# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Music by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry opens this concert of sumptuous, 21st century compositions for string quartet, performed by Phaedra Ensemble with Lotte Betts-Dean, a vocalist praised by The Guardian for her “unmissable, urgent musicality”. Following its collaboration with American composer Meredith Monk, performer and Godmother of the New York experimental music scene, Phaedra Ensemble performs the composer’s only string quartet, String Songs. Mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean then joins the quartet to present works by Kate Whitley and John Tavener, as well as Cassandra Miller’s modern masterpiece Thanksong, a tender reflection on Beethoven’s late Quartet in A minor (Op.132).

RICHARD REED PARRY Quartet for Heart and Breath (6’)
KATE WHITLEY Six Charlotte Mew Settings (16’)
JOHN TAVENER The World (10’)
MEREDITH MONK String Songs (20’)
CASSANDRA MILLER Thanksong (12’)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portsmouth/quartet-for-heart-and-breath-lotte-bettes-dean-mezzo-soprano-and-phaedra-ensemble/200029326565928
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portsmouth
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 50.79687
- **long**: -1.09189
- **full address**: Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble being held?
  - **A:** Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble takes place on Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble?
  - **A:** Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble is organized by Portsmouth Guildhall.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portsmouth, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Quartet for Heart & Breath – Lotte Bettes-Dean mezzo-soprano & Phaedra Ensemble sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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