String Quartet - The Crystal Palace Quartet
The Crystal Palace String Quartet are one of the UK's finest and most respected string quartets. Based in London but performing Nationally and Internationally, The Crystal Palace String Quartet are a dynamic and versatile ensemble with years of experience performing at weddings, events and parties.
Biography
The Crystal Palace String Quartet have been performing together for over seven years at functions and events across the world. The members of the quartet are all active London freelance musicians and regularly play for orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Soloists of Covent Garden, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera, Camerata of London and City of London Sinfonia.
The Crystal Palace String Quartet are highly established and have a proven track record in delivering outstanding performances of the highest calibre. They are at home in any venue, from small corporate offices to International arenas.
For your event, whether it's a wedding, birthday party, christmas party, corporate function or even a product launch, The Crystal Palace String Quartet can perform a vast range of music. From baroque to classical, dance to opera, The Crystal Palace String Quartet will provide the appropriate accompaniment to make your event something truly memorable.
Line Up
Standard line up for The Crystal Palace String Quartet includes 2 x violins, 1 x viola and 1 x cello.
Repertoire
Baroque- Sinfonia A Quattro - Albinoni
- Air In D ("On The G String") - Bach
- Badinerie - Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No.3 - Bach
- Double Violin Concerto - Bach
- Italian Concerto - Bach
- Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
- Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
- Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (Sleepers Awake) - Bach
- Minuetto - Boccherini
- Minuetto, Ballo Tedesco, Larghetto, Minuetto, Spanish Dance - Boccherini
- Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
- Concerto Grosso In G - Corelli
- Little Symphony - Fiore
- Concerto Grosso In F - Geminiani
- Air - Handel
- Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Handel
- Concerto Grosso In C - Handel
- Lascia Chi'io Pianga(Rinaldo) - Handel
- La Rejouissance - Handel
- Royal Fireworks Music: OVerture - Handel
- Water Music - Handel
- Canon In D - Pachelbel
- The Old Bachelor - Purcell
- Pavane - Purcell
- Rondeau From Abdelazar - Purcell
- Trumpet Tune - Purcell
- Gavotte - Rameau
- Sinfonie In D - Tartini
- Six Minuets - Telemann
- Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter - Vivaldi
- Concerto For Two Violins In C - Vivaldi
- Concerto For Two Violins In F - Vivaldi
- Concerto For Two Violins & Cello In F - Vivaldi
- Violin Concerto In A Minor - Vivaldi
- Violin Converto In G - Vivaldi
- String Quartet No.1 - Arriaga
- Andante(From Symphony No.1) - Beethoven
- Fur Elise - Beethoven
- Ode To Joy - Beethoven
- String Quartet In F Op.18 No.1 "Romeo And Juliet" - Beethoven
- String Quartet In C Minor Op.18 No.4 - Beethoven
- String Quartet In F Minor Op.95 "Serioso" - Beethoven
- String Quartet Op.33 No.1 - Haydn
- String Quartet Op.33 No.2 "The Joke" - Haydn
- String QUartet Op.76 No.2 "Fifths" - Haydn
- String Quartet Op.64 No.5 "Lark" - Haydn
- String Quartet Op.76 No.2 "Emperor" - Haydn
- String Quartet Op.76 No.4 "Sunrise" - Haydn
- String Quartet Op.77 No.1 "Compliments" - Haydn
- Serenade - Haydn
- Alleluja(From Exsultate, Jubilate) - Mozart
- Ave Verum - Mozart
- Divertimento In D K.136 - Mozart
- Divertimento In B Flat K.137 - Mozart
- Divertimento In F K.138 - Mozart
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
- March Of The Priests(From The Magic Flute) - Mozart
- String Quartet In D K.155 - Mozart
- String Quartet In G K.156 - Mozart
- String Quartet In C K.157 - Mozart
- String Quartet In B FLat K.458 "Hunt" - Mozart
- String Quartet In D K.575 "Prussian" - Mozart
- Over The Rainbow(Wizard Of Oz) - Arlen
- I Love NYE(About A Boy) - Bradly Drawn Boy
- Goldfinger - Barry
- James Bond Theme - Barry
- One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein
- Carmen: Entr'acte - Bizet
- Carmen: Overture - Bizet
- If I Were A Rich Man - Bock
- Sunrise Sunset(Fiddler On The Roof) - Bock
- Tea For Two - Caesar
- O SOle Mio - Di Capua
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Cory
- Flower Duet - Delibes
- Lover Come Back To Me - Hammerstein
- Titanic Theme - Horner
- As Time Goes By(Casablanca) - Hupfeld
- Doctor Zhivago(Lara's Theme) - M. Jarre
- Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia - M. Jarre
- Any Dream Will Do(Joseph) - Lloyd Webber
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina(EVita) - Lloyd Webber
- Memory(Cats) - Lloyd Webber
- Song From Moulin Rouge - Luhrmann
- Baby Elephant Walk(Hatari) - Mancini
- Moon River(Breafast At Tiffany's) - Mancini
- Pink Panther - Mancini
- Gabriel's Oboe(The Mission) - Morricone
- The Good The Bad & The Ugly - Morricone
- Barcarolle - Offenbach
- Can-Can - Offenbach
- O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
- Nessun Dorma - Puccini
- My Favourite Things & Sound Of Music Medley - Rodgers
- Oh What A Beautiful Morning(Oklahoma) - Rodgers
- I Dreamed A Dream(Les Miserables) - Schonberg
- A Wadnering Minstrel I(Mikado) - Sullivan
- I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General(Pirates) - Sullivan
- Brindisi - Verdi
- La Donna E Mobile - Verdi
- Overture To Forza Del Destino(Stella Artois Ad) - Verdi
- Other Popular Tunes From Boadway & West End Shows - Ask US - Various
- Spanish Dance(Tango) - Albeniz
- Blue Tango - Anderson
- Romanian Dances - Bartok
- Hoe-Down(Rodeo) - Copland
- Slavonic Dance No.8 - Dvorak
- Por Una Cabeza(Tango) - Gardel
- Tea Dance(Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Charleston) - Keating
- Spanish Serenade - Leutwiler
- Pie In The Face Polka - Mancini
- Czardas - Monti
- La Cumparsita(Tango) - Rodriguez
- Emporer Waltz - Strauss
- Tales From The Vienna Woods - Strauss
- Six Argentinian Tangos - Tango
- Waltz And Scene From Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky
- Waltz From Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky
- Walktz Of The Flowers(From The Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky
- Belle Of The Ball - Anderson
- Fiddle Faddle - Anderson
- Forgotten Dreams - Anderson
- Horse And Buggy - Anderson
- Jazz Legato - Anderson
- Jazz Pizzicato - Anderson
- Pink, Plank, Plunk - Anderson
- Sandpaper Ballet - Anderson
- Serenata - Anderson
- Sleigh Ride - Anderson
- Syncopated Clock - Anderson
- The Typewriter - Anderson
- The Waltzing Cat - Anderson
- She - Aznavour
- All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
- Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
- Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
- Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Let It Be - The Beatles
- Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
- When I'm Sixty-Four - The Beatles
- Yesterday - The Beatles
- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
- Islands In The Stream - Bee Gees
- Alexander's Ragtime Band - Berlin
- Clocks - Coldplay
- Fix You - Coldplay
- Just Like Heaven - The Cure
- I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
- Kissing You - Des'ree
- Makin' Whoopee - Donaldson
- Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
- Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington
- Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
- Mr Blue Sky - ELO
- Your Song - Elton John
- Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy
- Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller
- All Together Now - The Farm
- Embraceable You - Gershwin
- He Loves And She Loves - Gershwin
- I Got Rhythym - Gershwin
- Promenade("Walking The Dog") - Gershwin
- Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin
- Summertime - Gershwin
- Sweet And Low-Down - Gershwin
- The Man I Love - Gershwin
- Fly Me To The Moon - Howard
- Palladio - Karl Jenkins
- The Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
- It Had To Be You - Jones
- Country Club Rag - Joplin
- Euphonic Sounds - Joplin
- Heliotrope Boquet - Joplin
- Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin
- New Rag - Joplin
- Paragon Rag - Joplin
- Pineapple Rag - Joplin
- Waterloo Sunset - Joplin
- Pokerface - Lady Gaga
- Cotton Fields - Ledbetter
- Perfect Day - Lou Reed
- Let's Face The Music - Nat King Cole
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
- Wonderwall - Oasis
- Whatever - Oasis
- Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
- Sweet Georgia Brown - Pinkard
- Here Comes Your Man - Pixies
- Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
- Anything Goes - Porter
- Every Time We Say Goodbye - Porter
- I Get A Kick Out Of You - Porter
- Let's Do It - Porter
- Night And Day - Porter
- What Is This Thing Called Love? - Porter
- You're The Top - Porter
- Aura Lee - Poulton
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
- Baby I Love You - Ramones
- It Must Be Love(Madness) - Labi Siffre
- Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
- Fields Of Gold - Sting
- Roxanne - Sting
- Chelsea Bridge - Strayhorn
- Love And Marriage - Van Heusen
- That's Amore - Warren
The Crystal Palace String Quartet's repertoire also includes other songs from various musical genres including romantic, modern, traditional and Asian.
Performance Times
Performance times may vary due to the specific requirements of the event.
Booking Options
For smaller venues or budgets, members of The Crystal Palace String Quartet can also be booked as a string trio or duo.
Location
The Crystal Palace String Quartet are based in London but are available for hire both Nationally and Internationally.
Previous Clients
The Crystal Palace String Quartet have performed at a wide variety of functions for audiences that have included past and current presidents, prime ministers and senior royalty. Recent clients include:
- Coombe Abbey
- Saga Cruise Lines
- Gosfield Hall
- Lancaster House
- Addington Palace
- Blenheim Palace
- British Museum
- Browns Courtrooms
- Hampton Court Palace
- Waldorf Hotel
Testimonials
"I would just like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you for your efforts on Friday. For everyone there you added an extra special touch to a fantastic day. Your quartet looked and sounded brilliant and if I ever require a quartet again, I will not hesitate to look you guys up. Once again many thanks."
Luke.
"The string quartet were wonderful, the music was enjoyed by everyone and you all looked fantastic as well. Thank you so much for helping us make the day so special."
Ruth Cook.
"So many people came to tell me how wonderful the music was and what a difference it made to the evening. It was truly a wonderful treat for me and I can't thank you enough."
Terry.
"I just wanted to say a massive thank you to The Crystal Palace String Quartet for playing at our wedding at Selsdon Park Hotel. You were fantastic and I would recommend anyone to have a string quartet at their wedding as it makes the day that touch more special. Lots of people commented on how beautiful the music was. Thanks again."
Sarah & Shane.
Price: From £POA
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