Coffee Concerts Spring 2025 Programme
Welcome to the Summer 2025 Season of Coffee Concerts. Scroll down for full details of all the concerts lined up so far for this summer, or click on the appropriate date below to see what’s happening on that particular day…
Spring 2025 Concerts
Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 6 Jul 13 Jul 20 Jul 27 Aug 3 Aug 10 Aug 17 Aug 24 Aug 31
Every “virtual” Coffee Concert is still available to enjoy on our YouTube channel
If you haven’t yet managed to catch all the superb performances we recorded at the height of the pandemic, never fear! They’re all still available at the YouTube link above (red icon). The costs involved in producing those concerts included venue hire during recording, musicians’ fees, video production and editing, and communications expenses. If you have enjoyed any of them, please consider making a donation to help us recover those costs. You can use the “Donate” button below to send us funds via Paypal or your credit/debit card. Alternatively, you can (if you prefer) use the email form on the Contact Us page of this website to request details of how to donate directly by cheque or Faster Payment.
Coffee Concerts – Summer 2025
Sunday June 22, 2025 at 11:15
Players of the Royal Opera House with Guy Johnston (cello) and Clare Finnimore (viola)
- Janáček: String Quartet no 1, JW VII/8 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
- Brahms: String Sextet no 2 in G major, op 36
The Musicians
Sunday June 29, 2025
No Coffee Concert: Oxford Race for Life
Cancer Research’s 10k events are chip-timed, so participants can find out if they’ve beaten their personal best — all while they’re raising funds to help beat cancer. The Oxford 10k is just over six miles through the city’s historic streets, starting and finishing at the University Parks, next to the cricket pavillion.
Sunday July 6, 2025 at 11:15
Catherina Lee (violin) and Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano)
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 1 in D major, op 12 no 1
- Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor, L 140
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata no 3 in E flat major, op 12 no 3
The Musicians
Sunday July 13, 2025 at 11:15
James Morley
- Bach: Cello Suite no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
- Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello in B minor, op 8, K 38
The Musician
Sunday July 20, 2025 at 11:15
Carducci String Quartet
- Glass: String Quartet no 3 (“Mishima”)
- Ravel: String Quartet in F major
The Musicians
Sunday July 27, 2025 at 11:15
Adderbury Ensemble
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 5 in A major, op 18 no 5
- Dvořák: String Quartet no 5 in F minor, op 9, B 37
The Musicians
Sunday August 3, 2025 at 11:15
Viv McLean
- Chopin: Nocturne no 1 in G minor, op 37
- Chopin: Nocturne no 20 in C sharp minor, op posth
- Chopin: Nocturne in E flat major, op 9 no 2
- Fauré/Bonis: Clair de Lune
- Hahn: Three Pieces from Au Clair de Lune (Conte en Musique)
- Schumann: Mondnacht in E major (Liederkreis, op 39 no 5, transcribed Kirchner)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 in C sharp minor, op 27 no 2 (“Moonlight”)
The Musician
Sunday August 10, 2025 at 11:15
Adderbury Ensemble (directed by Mathilde Milwidsky) with Viv McLean (piano)
- Ravel: Violin Sonata no 2 in G major, M 77
- Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, 0p 114, D 667 (“The Trout”)
The Musicians
Sunday August 17, 2025 at 11:15
Consone Quartet with Francesca Gilbert (viola) and Alexander Rolton (cello)
- Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, op 4
- Brahms: String Sextet no 1 in B flat major, op 18
The Musicians
Sunday August 24, 2025 at 11:15
Adderbury Ensemble Piano Trio
- Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat major, K 502
- Beethoven: Piano Trio no 1 in E flat major, op 1 no 1
The Musicians
Sunday August 31, 2025 at 11:15
Kleio Quartet
- Haydn: String Quartet in D major, op 50 no 6, Hob III:49 (“The Frog”)
- Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, op 83