This Berkshire based String Quartet combine musical excellence with a wonderful repertoire, to provide a truly elegant and beautiful musical setting to your special event.
Professional Musicians
The members of the Berkshire String Quartet studied at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and all currently enjoy busy freelance careers. They offer the highest standards of musicianship and professionalism.
Variety
As well as playing a wide range of beautiful classical pieces, the quartet also offer a sparkling collection of contemporary classics. They can provide a fully bespoke service for civil and church wedding ceremonies, and given enough time, can arrange one of your favourite songs if it is not already included in their repertoire.
Experience
They have many years of experience playing at the most prestigious and elegant venues in the South East, including Highclare Castle, Le Manoir aux Quatre Saisons and Stationers’ Hall, so you can be sure that they will provide the most perfect musical setting for your wedding, banquet or party.
Classical
Albeniz
Tango
Albinoni
Adagio
Bach
Air on the G String
Anna’ Minuet
Arioso
Bandinerie
Brandenburg Convertos
Cantata “Wachet Auf”
Concerto for Two Violins
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Sheep May Safely Graze
Beethoven
Adagio Cantabile from Patherique Sonata
Fur Elise
Minuet in G
Bizet
Excerpts from “Carmen”
Boccherini
Minuet
Borodin
Polovtsian Dance from “Prince Igor”
Bridge
Sping Song
Bruch
Adagio from the violin concerto
Corelli
Christmas Concerto
Debussy
Clair De Lune
Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Golliwog’s Cakewalk
De Falla
Ritual Fire Dance
Delibes
Flower Duet from “Lakme”
Dvorak
Humoresque
Elgar
Beau Brummel
Chanson de Matin
Salut d’Amour
Faure
Berceuse
Cantique de Jean Racine
Pavane
Franck
Panis Angelicus
Granados
Spanish Dance
Grieg
Suite from “Peer Gynt”
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Handel
Alleluja Chorus
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Largo from “Xerxes”
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Pastoral Symphony
Water Music
Zadok the Priest
Jenkins
Palladio
Khachaturian
Adagio from “Spartacus”
Kreisler
Allegretto after Boccherini
Tambourin Chinois
Liadow
Mazurka
Mascagni
Intermezzo
Massenet
Meditation from “Thais”
Mendelssohn
Wedding March
Mozart
Divertimenti
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
Elvira Madigan
Marriage of Figaro Overture
Marriage of Figaro Wedding March
Rondo Alla Turca
Offenbach
Barcarolle
Pachelbel
Canon
Paradis
Sicilienne
Ponchielli
Dance of the Hours
Puccini
Che Gelida Manina
Minuets
Nessun Dorma
Rachmaninov
18th Variation (Paganini Variations)
Rossini
Barber of Seville Overture
Sarasate
Romanza Andalucia
Satie
Three Gymnopedies
Shostakovitch
Romance from “The Gadfly”
Strauss
Blue Danube & Other Waltzes
Pizzicato Polka
Sullivan
Three Little Maids
Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Nutcracker March
Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Waltz of the Flowers
Verdi
Andante from “The Force of Destiny”
Vivaldi
Four Seasons
Gloria
Violin Concerto in A Minor
Wagner
Wedding March
Traditional
Green Sleeves
Film/TV Themes & Show Tunes
All I Ask of You -Phantom of the Opera
Bali Hai -South Pacific
Favourite Things -Sound of Music
I Feel Pretty – West Side Story
Maria – West Side Story
Memory -Cats
Music of the Night –Phantom of the Opera
Sunrise, Sunset -Fiddler on the Roof
Tonight -West Side Story
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gabriel’s Oboe (from The Mission)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Harry Potter Theme
James Bond – various themes
The Lord of the Rings
Midnight Cowboy
Mission Impossible
Molly (from Wonderland – Michael Nyman)
Now We Are Free (from Gladiator)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler’s List
Star Wars
The Third Man
Theme to “Poirot”
Theme to “Pride & Prejudice”
Theme to “Brideshead Revisited”
Contemporary Classics
All You Need is Love
Amazed
Angels
Annie’s Song
Better Together
Bittersweet Symphony
Chasing Cars
Clocks
Crazy for You
Day Tripper
Don’t Look Back in Anger
(Land) Down Under
Eleanor Rigby
Every Breath You Take
Fields of Gold
God Only Knows (What I’d be Without You)
Good Riddance (Time of your Life)
Handbags and Gladrags
Have I Told You Lately
Heaven
Imagine
Just the Way You Are
Kiss from a Rose
Love is All Around
Moondance
Music to Watch Girls By
Nothing Else Matters
One Day Like This
Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
Sway
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Sweet Dreams
Teardrop
Thank you for the Music
That’s Amore
Thriller
Toxic
When I’m Sixty-Four
Wonderful Tonight
You’re Beautiful
Your Song
Standards
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Begin the Beguine
Belle of the Ball Waltz
Blue Tango
Cheek to Cheek
Chicago
Come Fly With Me
Embraceable You
English Country Gardens
The Entertainer
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
Fly Me to the Moon
Forgotten Dreams
Funiculi Funicular
I Could Have Danced All Night
I Got Rhythm
I Love Paris
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
In the Mood
It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it ain’t got that swing)
It’s Only a Paper Moon
La Bamba
The Lady is a Tramp
Lady Be Good
La Paloma
Laura
Let’s Do It
Let’s Face the Music and Dance
Love and Marriage
Love is Here to Stay
Makin’ Whoopee
The Man I Love
Misty
Moonlight in Vermont
Moon River
My Funny Valentine
My Heart Will Go On
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
O Sole Mio
Over the Rainbow
Pennies from Heaven
She
Singin’ in the Rain
Spread a Little Happiness
Summertime
Take Five
Tango Por Una Cabeza
Tea for Two
Tico Tico
Viva Tonight
What’ll I Do
When You Wish Upon a Star
My wife and I wanted to send a big thank you to The Berkshire String Quartet for playing at our wedding. All of the music was perfectly played and several of the guests made a point of commenting on how good the quartet were and the exceptional atmosphere it created. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts.
Jim and Sarah - Wedding
Julian and I would like to say a big thank you for the wonderful music you provided at our wedding on Saturday. It was very enjoyable to listen to and made the day even more special for us. Our guests also commented on how they thoroughly enjoyed it too and it provided lovely soundtrack whilst they were enjoying the drinks reception in the sun.
Julian and Nikki - Wedding
I can't remember if i emailed you to thank you for such a wonderful job at our white wedding - getting there was incredible as well as the music. This shows the utter commitment you gave to us to actually make it, and then to play so wonderfully - thank you so much to all 4 of you.
Harriet and David - Wedding
All the guests loved every minute, including us. The ceremony was amazing and to hear all my favourite classics was the icing on the cake. I could have quite happily enjoyed listening to you play more during the drinks reception, however as Bride and Groom we were somewhat a little occupied !!!! Once again, thank you all for playing and being a part of our day. It was the best day of our lives.
Vanessa - Wedding
I would just like to thank you and your colleagues for playing so beautifully at our Wedding. Lot's of our guests commented on how lovely the music was, and I know that my cousin was interested in booking you for her wedding too.
Louise and Mark - Wedding
General Information:
Name: Berkshire String Quartet
Location: Surrey
Main Category: String Quartets
Other Categories: Classical Musicians, Live Music, Musicians, Wedding Music
Lineups/Options:
String Quartet (default): 2 Violins, Viola, Cello.
String Trio: Violin, Viola, Cello.
String Duo: Violin, Cello.
Space Required (w x d):
String Quartet (default): 4.0m x 2.5m
String Trio: 3.0m x 2.0m
String Duo: 2.5m x 2.0m