Victoria String Quartet and pupils from Norwich School will perform at Octagon Unitarian Chapel in Norwich on Tuesday 30 June, with ticket sales supporting Norfolk and Waveney Mind.
The concert runs from 6pm to 9pm at the chapel in Colegate. Tickets cost £25, and the event is open to the general public. It is being presented by Music in the Burnhams, the registered charity that has built its programme around bringing classical performances to wider audiences.
For Norwich listeners, the evening offers a close-up chamber music setting with a mix of established professional musicians and young local performers. It also marks a further step into the city for Music in the Burnhams, which has previously staged concerts in informal north-west Norfolk locations.
A chamber concert inside Octagon Unitarian Chapel
The venue for the evening is Octagon Unitarian Chapel, a distinctive Colegate setting that places the concert within the centre of Norwich rather than a conventional concert hall. The source notice describes the chapel as the place where the charity will welcome audiences as part of this new chapter in its schedule.
At the centre of the programme is the Victoria String Quartet, formed in 2017 and described in the source material as one of the UK’s most sought-after chamber ensembles. The quartet has performed at venues and festivals including Buxton International Festival.
The Norwich date is framed not simply as a touring stop, but as a shared platform with local school musicians. That gives the evening a community thread: professional chamber players performing alongside pupils and former pupils whose musical development has been connected with Norwich School.
Norwich School musicians join the programme
Victoria String Quartet will be joined by Norwich School’s Almary Quartet, made up of pupils Min Ting Deng, Min Ying Deng, Isaac Schaad and Tommy Cahir.
The programme will also include performances by former pupils Adam Possener on viola and Millie Clark on flute, alongside current pupil Melissa Hawkins on horn. All three have participated in the school’s Making Musicians initiative.
That blend of performers gives the event a broader shape than a standard recital. The evening brings together a professional string quartet, a pupil quartet and individual young musicians on viola, flute and horn, with the school partnership sitting at the centre of the concert.
Music in the Burnhams has worked with Norwich School before. The school’s choir was invited to sing at the charity’s Celebration of Sir Karl Jenkins concert in King’s Lynn at the start of May, performing alongside King’s Lynn Festival Chorus and the British Sinfonietta orchestra.
Ticket sales will support Norfolk and Waveney Mind
The concert also continues Music in the Burnhams’ support for Norfolk and Waveney Mind. According to the event notice, the charity aims to raise £20,000 this year to support wellbeing projects for young people.
Ticket sales from the Norwich concert will be donated to Norfolk and Waveney Mind. That gives the evening a clear charitable purpose as well as a cultural one, with the proceeds tied to youth wellbeing work in the region.
Music in the Burnhams was formed in 2021 as a registered charity. Its stated aim is to bring classical performances to a wider audience, and its previous concerts have featured world-class classical artists in informal locations across north-west Norfolk.
The move into Norwich extends that model into a city setting, while keeping the same pattern of classical music, local partnership and charity support.
What to know before going
The event is Victoria String Quartet and pupils from Norwich School, taking place on Tuesday 30 June from 6pm to 9pm.
The venue is Octagon Unitarian Chapel, Colegate, Norwich. Tickets cost £25 and can be purchased through Music in the Burnhams.
The concert is suitable for general audiences interested in classical music, chamber performance, local young musicians or charity events supporting Norfolk and Waveney Mind. No transport, parking, food, stall or accessibility details were listed in the source notice.
Source: Visit Norwich Events
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- Confirmed the date as Tuesday 30 June 2026.
- Confirmed the venue as Octagon Unitarian Chapel, Colegate, Norwich.
- Confirmed the listed time as 6pm to 9pm.
- Confirmed the ticket price as £25 and the charitable link to Norfolk and Waveney Mind.
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- 2026-06-29 16:15
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