A SERIES of concerts and tours is coming to South Somerset next month.

In March, the critically acclaimed Eusebius Quartet will be joined by internationally renowned pianist Alasdair Beatson for an exciting programme of romantic and classical pieces.

The quartet will play in Bridport Arts Centre at 11.30am and Ilminster Arts Centre on the same day at 7.30am. They will also play in Crewkerne on March 5 at the Dance House at 7.30pm.

Praised as "excellent” by The Sunday Times, the Eusebius Quartet was formed in 2016 out of a passion for the extraordinary music written for this formation.

They have gained a reputation for imaginative performances possessing “clarity and unity of thought” and their debut CD, featuring the chamber music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold will be released this season by SOMM Recordings.

Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson works prolifically as a soloist and chamber musician.

Despite the shadow of Covid, Alasdair has kept busy during 2020/21, playing several times at Wigmore Hall, recording multiple concerts for BBC Radio 3 alongside Alina Ibragimova, Aleksei Kiseliov and the Nash Ensemble, and joining Royal Northern Sinfonia as concerto soloist.

Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.concertsinthewest.org/

Further concert details can be found on the individual tour pages which can be reached via www.concertsinthewest.org