About The Paragon String Quartet – wedding string quartet for hire in London

The Paragon String Quartet is a versatile ensemble of string players from the Royal College of Music.

We celebrate the uniqueness of each event and are committed to bringing a touch of elegance to yours. It is our priority to deliver the highest quality of musical entertainment to you and your guests.

So if you're looking to hire the finest string quartet London has to offer for your wedding or event, get in touch with us.

Please take a look at our 2023 SET LIST 🎵

We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Château Bouffémont and Domaine de Primard in France, and Champneys Eastwell Manor Spa & Hotel in Kent, UK.

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More information about The Paragon String Quartet

Our repertoire ranges from Bach to Bartok and we also perform arrangements of pop classics from The Beatles to Bruno Mars. We are happy to downsize to a trio if this suits your requirements.

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Past clients include Barclays, V&A Museum, National Gallery and numerous others.

Though the quartet is primarily based in London, it is certainly possible to make travel arrangements to further locations.

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

• Château Bouffémont, France
• Domaine de Primard, France
• Burgundy, France
• The Lanesborough Hotel, London
• The Ned, London
• Eastwell Manor Champneys Hotel
• John Lewis Oxford Street, London
• The House of St Barnabas
• Queen's House, Romney Road
• Old Broad Street, London

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Set List

Classical

Albeniz- – – Tango

J.s. Bach- – – Air From Suite In D

– – – Arioso

– – – Ave Maria (bwv 846)

– – – Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G, 1st Movement (allegro) Bwv 1048

– – – Jesu, Joy Of Our Desiring

– – – Sheep May Safely Graze

– – – Toccata And Fugue

Barber- – – Adagio For Strings

Bartok- – – Romanian Folk Dances

Beethoven- – – Adagio From Sonata In C Sharp Minor

– – – Fur Elise

– – – 6th Symphony, 5th Movement, “shepherd’s Hymn”

– – – Ode To Joy

Bizet- – – – Pearl Fishers Duet

– – – Entr’acte To Act 3 Of ‘carmen’

– – – Entr’acte To Act 4 Of ‘carmen’

– – – Flower Song From ‘carmen’

– – – Habanera From ‘carmen’

Brahms- – – Hungarian Dance

– – – Theme From First Symphony

Capua- – – O Sole Mio

Chopin- – – Nocturne In E Flat Major

Clarke- – – – Trumpet Tune

– – – Trumpet Voluntary

Copeland- – – Hoe-down From ‘rodeo’

Debussy- – – Clair De Lune

– – – The Girl With The Flaxen Hair

Delibes- – – Flower Duet

Dvorak- – – Finale From Sonatina In G Minor

– – – Humoresque

– – – Song To The Moon

– – – Largo From ‘new World Symphony’

Elgar- – – – Chanson De Matin

– – – Nimrod From Enigma Variations

– – – Salut D’amour

Faure- – – – Pavane

Franck- – – Panis Angelicus

Gounod- – – Ave Maria

Greig- – – – Gavotte From Holberg Suite

– – – In The Hall Of The Mountain King

– – – Morning From ‘peer Gynt Suite’

Handel- – – Air In F

– – – Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba

– – – Halleluia Chorus From The Messiah

– – – Hornpipe In D

– – – Hornpipe In F

– – – La Paix

– – – La Réjouissance

– – – Largo From Violin Sonata In D Major

– – – Largo From Xerxes

Holst- – – – I Vow To Thee My Country

– – – Jupiter

Massanet- – – Meditation From Thais

Monti- – – – Czardas

Mouret- – – Rondeau

Mozart- – – Alla Turca From Sonata In A Major

– – – Divertimento In F

– – – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Mussorgsky- – – A Night On Bald Mountain

Pachabel- – – Canon In D

Parry- – – – Jerusalem

Piazzolla- – – Oblivion

Puccini- – – O Mio Babbino Caro

– – – Che Gelida Manina

Purcell- – – Rondeau From Abdelazer

Rachmaninoff- – Vocalise

Ravel- – – – Bolero

Saint-saens- – – The Swan

– – – Danse Macabre

Sarasate- – – Romanza Andaluza

Schubert- – – Ave Maria

Shostakovich- – – Romance

Sullivan- – – Three Little Maids From Mikado

Tchaikovsky- – – Nutcracker Suite (whole Or Individual)

– – – Sleeping Beauty Waltz

Vivaldi- – – Largo From Winter

– – – Spring

Wagner- – – Ride Of The Valkyries

– – – Wedding March

Pop

A Great Big World- – Say Something

Abba- – – – The Best Of Abba

Ac Dc- – – Medley (back In Black, Highway To Hell, Thunderstruck)

Adele- – – – Hello (2 Versions)

– – – Chasing Pavements

– – – Make You Feel My Love

– – – Set Fire To The Rain

– – – Someone Like You

Aerosmith- – – Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Aretha Franklin- – I Say A Little Prayer

Avicii- – – – Hey Brother

Avril Lavigne- – – I’m With You

Bastille- – – Pompeii

The Beatles- – – All You Need Is Love

– – – Eleanor Rigby

– – – Get Back

– – – Hey Jude

– – – Here, There & Everywhere

– – – Let It Be

– – – Michelle

– – – With A Little Help From My Friends

– – – World Without Love

– – – Yesterday

– – – Penny Lane

The Beach Boys- – God Only Knows

Ben E King- – – Stand By Me

Beyonce- – – Halo

Bill Withers- – – Lean On Me

Black Eyed Peas- – I Gotta Feeling

Bob Marley- – – One Love

Boney M- – – Rasputin

Britney Spears- – Toxic

Bruno Mars- – – Just The Way You Are

– – – Marry You

– – – Talking To The Moon

– – – Uptown Funk

Bryan Adams- – – Summer Of 69

Bts- – – – Dynamite

Camilla Cabello- – Havana

– – – Senorita

Charles Aznavour- – She

Christina Perri- – A Thousand Years (2 Versions)

Cinematic Orchestra- – Arrival Of The Birds

Clean Bandit- – – Rather Be

– – – Symphony

Coldplay- – – Clocks

– – – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

– – – Magic

– – – Paradise

– – – Sky Full Of Stars

– – – The Scientist

– – – Viva La Vida

– – – Yellow

The Corrs- – – Haste To The Wedding

Daft Punk- – – Get Lucky

– – – Medley

David Bowie- – – Space Oddity

– – – Ziggy Stardust

David Guetta- – – Without You

Don Omar- – – Danza Kuduro

The Eagles- – – Hotel California

Edith Piaf- – – La Vie En Rose

Ed Sheeran- – – Perfect

– – – Photograph

– – – Shape Of You

Elbow- – – – One Day Like This

Electric Light Orchestra-mr Blue Sky

– – – Thinking Out Loud

Ellie Goulding- – Love Me Like You Do

Elton John- – – Your Song

Elvis Presley- – – Can’t Help Falling In Love

Enya- – – – May It Be

Eric Clapton- – – Wonderful Tonight

Fall Out Boy- – – Folie A Deux Album Medley

– – – Immortals

– – – Uma Thurman

Frankie Valli- – – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Franz Ferdinand- – Take Me Out

Fun- – – – We Are Young

Goo Goo Dolls- – Iris

Green Day- – – Holiday

Guns N’ Roses- – Sweet Child O’mine

Haddaway- – – What Is Love?

Hall & Oates- – – You Make My Dreams

Hozier- – – – Take Me To Church

Il Divo- – – – Hasta Mi Final

Jackson 5 – – I’ll Be There

Jason Mraz- – – I Won’t Give Up

– – – I’m Yours

– – – Love Someone

Jimi Hendrix- – – Purple Haze

Joe Cocker- – – You Are So Beautiful

John Legend- – – All Of Me

Josh Groban- – – You Raise Me Up

Journey- – – Don’t Stop Believing

Justin Bieber- – – Baby

Kamakawiwo’ole- – Over The Rainbow (ukelele Version)

Kanye West- – – Gold Digger

Keane- – – – Somewhere Only We Know

Kings Of Leon- – Sex On Fire

Lady Gaga- – – Alejandro

– – – Bad Romance

– – – Shallow

Lana Del Rey- – – Video Games

Led Zeppelin- – – Stairway To Heaven

Leonard Cohen- – Hallelujah

Lewis Capaldi- – Someone You Loved

Lifehouse- – – You And Me

Linkin Park- – – What I’ve Done

Lukas Graham- – 7 Years

Lorde- – – – Royals

The Magnetic Zeros- – Home

Maroon 5- – – Payphone

Marvin Gaye- – – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Michael Buble- – Everything

Michael Jackson- – Smooth Criminal (2 Versions)

– – – Thriller

Muse- – – – Knights Of Cydonia

– – – Starlight

– – – Supermassive Black Hole

Neil Diamond- – – Sweet Caroline

Oasis- – – – Champagne Supernova

The Offspring- – – You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid

One Republic- – – Apologize

– – – Counting Stars

– – – Secrets

Panic! At The Disco- – I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Passenger- – – Let Her Go

Pharrell Williams- – Happy

Phil Collins- – – Groovy Kind Of Love

Plain White T’s- – 1, 2, 3, 4

Police- – – – Every Breath You Take

Queen- – – Bohemian Rhapsody

– – – Don’t Stop Me Now

– – – Somebody To Love

– – – The Best Of Queen

– – – We Are The Champions

Rick Astley- – – Never Gonna Give You Up

Rihanna- – – Rude Boy

Robbie Williams- – She’s The One

Robert Miles- – – Children

Roberta Flack- – Killing Me Softly With His Song

Robin Thicke- – – Blurred Lines

Sade- – – – By Your Side

The Script- – – Hall Of Fame

Sean Mendes- – – Stitches

Shania Twain- – – From This Moment On

Sia- – – – Chandelier

Sia Ft Sean Paul- – Cheap Thrills

Sigur Ros- – – Hoppipolla

Smash Mouth- – All Star (shrek)

Snow Patrol- – – Chasing Cars

Spice Girls- – – 2 Become 1

– – – Wannabe

Stevie Wonder- – Isn’t She Lovely

– – – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

Sting- – – – Roxanne

Taylor Swift- – – Love Story

Temper Trap- – – Sweet Disposition

The Temptations- – My Girl

Train- – – – Drive By

– – – Hey Soul Sister

– – – Marry Me

Tones And I- – – Dance Monkey

The Turtles- – – So Happy Together

U2 – – – With Or Without You

Van Morrison- – Have I Told You Lately

Velazquez- – – Besame Mucho

The Verve- – – Bittersweet Symphony

Walk The Moon- – Shut Up And Dance

The White Stripes- – Seven Nation Army

Zedd Ft. Foxes- – Clarity

Jazz

Arthur Hamilton- – Cry Me A River

Billy Strayhorn- – Take The ‘a’ Train

Erroll Garner- – – Misty

Frank Sinatra- – – Fly Me To The Moon

– – – The Girl From Ipanema

– – – New York, New York

Gardel- – – Tango: Por Una Cabeza

Garland- – – In The Mood

Gershwin- – – Summertime

– – – Prelude No. 2

Glen Miller- – – Moonlight Serenade

Harburg- – – Over The Rainbow

Joseph Kosma- – Autumn Leaves

Leroy Anderson- – Blue Tango

Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World

Mancini- – – The Pink Panther

Richard Rodgers- – Blue Moon

– – – My Funny Valentine

Scott Joplin- – – The Entertainer

– – – The Sycamore

From The Movies/series

The Addams Family- – Theme

Aladdin- – – A Whole New World

– – – Friend Like Me

Austin Powers- – Soul Bossa Nova (theme)

Bridgerton- – – Wildest Dreams (taylor Swift)

– – – Thank U, Next (ariana Grande)

– – – Bad Guy (billie Eilish)

– – – Opening Theme

Cats- – – – Memory

Cinderella- – – A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

Cinema Paradiso- – Love Theme

Enchanted- – – So Close

The Exorcist- – – Tubular Bells

Fiddler On The Roof- – If I Were A Rich Man

Friends- – – Theme Tune (i’ll Be There For You)

Forest Gump- – – Theme

Frozen- – – Epilogue

– – – Let It Go

Game Of Thrones- – Theme

Ghostbusters- – – Theme

Gladiator- – – Now We Are Free

The Godfather- – Love Theme

The Greatest Showman-from Now On

Hercules- – – Go The Distance

James Bond- – – 007

Jesus Christ Superstar-i Don’t Know How To Love Him

Indiana Jones- – Raiders March

Interstellar- – – Theme

John Williams- – Schindler’s List Theme

– – – Star Wars Theme

– – – Star Wars (attack Of The Clones)

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat- – Any Dream Will Do

La La Land- – – Epilogue

Lady And The Tramp- – Bella Notte

Les Miserables- – I Dreamed A Dream

– – – Medley

– – – Empty Chairs At Empty Tables

The Lion King- – – Can You Feel The Love Tonight

– – – Medley

– – – Hakuna Matata

The Little Mermaid- – Kiss The Girl

– – – Part Of Your World

– – – Under The Sea

The Lord Of The Rings-medley

– – – May It Be (enya)

– – – Tone Poem In 5 Movements

Love Actually- – Glasgow Love Theme

The Mission- – – Gabriel’s Oboe

Moulin Rouge- – El Tango De Roxanne

Mulan- – – Reflection

My Fair Lady- – – I Could Have Danced Her Night

– – – On The Street Where You Live

The Notebook- – Main Theme

Pirates Of The Caribbean- Theme

– – – The Medallion Calls

Phantom Of The Opera-theme

– – – All I Ask Of You

– – – The Music Of The Night

Rogers And Hammerstein- Edelweiss

– – – - My Favourite Things

Romeo And Juliet- – Love Theme (1968)

Roy Orbison- – – Pretty Woman

Secret Garden- – Theme

Simpsons- – – Theme

Singin’ In The Rain- – Theme

Sleeping Beauty- – Be Our Guest

Tangled- – – Now I See The Light

Tarzan- – – Theme

Titanic- – – My Heart Will Go On

Toy Story - – – Theme

Up- – – – Married Life (theme)

– – – Stuff We Did

West Side Story- – Medley

– – – Somewhere

– – – Tonight

– – – America

– – – I Feel Pretty

– – – Maria

Legend Of Zelda- – Medley

Super Mario Bros- – Theme

– – – Medley

– – – Underwater Theme

Pokemon- – – Viridian Forest

Tetris- – – – Theme

Skyrim- – – Nerevar Rising

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Christmas

Ariana Grande- – Santa Tell Me

Bill Holcombe- – A Christmas Jazz Suite

Bobby Helms- – – Jingle Bell Rock

Chris Rea- – – Driving Home For Christmas

Corelli- – – – Christmas Concerto Op. 6 No. 8

Don Gardner- – – All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Eartha Kitt- – – Santa Baby

Elton John- – – Step Into Christmas

Felix Bernard- – – Winter Wonderland

Frozen- – – Let It Go

– – – Epilogue

Gloria Shayne Baker- – Do You Hear What I Hear?

The Grinch- – – Where Are You Christmas?

Home Alone- – – Somewhere In My Memory

Hugh Martin- – – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Jule Styne- – – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

– – – The Christmas Waltz

Katherine Davis- – The Little Drummer Boy

Kelly Clarkson- – Underneath The Tree

Mariah Carey- – – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Mary Cohen- – – Winter Soundscapes Suite

The Nightmare Before Christmas- – What’s This?

The Pogues- – – Fairytale Of New York

Trad. – – – Away In A Manger

– – – Deck The Hall

– – – Good King Wenceslas

– – – Greensleeves

– – – The Holly And The Ivy

– – – Jingle Bells

– – – Joy To The World

– – – We Wish You A Merry Christmas

– – – I Saw Three Ships

Walter Kent- – – I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Wham!- – – Last Christmas

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