Meta4: Dark Land, Bright Land

Meta4, one of the most daring and celebrated Scandinavian string quartets performing today, opens the Oxford Chamber Music Festival 2026, marking the start of this year’s festival theme, ‘New Worlds’.

Bringing their celebrated, multi-award-winning brilliance to the heart of historic Oxford, Meta4's opening concert sets the artistic tone for this year's festival. Inspired by the 2026 theme, New Worlds, the programme takes audiences on a musical journey through the diverse rhythms, roots and harmony of the Americas, launching a week of celebration, spontaneous music-making and artistic connection.

Performers

Meta4 string quartet

Repertoire

Osvaldo Golijov Tenebrae String Quartet 
Amy Beach String Quartet, Op. 89 
George Crumb Black Angels 
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 "American"