Unspoken Devotion

Saturday 12 September, 7pm

Cambridge Town Hall

Music of passion and connection

Unspoken Devotion explores the connections between Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms through some of chamber music’s most treasured works.

The programme brings together music shaped by close artistic and personal connections, alongside Bach’s brilliant harpsichord concerto and a new work by New Zealand composer Ben Hoadley. At its centre is Schumann’s Piano Quintet, a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire.

Included with ticket:

In Conversation with Stephen De Pledge and Todd Gibson-Cornish, 6pm


Stephen De Pledge and Todd Gibson-Cornish discuss the harpsichord and piano, the music of the evening’s programme, and the ideas behind bringing these works to life.

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach 
Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052

Johannes Brahms
 Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2

Clara Schumann
 Three Romances, Op. 22 
(arr. for bassoon and piano)

Interval

Ben Hoadley
 Moon, Quartz and Steam - CCMF 2026 Commission

Robert Schumann 
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

Artists