Devoted to promoting women in classical music, the Tailleferre Ensemble is a UK- based classical chamber music collective. Since its inception in 2019 the group has gone from strength to strength. The ensemble’s work encompasses diverse instrumentation, time periods, and genres, with a particular onus on promoting underrepresented and underappreciated works and composers, both historical and contemporary. Their playing has been praised for its ‘extensive palette of timbres’.

Their debut album "There Are Things to be Said" was released in February 2023. Reviewers have praised the group's "superb musicianship" and "effortless" performance on the recording, and Textura magazine said "The beauty and precision of the musicians' playing and their sensitivity to dynamics all help to distinguish this exceptional debut." The ensemble has enjoyed airtime on radio stations across Europe and Canada, and is developing an ongoing relationship with BBC Radio 3. They are especially proud to have ongoing collaborations with numerous contemporary composers, many of whom have dedicated new works to them, including Cecilia McDowall, Paul Harris, Ingrid Stölzel and Rhian Samuel.

The group perform regularly around the UK, and have performed for groups and venues such as St. John’s Smith Square, Nottingham Chamber Music Festival, Buckingham Festival, Waltham Forest Music Society and Conway Hall. The group has also collaborated with Music For Everyone, Façade Ensemble and the South Florida Chamber Ensemble (SFCE) in London, as well as several Youth Orchestras.

The Tailleferre Ensemble offers flexibility in programming and instrumentation, and their members are female musicians of very high calibre with impressive individual biographies. As a group, they have been praised for their fine performances and “extensive palette of timbres”.

Tailleferre Ensemble are musicians in residence at St. John’s Church, Notting Hill.

For bookings or general enquiries, please click here or email tailleferre.ensemble@gmail.com.