Ensemble 360

Saturday January 16th 2027, 7:30pm

Charlotte Bray: Bluer than Midnight (Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello)
Edward Elgar: Andante and Allegro for Oboe and Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D K.499
Gerald Finzi: Interlude for Oboe and Strings
Rebecca Clarke: Poem for String Quartet
Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet

Formed originally in 2005 by Music in the Round as its Ensemble in Residence to continue the great legacy of the Lindsay Quartet, Ensemble 360 now performs all over the UK and abroad, boasting a glowing reputation for the outstanding quality of its performances, the breadth of its work and its commitment to reaching new audiences. It is a versatile, mixed group of eleven musicians comprising five string players, five winds and piano, equally at home in the classics of chamber music as in more diverse and eclectic programming.
Ensemble 360 has served as the resident ensemble at Music in the Round’s annual Sheffield Chamber Music Festival since 2006. Guest curators of the festival and collaborative partners have included Steven Isserlis, Helen Grime and Kathryn Stott. The 2025 edition of SCMF, curated by the players themselves to celebrate Ensemble 360’s 20th anniversary, reflected the group’s musical journey and evolution over that period.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Arnold Schoenberg, Ensemble 360 collaborated with soprano Claire Booth to perform and record their “Pierrot Portraits” programme. Concert performances included the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival and Oxford International Song Festival, and the resulting disc (Onyx Classics) received critical acclaim across the press.
This season, Ensemble 360 returned to Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival, and looks forward to presenting the Schubertiade they have curated for Martin Randall Travel in 2026. Other recent festival highlights have included Leamington Music Festival, Mananan Festival on the Isle of Man, and a residency in Tenerife at the Kirker Music Festival.
In 2023 Ensemble 360’s significant contribution to the UK’s chamber music scene was acknowledged in a shortlisting for the Royal Philharmonic Society Ensemble Award.

Photo credit: Matthew Johnson/Music In The Round