Coffee Concerts Autumn 2026 Season
Welcome to our Autumn 2026 Season. Scroll down for full details of all this season’s Coffee Concerts, or click on the appropriate date below to see what’s happening on that particular day...
| September 6 | September 13 | September 20 | September 27 | October 4 | October 11 | October 18 | October 25 | November 1 | November 8 | November 15 | November 22 | November 29 | December 6 | December 13 | December 20 |
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.
Sunday September 6, 2026 at 11:15
Darlington String Quartet with Craig Ogden (guitar)
- Loughlin: Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet
- Grandage: "Black Dogs" for guitar and string quartet
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 1 in F major, op 18 no 1
The Musicians
Sunday September 13, 2026, 11:15
Viv McLean (piano)
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Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor K 466
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Scarlatti: Sonata in C minor, K 11
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Beethoven: Sonata no 26 in E flat major, op 81a (“Les Adieux”)
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Chopin: Nocturne in F minor, op 55 no 1
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Chopin: Polonaise no 4 in C minor, op 40 no 2
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Chopin: Polonaise no 3 in A major, op 40 no 1 (“Military”)
The Musician
11:15, Sunday September 20, 2026
Laurence Cummings, OBE (harpsichord) and Rachel Brown (flute)
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Lully: Dans ces déserts paisibles (arr Hotteterre)
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Bach: Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
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Handel: Cara sposa, amante cara (from Rinaldo)
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Hasse: Un poco andante (from Sonata a 3 in A major, op 2 no 3)
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Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orphée et Eurydice)
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Handel: Presto (from the Flute Sonata in G minor, op 1 no 2, HWV 360)
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Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar (from Alcina)
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Vivaldi: Sol da te, mio dolce amore (from Orlando Furioso, RV 728)
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday September 27, 2026
Ollie Heath (violin) and Richard Uttley (piano)
- Bach: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E major, BWV 1016
- Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Violin no 21 in E minor, K 304/300c
- Fauré: Violin Sonata no 1 in A major, op 13
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday October 4, 2026
Elena Urioste (violin) and Tom Poster (piano)
- Pejačević: Violin Sonata no 1 in D major, op 26 (“Spring”)
- Dvořák: Nocturne in B major, op 40, B 47
- Brahms: Violin Sonata no 3 in D minor, op 108
The Musicians
Sunday October 11, 2026
Oxford Half Marathon — No Coffee Concert
A premier autumn road race held annually each October in the heart of historic Oxford with high-energy fundraising for national and local charities.
11:15, Sunday October 18, 2026
Opus13 Quartet
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 3 in D major, op 18 no 3
- Grieg: String Quartet no 1 in G minor, op 27
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday October 25, 2026
Davidoff Trio
- Haydn: Piano Trio no 32 in A major, op 36 no 1, Hob XV:18
- Murphy: Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly
- Dvořák: Piano Trio no 4 in E minor, op 90, B 166 (Dumky)
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday November 1, 2026
Kleio Quartet
- Haydn: String Quartet in C major, op 74 no 1, Hob III:72
- Nielsen: String Quartet no 1 in G Minor, op 13
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday November 8, 2026
Adderbury Ensemble String Quartet
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 9 in C major, op 59 no 3 (“Razumovsky”)
- TBA
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday November 15, 2026
Astatine Piano Trio
- Beethoven: Piano Trio no 2 in G major, op 1 no 2
- Schumann, Robert: Piano Trio no 3 in G minor, op 110
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday November 22, 2026
Samrat Ajunder (guitar)
- Fernado Sor: Trois Études, op 35 nos 22, 13 and 17
- Fernado Sor: Grand Solo, op 14
- Fernado Sor: Six Airs choisis de l'opéra de Mozart “Il Flauto Magico”, op 19
- Regondi: Introduction et Caprice, op 23
- Schubert: Drei Gesänge, D 902
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday November 29, 2026
Fibonacci Quartet
- Haydn: String Quartet no 53 in D major, op 64 no 5, Hob III:63 (“The Lark”)
- Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, op 10
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday December 6, 2026
Heath String Quartet
- Janáček: String Quartet no 2, JW VII/13 (“Intimate Letters”)
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 5 in E flat major, op 44 no 3
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday December 13, 2026
Carducci String Quartet
- Haydn: String Quartet in B flat major, op 76 no 4, Hob III:78 (“Sunrise”)
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 3 in D major, op 44 no 1
The Musicians
11:15, Sunday December 20, 2026
Viv McLean (piano) with the Adderbury Ensemble Chamber Orchestra
- Mozart: Piano Concerto no 24 in C minor, K 491
- TBA