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Music in the Round

Leading national producer of chamber music, based in Sheffield and touring to venues across the country.

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About

Music in the Round is the leading national producer of chamber music, with a year-round programme of hundreds of events for people of all ages. Since 1984 we have been bringing people and music closer together through our friendly and informative style of ‘in the round’ performances.

We present concerts and the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival each year at our home venue, the Crucible Playhouse, as well as activity across the city and in partnership with venues around the country. Music in the Round events are characterised by passion, excellence and proximity. We connect people to music by presenting concerts in intimate venues, with amazing artists playing spine-tingling music with their heart and soul, often accompanied by lively spoken introductions.

Music varies from classical, jazz and baroque to South Asian and experimental, including commissions from emerging and established composers, as well as unearthing neglected corners of chamber music repertoire.

Our resident group, Ensemble 360, comprises 11 of the finest chamber musicians in the country, many of whom hold principal positions in UK orchestras, and is at the heart of our activity.

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Events feature Ensemble 360, outstanding young artists and internationally renowned guests, such as pianists Stephen Hough, Steven Osborne and Mishka Rushdie Momen; singer-in-residence Roderick Williams; chamber groups including Calefax, Hermes Experiment and the Marmen Quartet; and guests including Steven Isserlis, Steven Devine, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Rachel Podger. We also work closely with the Consone Quartet as our Visiting Quartet, collaborating on concerts and learning & participation activity in schools in Sheffield and across South Yorkshire.

For a full list of future events, please visit https://musicintheround.co.uk/ whats-on/

Past events

Beethoven and Friends
Continuo Funded

Beethoven and Friends

Consone Quartet
  • dateThu, 15 Oct 2026
  • locationJunction, Goole
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£12 - £16
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Harpsichord and Strings

Harpsichord and Strings

The English Concert
  • dateFri, 18 Sep 2026
  • locationSheffield Playhouse
  • time2:00pm
  • ticket£23 (conc. available)
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Beethoven & Friends
Continuo Funded

Beethoven & Friends

Consone Quartet
  • dateThu, 21 May 2026
  • locationCrucible Playhouse, Sheffield
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5 – £17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Chamber Music in the Round in Sheffield

Chamber Music in the Round in Sheffield

The English Concert
  • dateSat, 18 Apr 2026
  • locationPlayhouse, Sheffield
  • time2:00pm
  • ticket£5 - £23
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Bach for Organ

Bach for Organ

David Goode
  • dateFri, 13 Feb 2026
  • locationUpper Chapel, Sheffield
  • time2:00pm
  • ticket£5 - £17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Romantic String Quartets

Romantic String Quartets

Consone Quartet
  • dateTue, 10 Feb 2026
  • locationCrucible Playhouse, Sheffield
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5 – £23
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Take Five

Take Five

Fretwork
  • dateTue, 3 Feb 2026
  • locationThe Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£23
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Bach and the American Minimalists

Bach and the American Minimalists

Shani Diluka
  • dateFri, 31 Oct 2025
  • locationCrucible Playhouse, Sheffield
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5-£23
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Bach for Solo Violin

Bach for Solo Violin

Benjamin Nabarro of Ensemble 360
  • dateSat, 25 Oct 2025
  • locationUpper Chapel, Sheffield
  • time2:00pm
  • ticket£5-£17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Bach in the Round

Bach in the Round

Benjamin Nabarro of Ensemble 360
  • dateSat, 25 Oct 2025
  • locationUpper Chapel, Sheffield
  • time10:30am
  • ticketFree entry, donations welcome
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Goldberg: Piano at Dawn

Goldberg: Piano at Dawn

Ensemble 360
  • dateSat, 24 May 2025
  • locationSamuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield
  • time5:00am
  • ticket£5-£17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Goldberg: Bach at Breakfast

Goldberg: Bach at Breakfast

Ensemble 360
  • dateSun, 18 May 2025
  • locationSamuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield
  • time7:30am
  • ticket£5-£17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Goldberg: Bach at Dawn

Goldberg: Bach at Dawn

Ensemble 360
  • dateSun, 18 May 2025
  • locationSamuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield
  • time5:00am
  • ticket£5-£17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Brandenburg: Bach for Harpsichord & Strings

Brandenburg: Bach for Harpsichord & Strings

Music in the Round
  • dateSat, 29 Mar 2025
  • locationCrucible Playhouse
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5-£22
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Mendelssohn Chamber Music

Mendelssohn Chamber Music

Consone Quartet
  • dateSat, 15 Mar 2025
  • locationSt Marie's Cathedral, Sheffield
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5 - £17
  • festivalMusic in the Round
Mendelssohn String Quartets

Mendelssohn String Quartets

Consone Quartet
  • dateSat, 15 Mar 2025
  • locationSt Marie's Cathedral, Sheffield
  • time3:00pm
  • ticket£5 - £17
  • festivalMusic in the Round

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