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Butter Quartet

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Butter Quartet
Anna Jane Lester, Chloe Prendergast - violins
Isabel Franenberg - viola, Evan Buttar - cello


A programme based on the deceptions and hazy mistaken identities of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Mendelssohn Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Schubert String Quartet in G major, D887 (3rd movement)
Haydn String Quartet in F major, Op. 50 No. 5, ‘The Dream’
Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 13


The Butter Quartet formed after the members met at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At the 2019 York International Young Artists’ Competition they were awarded a place on the prestigious EEEMERGING+ professional development scheme for young European ensembles.

  • festival York Early Music Festival
  • date Sun 9 July 2023
  • location The National Centre for Early Music, York
  • time 10:30am
  • ticket £22

Full Event Details

Anna Jane Lester, Chloe Prendergast - violins
Isabel Franenberg - viola, Evan Buttar - cello

A programme based on the deceptions and hazy mistaken identities of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Mendelssohn Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Schubert String Quartet in G major, D887 (3rd movement)
Haydn String Quartet in F major, Op. 50 No. 5, ‘The Dream’
Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 13

The Butter Quartet formed after the members met at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At the 2019 York International Young Artists’ Competition they were awarded a place on the prestigious EEEMERGING+ professional development scheme for young European ensembles.

Venue Details & Map

Location

The National Centre for Early Music, York
Walmgate, York, YO1 9TL, United Kingdom

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