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Violist Rachel Roberts appears as part of a world-class chamber music line-up performing Schubert’s String Quintet on a new recording released last month on the Alpha Classics label.

The release is two-disc set focussing on two of Schubert’s greatest works, both written in the last year of his short life: the song cycle Schwanengesang (Swansong) and the String Quintet in C major.

CD 1 features tenor Julian Prégardien and pianist Martin Helmchen performing Schwanengesang, as well as Schubert’s lesser-known song of the same time and two other works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. And CD 2 is taken up with a full performance of the String Quintet, in which Rachel joins violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Florian Donderer and cellists Tanja Tetzlaff and Marie-Elisabeth Hecker to perform this landmark work of the chamber music repertoire.

The disc is available throughout Europe, and can be purchased online.

Rachel Roberts and Tim Horton look forward to their upcoming duo concert for Conway Hall Sunday Concerts on Sunday 24th January.

Live-streamed from Conway Hall, this will be a great opportunity to hear a brilliant duo performing some of the greatest works of the viola and piano repertory.

Rachel Roberts and Tim Horton look forward to giving a joint recital for the Barnes Music Society later this month, which will also be live-streamed online.

They will present a programme of Romantic works for viola and piano, including solo items for each musician. Due to social distancing, spaces are limited and therefore tickets are only available to members of Barnes Music Society. You will, however be able to watch the live stream, details of which will be available soon.

The concert will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 29th October in St Mary’s Church, Barnes