begin with a programme that includes the rarely-heard cantata Auf dem Strom, D.943, as well as Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 and the Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, The Trout. The weekend concludes with an early evening concert that contrasts a selection of piano impromptus and German dances with the Octet in F major, D. 803.
Ensemble 360’s carefully curated programmes will be supported by lively expert commentary by music writer, lecturer and broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 Richard Wigmore.
For further details and booking enquiries, please click here, or follow the links below for details of individual performances in this unique series.
