Takács Quartet

Haydn Quartet in G minor op.74 No.3 The Rider
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat major op.74 The Harp
Debussy Quartet in G minor

Join us as we open the 2026 season with the Takács Quartet, whose five-decade journey from Budapest to the major stages of the world has made them one of the most revered ensembles of the past century. As BBC Music Magazine recently put it, ‘you will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today’.

Their programme moves from the galloping energy of Haydn’s Rider Quartet to the glowing serenity of Beethoven’s Harp Quartet, before closing with an impressionist masterpiece by Debussy. An unmissable night for music-lovers across Yorkshire and a memorable way to launch the Festival’s 2026 season.

‘Classical music doesn’t get more life-enhancing than this.’ The Guardian
‘The undisputed greatest string quartet in the world.’ The Daily Telegraph

The full programme for the 2026 Ryedale Festival will be announced after the concert.