MUSIC AT MATRIX presents: String Quartet OXUS - November 2023

We were delighted to have String Quartet OXUS play for our MUSIC AT MATRIX concert on Sunday 19 November.

OXUS presented a programme exploring the musical "intermezzo", including Caroline Shaw's beautiful and innovative Entr'acte, as well as music by Haydn, Schubert and the Danish String Quartet.

We had a full audience in the intimate setting of our hall, who were pleased to leave having been entertained, engaged and intrigued for an hour, with the performers sharing insights into each piece they performed in this diverse programme of musical interludes.

And after the concert we shared tea and cakes baked by some of our families and trustees.

We are delighted to have raised £156.38 from the cakes to go towards our chair fund!

OXUS: Exploring the Boundaries of Classical Music

OXUS is a string quartet with an eye for intriguing and unusual repertoire, performing music from all eras, but specialising in 20th-century and contemporary works. They have been playing together since 2006, and frequently perform with other artists and media in works such as Steve Reichʼs Different Trains with electronics, The Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet, Arts Council funded collaborative projects with installation artist Pam Foley, with Moonrakers folk group, and even recording for a Japanese department store at Abbey Road Studios!

“It was fantastic - what a talented quartet and a lovely varied yet intertwined programme with just the right level of introductory info.”

“I wished I had brought someone with me who had never experienced a classical string quartet to show them: this is what it is all about!”