🎻 Adderbury Ensemble with Fiona Cross
The celebrated Oxford Coffee Concerts series continues its 39th season with the Adderbury Ensemble joined by clarinettist Fiona Cross. Established in 1986, these Sunday morning chamber music concerts take place in the historic Holywell Music Room — Europe’s oldest purpose-built concert hall — with coffee available at a local pub before the 11:15am performance.
What to expect:
🎵 Intimate chamber music masterpieces — Hear Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581 and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F major Op. 18 No. 1 performed by leading Oxford musicians Jenny Sacha and Chris Windass (violins), Rose Redgrave (viola), Jane Fenton (cello), and Fiona Cross (clarinet)
🎓 Historic venue experience — Enjoy world-class chamber music in the 1748 Holywell Music Room where Haydn himself once performed, continuing a tradition of Sunday morning concerts that has run for nearly four decades
☕ Coffee concert tradition — Join the relaxed Sunday morning atmosphere with coffee available before the concert at a nearby pub, and free admission for children aged 5–10 when accompanied by an adult (call 07518 479 062 to book children’s tickets)