Portsmouth Chamber series – presented by Music in the Round & The Guildhall Trust
Enjoy friendly and welcoming chamber music concerts with some of the world’s finest musicians. You’ll be sitting just metres away from artists performing spine-tingling music with their heart and soul.
Noticeboard posts:
19.08.26 The Portsmouth Chamber Music Series 2026/27 is announced
31.08.25 The Classical Series: A full and exciting programme is coming to Portsmouth Guildhall!
12.01.25 Preview: Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Marmen Quartet
31.08.24 The Classical Series 2024/25: a full and exciting programme is coming to Portsmouth Guildhall!
29.04.24 Preview: “Minimalism” by the London Sinfonietta
14.03.24 The Classical Series continues at Portsmouth Guildhall
27.07.23 The Portsmouth Chamber Music Series series offers ‘Sounds of Now’
12.11.22 Llŷr Williams, piano
In 2026/27 the Portsmouth Chamber Music Series is in its 23rd season, bringing world-class musicians to the city. In partnership with Music in the Round and the Guildhall Trust, we present the finest music in informal surroundings where you are never more than a few metres from the performers.
Our programme includes a wide variety of music by a wide variety of composers from the 18th century to the present day. A 20% discount is available to those who book the whole series.
This page also includes the Classical Series 2026/27 at Portsmouth Guildhall.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in D Op.18 No.3 (25’)ADÈS Arcadiana (20’)BRAHMS String Quartet No.1 in C minor (35’) Opus13, the most recent winner of the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet competition, makes its Portsmouth debut with a programme of bold and lyrical works. Praised by the judges for “technically superb and emotionally compelling” performances, the ... Read more
MOZART String Quartet No.15 in D minor K.421 (33’)BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 Op.95 ‘Serioso’ (20’)GRIEG String Quartet (33’) Norway’s multi-award-winning Engegård Quartet brings its customary boldness, energy and freshness to Portsmouth. It is a quartet with a deep affinity with Mozart and Beethoven and a profound commitment to Norwegian music. Fresh from releasing a highly ... Read more
The Consone String Quartet is joined by presenter and music writer Katy Hamilton, to bring Beethoven’s creative world vividly to life through an engaging combination of classical music and storytelling. Pieces by Beethoven and his friends, personally chosen by the Quartet, are interspersed with historical detail, told by Katy. She provides a human insight into ... Read more
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.10 (23’)DVOŘÁK String Quartet in F Op.96 ‘The American’ (27’)TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No.1 in D Op.11 (31’) The Piatti Quartet, widely renowned for ‘profound music making’ (The Strad) and ‘lyrical warmth’ (BBC Music Magazine), returns to Portsmouth for the first time since 2022 with a programme crowned by two great Romantic string ... Read more
One of the greatest classical guitarists of all time, the best-selling recording artist Craig Ogden, makes his Guildhall debut performing timeless works from his latest album including music by Bach, de Falla, Piazzolla and Vivaldi. In an eclectic programme of personal passions, brimming with South American guitar classics and fresh, inventive arrangements of favourites this ... Read more
SCHUBERT String Trio in B flat D417 (12′)SCHUMANN Piano Quartet Op.47 (26′)KORNGOLD Piano Quintet (35′) Three master composers, three extraordinary chamber works, and a journey spanning over a century of musical imagination, performed by the “polished and passionate” (The Arts Desk) Ensemble 360. The concert opens with Schubert’s lyrical String Trio, a work of youthful ... Read more
