Wednesday 27 January 2027 Carducci String Quartet and Julian Bliss, clarinet Mendelssohn String Quartet in D major Op. 44 No. 1 (30’) David Bruce “Gumboots” (25’) Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 (38’) A welcome return visit by the splendid Cheltenham-based Carducci Quartet, on this occasion in the company of one of the world’s finest clarinettists, Julian Bliss. In addition to a Mendelssohn quartet and the exquisite clarinet quintet by Brahms, the musicians have agreed to give another Pump Room airing to David’ Bruce’s “Gumboots”, a work inspired by the Gumboot Dancing of black South African miners under apartheid, which they performed during the 2019 Music Festival. Please note, a £3 ticket commission fee is included in the price of the ticket.

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