Lunchtime Concert ft. Cordelia Quartet

presents Cordelia Quartet for a free lunchtime concert in a relaxed environment, performing selections for string quartet.

Florence Price - 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet

• I. Calvary
• III. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
• V. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4
  

Passionate about connecting with audiences members from all backgrounds, the Cordelia Quartet has established itself as a versatile ensemble capable of performing repertoire from a diverse array of time periods and genres. The group comprises postgraduate and undergraduate students from the Royal College of Music who hail from four different countries in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Since making its concert debut at the Royal College of Music Museum of February 2025, the group has gone on to perform at St. Mary Abbotts Church in Kensington, and has future engagements scheduled with the St. James’s Picadilly Lunchtime Concert Series, St. Paul’s Church in Bedford, St. John’s Church in Fulham, and St. James, Sussex Gardens in Paddington. At the College, the Quartet receives regular coaching from Simon Rowland-Jones and members of the Piatti Quartet and has performed for Madeleine Mitchell, Denis Brott, as well as for members of the Brodsky, Marmen, Sacconi, and Calathea Quartets.

The name of the quartet is in dedication to the youngest daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear, a strong female character of conviction and magnanimity of spirit. Additionally, it also pays homage to the French connections of the ensemble, as it is homophonic with cordes (string) and coeur (heart).

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