Presented by Moving On Music. £15/10 conc.

The Quartet is formed of four close friends, who grew up playing folk and classical music together in youth orchestras and music schools across Scotland.

Now firmly regarded as one of the finest young string quartets around, Maxwell Quartet are a group in high demand. Performing regularly across the UK, Europe and the USA, the quartet have wide-ranging projects and programmes, constantly expanding the string quartet repertoire. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, the Maxwell Quartet sound is instantly recognisable.

The group have released two albums on Linn Records (2019 and 2021) featuring string quartets by Haydn alongside the quartet’s own compositions based on Scottish traditional folk music. Both received glowing reviews from international press. Their third album ‘Gather’ (released in 2023) is a musical foraging project, bringing together different elements of Scottish traditional music into new compositions for the quartet. It is an approach that unearths musical treasures and reimagined works.

The quartet will be joined by Brìghde Chaimbeul and Linda Buckley in Belfast, for the NI premiere of Thar Farraige and other folk inspired works.

“A young ensemble whose fresh, unaffected playing marries technical brilliance with an authentically Haydnesque joie de vivre”  Gramophone

“Take note of the Maxwell Quartet… they bring charisma and a sense of adventure to their programmes” New York Times

 “Superb storytelling from four great communicators” The Strad