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Rising Stars Sessions: Helen Charlston & Consone Quartet

Tufnell Park, Acland Burghley School Assembly Hall

Tuesday 26 August 2025, 19:00

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Music

Songs arranged for voice and string quartet including
Frauenlieve und -leben (A Woman’s Love and Life) by Schumann.
Performers

Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano

Consone Quartet
Agata Daraškaite violin
Magdalena Loth-Hill violin
Elitsa Bogdanova viola
George Ross cello

Price

£15 suggested price - or 'pay what you choose' (from £8 minimum)

Helen Charlston brings us an evening of songs recast for her "miraculous" voice and string quartet.

Helen was one of our Rising Stars of the Enlightenment from 2019 to 2021. She was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2021 to 2023 and her album Battle Cry recently won the Concept Album category at the Gramophone Awaards. The Consone Quartet were formed in 2015 and are the first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC Next Generation Artists. They have earned a reputation as expressive interpreters of classical and romantic period repertoire.

1840 was Robert Schumann’s (1810 – 1856) year of song. He wrote more than 130 songs including his three greatest ‘song cycles’: Dichterlieve (The Poet’s Love), the Liderkreis Op. 39 (literally translated as song cycle) and Frauenliebe und -leben. It is unusual amongst song of the period in that (whilst still being by a male poet) it chronicles a life of love from a woman’s point of view.

"She can give life to a line like few others... everything flows with incomparable beauty.

Gramaphone Magazine

In our 2025/26 season, Helen will appear with us in the title role of Solomon by Handel (12 October) and Bach’s St John Passion (29 March).

Helen performing Schumann;s 'In the wondrous month of May' (from Dicterliebe) at the Wigmore Hall in 2023

Dido's Lament by Purcell a la Coldplay as part of our series paying homage to iconic music videos

About the Rising Stars Sessions

The Rising Stars Sessions present past and current members of our Rising Stars of the Enlightenment scheme in intimate recitals in the Grade II listed Assembly Hall at our home in Acland Burghley School. The production of the evening will be supported by our Dreamchasing Young Producers.

There are two ticket price choices for the Rising Stars Sessions. Our suggested price is £15 or you can ‘pay what you choose’ by entering your amount (with an £8 minimum up to as much as you like!).

There will be a bar serving wine and soft drinks.

Rising Stars of the Enlightenment is supported by

Garrick Charitable Trust
Idlewild Trust
Michael Marks Charitable Trust
Triplow Charitable Trust

Violinist Julia Kuhn and bass player Cecelia Bryggemyer playing in the playground at Acland burghley School

Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki conducts the OAE with singer Florian Stortz

OAE musicians run a workshop in a school classroom

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Rising Stars Sessions: Helen Charlston & Consone Quartet

Tufnell Park, Acland Burghley School Assembly Hall

Tuesday 26 August 2025, 19:00

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Helen Charlston brings us an evening of songs recast for her "miraculous" voice and string quartet.

"She can give life to a line like few others... everything flows with incomparable beauty.

Watch Helen sing Schumann and Purcell

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