About Artisan Strings – professional string quartet based in London, UK
Artisan Strings provide elegance to any event. The distinguished members of Artisan Strings all trained at the world's leading music conservatoires and have established 15 years experience in bringing their evocative sounds to high-profile events.
These include occasions for the Royal family, sporting events such as The Champions League Final, Royal Ascot and The Grand Prixs in Monaco and Abu Dhabi, and at renowned venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Amphitheatre Verona and Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Stadium.
Priding themselves on their unique musical diversity, members of Artisan Strings perform regularly as part of illustrious ensembles ranging from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and The London Philharmonic Orchestra, to The Heritage Orchestra with Pete Tong and the Gubbay Big Band Orchestra with Anton du Beke.
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at The Ned, Hotel Café Royal in Piccadilly and Harrods on Brompton Road, London.
They can regularly be seen playing on live TV, including for The X Factor, The Jonathan Ross Show, The One Show and BBC's Last Night Of The Proms.
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They have also recorded numerous soundtracks such as Downton Abbey and Planet Earth, and on pop albums for artists Sam Smith, Emelie Sande, Beverley Knight and Rag’n’Bone Man, to name but a few.
Their repertoire spans this broad spectrum of music from classical, through to jazz, folk, musicals, contemporary pop and even hip-hop.
So, if you’re looking to hire one of London’s finest string quartets, look no further than Artisan Strings and get in touch today!
"We had Artisan Strings playing during our wedding drinks reception - they sounded fantastic and our guests loved their modern pieces as well as the classical repertoire. They gave a beautiful performance and were extremely professional especially when having to move due to a rain shower."
"Truly lovely. A beautiful accompaniment to a sophisticated evening."
"We booked Artisan Strings for our wedding & they created the perfect atmosphere for us, they played the songs brilliantly & made it the magical fairytale we had always wanted. They have a large repertoire & were extremely considerate about our choices of music, ensuring they played them all at the correct times as we wanted them. Thanks so much for adding to the magic of our day!"
"We hired Artisan Strings to play at our wedding ceremony in September and I have to say that they were absolutely fantastic. They played beautifully and I would highly recommend them to anyone considering a string quartet for their event, whatever it may be. I feel I must point out that when our vicar thanked them near the end, all of our guests applauded them, something I have never seen at a wedding! Thank you Artisan for making our day that extra bit special."
Albeniz - Tango Op.165, No.2
Bach - Air on the G string
Bach - Arioso
Bach - Andante (Op.3, No.6)
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach - Wachet Auf
Bach - Prelude from English Suite no. 3
Bach - Bist du bei Mir
Bach - Cello Suite no.1, Prelude
Barber - Adagio For Strings
Beethoven - Ode To Joy
Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 (1st movement)
Beethoven - Fur Elise
Bizet - Prelude (from Carmen)
Boccherini - Minuet (Op.11, No.5
Borodin - Prince Igor, First Polovtsian Dance
Borodin - String Quartet no.2 in D major
Brahms - Waltz (Op.39, No.15)
Brahms - Theme from 1st Symphony
Brahms - Hungarian Dance no. 2
Brahms - Haydn Variations
Bridge - Sally in our Alley
Caccini - Ave Maria
Capua - O Sole Mio
Claus Dieter Ludwig - Happy Birthday Variations
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Charpentier - Te Deum
Chopin - Nocturne in E flat
Corelli - Christmas Concerto (complete)
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Debussy - La Fille Aux Cheveaux De Lin
Delibes - Flower Duet from Lakme
Delius - Serenade
Denza - Funiculi Funicula
Dvorak - Humoresque
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no. 2 S
Dvorak - lavonic Dance no. 1
Dvorak - New World Symphony (2nd movement, Largo)
Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche
Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Elgar - Chanson de Nuit
Elgar - Salut d’Amour
Elgar - Nimrod
Enya - Book Of Days
Enya - Only Time
Faure - Pavane
Faure - Pie Jesu (from Requiem)
Franck - Panis Angelicus
Ginastera - Argentinian Dance No.2
Gluck - Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Gounod - Ave Maria
Grieg -Gavotte from Holberg Suite
Grieg - Norwegian Dance No.2
Grieg - Norwegian Dance No.3
Greig - Studenternes Serenade (Op.73, No.6)
Grieg - Waltz (Op.12)
Grieg - Last Spring
Handel - Aria from Xerxes
Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - Water Music: Air and Hornpipe
Handel - La Rejouissance - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Handel - All We Like Sheep (Messiah)
Handel - Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
Handel - Let The Bright Seraphim (Samson)
Handel - lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo)
Haydn - String Quartet Op.76, No.1
Haydn - Symphony no. 77, 4th movement
Holst - Air
Holst - Jupiter Theme (I Vow To Thee My Country)
Liszt - Liebestraum
MacDowell - A Deserted Farm
Mascagni - Intermezzo Sinfonica from Cavalleria Rusticana
Mendelssohn -Wedding March (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Mouret - Rondeau
Mozart - Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate, K165
Mozart - Andante from Piano Concerto No.21
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
Offenbach - Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffman)
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Paradies - Sicilienne
Parry - Lady Radnor’s Suite
Philip Glass - Mishima
Piazzola - Libertango
Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro
Purcell - 2 Rondeaux
Rachmaninov - Vocalise
Ravel – Bolero
Schubert - Ave Maria
Schubert - Entr’acte from Rosamunde
Schumann - Traumeri
Shostakovich - Romance from The Gadfly
Sibelius - Finlandia
Strauss - Pizzicato Polka
Sullivan - Three Little Maids from School (The Mikado)
Tartini - Cantabile
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Adele - Hello
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Alan Menken - Under The Sea (from The Little Mermaid)
Alan Menken - A Whole New World (from Aladdin)
Alan Menken - I Won’t Say (I’m In Love) from Hercules
Alan Menken - Tale As Old As Time (Beauty and the Beast)
Alan Menken - Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
Alan Menken - Be Our Guest (Beauty and The Beast)
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Andrew Lloyd Webber - All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera)
Anne Dudley - Poldark Theme
Ariana Grande - Thank U Next
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Bacharach - The Look Of Love (jazz)
Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Beatles - Blackbird
Beatles - Get Back
Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
Bernstein - Tonight (West Side Story)
Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us
Billie Eilish - Lovely
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
Birdy - Wings
Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
Bobby Hebb - Sunny
Bonner / Gordan - Happy Together
Bricusse/Newley - Pure Imagination (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
Brooks Bowman - East Of The Sun and West Of The Moon
Bruno Mars - Marry You
Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Camila Cabello - Havana
Chainsmokers - Closer
Clean Bandit - Rather Be
Cole Porter - let's Do It
Clean Bandit - I Get A Kick Out Of You
C. Perry - A Thousand Years
Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime
Coldplay - Paradise
Coldplay - The Scientist
Coldplay - God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Coldplay- Viva La Vida
C. Armstrong - Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually)
Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
Damone - Stranger in Paradise (instrumental, from the film Kismet)
David Gray - This Year’s Love
Dexy’s Midnight - Come On Eileen
Runners
Don George - I’m Beginning To See The Light
Dukas - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Fantasia)
Duke Ellington - It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Ellie Goulding - Burn
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John - Your Song
Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
Errol Garner - Misty
Etta James - At Last
Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves
Flaherty - Once Upon A December (from Anastasia)
George Michael - Careless Whisper
Gershwin - Someone To Watch Over Me
Gershwin - Love Is Here To Stay
Gershwin - It Ain’t Necessarily So
Gershwin - Foggy Day In London Town
Gershwin - Summertime
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Harline/Smith - When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)
Harold Arlen - Over The Rainbow
Harold Arlen - Paper Moon
Howard Shore - Concerning Hobbits (The Hobbit / Lord Of The Rings)
Idina Menzel - Let It Go (Frozen)
Idina Menzel - Do You Want To Build A Snowman (Frozen)
Irving Berlin - Puttin’ On The Ritz
Isham Jones - It Had To Be You
J. Kern - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
John Legend - All Of Me
John Lunn - Downton Abbey Theme
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Justin Hurwitz - Another Day Of Sun (La La Land)
Justin Hurwitz - City Of Stars (La La Land)
J. Williams - Cavatina (Deer Hunter)
J Williams - Cantina Band (Star Wars)
Kaempfert / Gabler - L.O.V.E
Katy Perry - Unconditionally
Katy Perry - Dark Horse
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
K. Jenkins - Palladio
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
Killers - When You Were Young
Killers - Mr Brightside
Kretzmer/Boublil - I Dreamed A Dream (Les Miserables) -
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
Lorenz Hart - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
L. Armstrong - Wonderful World
Luis Fonsi
ft Daddy Yankee - Despacito
Mack David - So This Is Love (from Cinderella)
Major Lazer - Lean
Magic - Rude
Maroon 5 - Payphone
M. Sherwin - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
Menken / Schwartz - Colours Of The Wind (from Pocahontas)
Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
Morricone - Gabriel’s Oboe
Morricone - Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Moulin Rouge - El Tango de Roxanne
Newman - American Beauty Theme
Nino Rota - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Nino Rota - The Godfather Theme
Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why
Notting Hill - She
OMI - Cheerleader
One Republic - Counting Stars
Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Radiohead - No Surprises
Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones Theme
Randy Newman - You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Toy Story)
Rihanna - Stay
Rihanna - We Found Love
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
Schwartz - Defying Gravity (from Wicked)
Sherman - Chim Chim Cheree (Mary Poppins)
Sia - Chandelier
Silvestri - Feather Theme from Forrest Gump
Sinatra - Moon River
Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
Sinatra - Under My Skin
Shontelle - Impossible
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely
String - Fields Of Gold
Take That - Rule The World
Taylor Swift - Sweeter Than Fiction
Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Tom Adair - The Night We Called It A Day
U2 - Beautiful Day
V. Williams - Save The Best For Last
Van Morrison - Moondance
Voctave - Disney Medley
Yann Tierson - Valse d’Amelie
Yiruma - Indigo (Shape Of My Heart)
Yiruma - Maybe
Yiruma - Moonlight
Yiruma - Passing By
Yiruma - River Flows In You
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Zedd - Clarity
Ziv Zaifman - A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman)