Divertimenti

About Divertimenti

Divertimenti has become widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting and innovative British chamber groups of its generation. All five are top ranking players with a wealth of world-wide concert experience between them, as soloists and orchestral principals as well as chamber music players. Long standing friends, they share an evergreen love of music making, and a passion for the rich sonorities of the string ensemble repertoire.

Schubert’s great C major Quintet forms the backbone of this programme which is paired in this concert with the Quintet by Ethel Smyth, a life-long champion of women’s rights, whose work was featured on BBC 3’s Composer of the Week earlier this year.