Apollo Quartet Concert in Boconnoc Church

Apollo Quartet Concert in Boconnoc Church

Join the Apollo Quartet in Boconnoc Church for an evening of exceptional chamber music.

The Apollo Quartet are the 12th recipients of the prestigious Boconnoc Music Award. 

Date: 10th July 2025

Time: 7pm

Tickets: £12 to include refreshments following the concert, purchase on the door cash only please.

The Programme

Haydn (1732-1809): String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 

  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Menuetto

III. Adagio 

  1. Fuga a 2 soggetti

Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108 

  1. Allegretto
  2. Lento

III. Allegro – Allegretto 

Interval 

Ravel (1875-1937): String Quartet in F Major, M. 35 

  1. Allegro moderato – très doux
  2. Assez vif – très rythmé

III. Très lent 

  1. Vif et agité

Puccini (1858-1924): Cristantemi, SC 65 

About the Apollo Quartet 

Based in London, the Apollo Quartet is a vibrant ensemble known for its expressive, collaborative sound. Formed by four musicians with a shared love of chamber music, the group regularly performs with renowned artists from the Sacconi, Marmen, and Piatti Quartets. Their repertoire spans classical masterworks to contemporary pieces, with performances at venues such as the Royal College of Music and St Mary Abbots Church. 

About the Musicians 

Maria Pańczyk (violin) began her studies at six in Poland and now studies at the Royal College of Music in London under Radu Blidar. She performs widely and champions lesser-known Polish composers. 

Isabell Karlsson (violin), born in 2005, is a Gandar Dower Scholar at the Royal College of Music. She has performed solo at Wigmore Hall, led the National Youth Orchestra, and plays a Maggini-de Salo violin (c.1600). 

Florence Cope (viola) is a Jean Middlemiss Award Holder at the Royal College of Music. A former National Youth Orchestra member, she has performed at the Proms and BBC Radio 3, and attends summer courses across Europe. 

Vivian Thérèse Tupker (cello) is studying at the Royal College of Music with Alexander Chaushian. She has trained internationally and regularly performs in chamber and orchestral settings across Europe.