Schubert Plus!
Schubert Plus! is the fourth of our series to explore in depth the chamber works of a single composer including the violin sonatas, piano trios, string trios, octet, string quintet and, of course, the ‘Trout’ quintet.
Afternoon Tea Concerts – Mellor Parish Centre
We are thrilled to announce our 3rd season of concerts in Mellor starting in September 2025 and sponsored by John Whibley “Holidays with Music”. Concerts include music by Beethoven, Pleyel, Mozart, Rebecca Clarke, Brahms, Schubert, Madeleine Dring and Schumann.
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Innovative and informal presentations about classical music’s master composers from one of the UK’s leading chamber groups
Upcoming Concerts
Pleyel Ensemble
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Concert: Schubert Plus! | ||
| 25/10/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no. 10 String Quintet in C major D. 956. One of the most iconic pieces of chamber music ever composed and a work of the greatest beauty and genius. | ||
| Concert: Mellor Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts | ||
| 16/11/25 | Mellor, Stockport | Mellor Parish Centre |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: £20 and £5 (under 16s). Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: Church Road. Piano Duets: Ben Powell and Harvey Davies play a programme to include Schubert’s Fantaisie in F minor D. 940 and some of György Kurtág’s beautiful arrangements of JS Bach and his own miniatures. | ||
| Concert: Schubert Plus! | ||
| 22/11/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no.11 Ben Powell and Harvey Davies explore more of Schubert’s huge output of piano duets including the huge Grand Duo in C major, D. 812. We also play Ravel’s ‘Mother Goose’ Suite and 3 of Dvořák’s ‘Legends’. | ||
| 06/12/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Cancelled | ||
| Concert: Mellor Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts | ||
| 08/02/26 | Mellor, Stockport | Mellor Parish Centre |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: £20 or £5 (under 16s). Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: Church Road. Flute, oboe and piano. Fabulous, fun music by Telemann, Saint-Saëns, Madeleine Dring and William Mathias with Jonathan Rimmer, Josh Hall and Harvey Davies. | ||
| Concert: Schubert Plus! | ||
| 14/02/26 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no. 13 featuring the french horn. Laurence Davies joins Harvey and Sarah for Schubert’s ‘Auf dem Strom’, a new commission from Tim Jackson and Brahms’ wonderful horn trio. | ||
| Concert: Mellor Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts | ||
| 08/03/26 | Mellor, Stockport | Mellor Parish Centre |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: £20 or £5 (under 16s). Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: Church Road. Piano Trios: Schubert 2nd trio in Eb D. 929 is paired with one of Haydn’s marvellous trios. | ||
| Concert: Schubert Plus! | ||
| 21/03/26 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no 14. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 18/04/26 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no 15. Programme tba shortly | ||
| Concert: Mellor Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts | ||
| 10/05/26 | Mellor, Stockport | Mellor Parish Centre |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: £20 or £5 (under 16s). Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: Church Road. Clarinet trios with Janet Hilton, David Aspin and Harvey Davies. Mozart ‘Kegelstatt’ trio, Schumann’s ‘Märchenerzählungen’ Op. 132 and Rebecca Clarke’s ‘Morpheus’ for viola and piano | ||
| Concert: Schubert Plus! | ||
| 30/05/26 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no. 16. Programme to include the beautiful Arpeggione Sonata D. 821 played by David Aspin and Harvey Davies. | ||
| 18/07/26 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Plus! no. 17. Programme tba shortly | ||
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