About us

Highclere Castle ("Downton Abbey")

The musicians

The Crystal Palace String Quartet was formed in 2005 and have played for many hundreds of events. We've performed for intimate and cathedral weddings, country fairs and royal celebrations, ocean cruises, candlelight concerts and summer music festivals. We share a love of intimate music-making and of exploring new repertoire, alongside long-established favourites.

Please visit the Testimonials page to read some of our excellent client feedback.

Our members are all busy freelance musicians, and as well as their chamber music commitments they can often be seen performing with many of the UK's top orchestras. The list includes English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, English Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Soloists of Covent Garden, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera, English Touring Opera, Camerata of London, City of London Sinfonia, Kent Sinfonia and others.

Venues

CPQ have performed at a wide variety of events for audiences including heads of state, prime ministers, ambassadors, senior royalty, and thousands of discerning music lovers. Some of the venues we've performed at are: