Biography
A highly professional collective featuring London's finest musicians, Portobello Strings are an ensemble with an abundance of experience performing at events across the UK.
All members of Portobello Strings are conservatory-trained and dedicated to their craft; priding themselves on their uncompromising live performance.
The group offer a range of line-ups to suit all occasions, with their most popular line-ups being a string trio and string quartet; the ideal entertainment for a drinks reception, corporate dinner or launch event.
Along with their classical and contemporary repertoire, Portobello Strings also cover Bollywood and Arabic fusion amongst many other musical styles. If you're looking to host a traditional Jewish wedding, Bar Mitzvah or Indian wedding, please do get in touch to discuss further.
The musicians who make up this high-calibre ensemble have performed at numerous prestigious venues such as The Dorchester Hotel, Central Synagogue, Carlton Gardens Hotel, St Petersburgh Place Synagogue, Richmond Hill Hotel, Selfridge Hotel and many more.
Portobello Strings can also provide a quote for use of their electric instruments upon request.
We would highly recommend Portobello Strings. They were absolutely perfect for our outdoor wedding and we received a lot of positive comments about their role in our big day.
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- A Thousand Years Portobello StringsDownload
- Air Bach Portobello StringsDownload
- Air Haendel Portobello StringsDownload
- All Of Me Portobello StringsDownload
- All YoU Need Is love Portobello StringsDownload
- As Time Goes By Portobello StringsDownload
- Canon Portobello StringsDownload
- Cheerleader Portobello StringsDownload
- Earned It Portobello StringsDownload
- Eleanor Rigby Portobello StringsDownload
- Jesu Joy Portobello StringsDownload
- Just The Way You Are Portobello StringsDownload
- Kissing You Portobello StringsDownload
- Largo Vivaldi Portobello StringsDownload
- Love Me Like You Do Portobello StringsDownload
- L.O.V.E Portobello StringsDownload
- Rather Be Portobello StringsDownload
- Thinking Out Loud Portobello StringsDownload
- Uptown Funk Portobello StringsDownload
- Wedding March Portobello StringsDownload
Repertoire
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- POP
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perry
- Adventure of A Lifetime – Coldplay
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- All Of Me – John Legend
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- Another Way To Die – Alicia Keys & Jack White
- Baba O’Riley – The Who
- Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
- Blame – Calvin Harris
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
- Burn – Ellie Goulding
- Can’t Feel My Face – The Weekend
- Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie
- Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
- Candle In The Wind – Elton John
- Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie
- Chandelier – Sia
- Cheap Thrills – Sia
- Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
- Daughters – John Mayer
- Despacito – Luis Fonsi
- Diamonds – Rihanna
- Diamonds Are Forever – Shirley Bassey
- Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
- Drive – The Cars
- E.T. – Katie Perry
- El Baño – Enrique Iglesias
- Elastic Heart – Sia
- Everybody Hurts – REM
- Everything I Do (I Do It for You) – Bryan Adams
- Every time We Touch – Cascada
- Fields Of Gold – Sting
- Fishermans Blues – The Waterboys
- Fix You – Coldplay
- Galway Girl – Mike Denver
- Get Lucky – Daft Punk
- Gravity – John Mayer
- Great Gig In The Sky – Pink Floyd
- Halleluja – Jeff Buckley
- Halo – Beyonce
- Heartbeats – Jose Gonzales
- Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
- Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
- House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
- Hysteria – Muse
- I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley
- I Follow Rivers – Lykke Li
- Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
- Is This Love – Bob Marley
- It Must Be Love – Madness
- Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
- Knights of Cydonia – Muse
- Layla – Eric Clapton
- Lean On – Major Lazer
- Let’s Dance – David Bowie
- Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac
- Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
- Losing My Religion – REM
- Love Me Again – John Newman
- Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
- Make You Feel My Love – Adele
- Money Money Money – ABBA
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- Only Girl in the World – Rihanna
- Orinoco Flow – Enya
- Paradise – Coldplay
- Pure Shores – All Saints
- Purple Rain – Prince
- Rather Be – Clean Bandit
- Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
- Right Here, Right Now – Fatboy Slim
- Roads – Portishead
- Rolling In The Deep – Adele
- Royals – Lorde
- Rule The World – Take That
- Set Fire To The Rain – Boyce Avenue
- Shake It Out – Florence & The Machine
- Shiny Happy People – REM
- Skinny Love – Bon Iver
- Skyfall – Adele
- Slow dancing In A Burning Room – John Mayer
- Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
- Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
- Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
- Sorry – Justin Bieber
- Starman – David Bowie
- Stay With Me – Sam Smith
- Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses
- Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics
- Teardrop – Massive Attack
- Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
- The Stranger – Billy Joel
- The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby
- The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
- The Wild Rover – The Dubliners
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- Tilted – Christine and the Queens
- Toxic – Britney Spears
- Treasure – Bruno Mars
- Viva La Vida – Coldplay
- We Found Love – Rihanna
- When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating
- Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Amy Winehouse version
- Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- Without You – Badfinger
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
- In My Blood - Shaun Mendes
- Girls Like You - Maroon 5
- WEDDING MUSIC
- ” Andante ” from Piano Concerto Nr.21
- ” Brandenburg Concerto Nr.2 in F ”
- ” Brandenburg Concerto Nr.3 in G ”
- ” Brandenburg Concerto Nr.5 in D ”
- ” Concerto Grosso in D minor ” Op.3, Nr.11
- ” Largo ” from ” Winter ”
- ” Minuet in G (Anna Magdalena) ”
- ” Violin Concerto Nr.2 in E-major ” 1st movement: Allegro
- ” Violin Sonata Nr.4 ” in D-major: Adagio and Allegro
- A. Borodin – ” Nocturne ” from String Quartet Nr.2
- A. Corelli – ” Sarabanda ”
- A. Dvorak – ” Melody ”
- A. Vivaldi – ” Adagio ” from Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D-minor
- C. Debussy – ” Clair de Lune ”
- C. Saint-Saens – ” The Swan ” from ” Carnival of the Animals ”
- Classical / Wedding Pre-Ceremony Service (Prelude)
- F. Liszt – ” Liebestraum ”
- F. Schubert – ” Serenade ”
- G. F. Handel – ” Royal Fireworks Music ” (Overture, Bourree, La Paix, La Rejouissance, Menuet)
- J. Massenet – ” Meditation ” from Opera ” Thais ”
- J. S. Bach – ” Air ” ” Gavotte I ” ” Gavotte II “, ” Bourree “, ” Gigue ” from Suite Nr.3 in D
- R. Schumann – ” Traumerei ”
- T. Albinoni – ” Andante ” from Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D-major
- W. A. Mozart – ” Alleluja ” from ” Exultate Jubilate ”
- Classical / Wedding Ceremony Service
- ” Air ” in f-major
- ” Arioso in G-major ”
- ” Arrival of the Queen of Sheba ” from Opera ” Solomon ”
- ” Concerto for 2 Violins in D-minor, 2nd Movement: Largo ”
- ” Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring ” from Cantata Nr.141
- ” Largo ” from Opera ” Xerxes ”
- ” Sheep May Safely Graze ”
- ” Sleepers Wake ” from Cantata Nr.140
- ” Trumpet Tune ”
- A. Vivaldi – ” The Four Seasons ”
- Bach – Gounod – ” Ave Maria ”
- C. Frank – ” Panis Angelicus ”
- E. Elgar – ” Chanson de Matin ”
- F. Mendelssohn – ” Wedding March ”
- F. Schubert – ” Ave Maria ”
- G. F. Handel – ” Air “, ” Allegro “, ” Andante “, ” Bourree “, ” Hornpipe “, ” Finale ” from ” Water Music ”
- G. Puccini – ” O Mio Babbino Caro ” (My beloved Father)
- H. Purcell – ” Two Rondeaux ”
- J. Clarke – ” Trumpet Voluntary ”
- J. Mouret – ” Rondeau ” from ” Masterpiece Theater ”
- J. Pachelbel – ” Canon in D ”
- J. S. Bach – ” Air on the G string ” from Suite Nr.3 in D
- L. V. Beethoven – ” Ode to Joy ”
- M. Charpentier – ” Te Deum ”
- P. Mascagni – ” Intermezzo ” from ” Cavalleria Rusticana ”
- R. Wagner – ” Bridal Chorus ” from ” Lohengrin ”
- T. Albinoni – ” Adagio ” in G-minor for Organ and Chamber Orchestra
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Key Information
Learn more about what's included when booking Portobello Strings for your event. If you have requirements that differ from the below, please let us know when making your enquiry.
Standard Package- Bespoke packages to suit your schedule
- Fully acoustic performance
- Arrival one hour prior to performance
- Travel expense
- Dedicated member of our team assigned to your event
- PAT certified equipment and Public Liability Insurance
- Bespoke packages to suit your schedule
- Fully acoustic performance
- Arrival one hour prior to performance
- Travel expense
- Dedicated member of our team assigned to your event
- PAT certified equipment and Public Liability Insurance
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