Birmingham String Quartets

Opal Strings

Hope & James - Wedding

We hired Opal Strings for our drinks reception and wedding breakfast at our wedding in July. From the initial contact to the final performance, Opal were brilliant to work with.... We listened to multiple different string quartets before discovering Opal Strings, and we felt they were in a league of their own. They were extremely helpful and friendly; they took the time to answer all of our questions and also provided us with useful advice. On the day we were so impressed by the performance. The quartet are clearly highly skilled and the sound they produced was beautiful. We received several compliments from our guests who loved the music. The quartet have a wide repertoire of classic pieces, modern music, and tv/film scores - all of which are played skilfully. We had a mixture of classical music and film scores. We also commissioned them to play music not on their repertoire - this was fantastic as it allowed us to hear some of our favourite pieces. Thank you again for playing at our wedding - I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone else looking to have a string quartet at their wedding or event.Read More

Oceano Strings

Stuart - Wedding

Oceano Strings quartet played at my wedding ceremony and for the duration of the drinks reception that followed it, which lasted for two hours. I had a clear picture of... what I wanted and this group allowed me to achieve this vision perfectly. Having done an extensive search on the internet, I chose this quartet due to their extensive repertoire (one of the largest that I came across), the fact that they gave me free reign over the playlist and the impressive demos available online. The band leader was a pleasure to work with. Her communication was very efficient and she was happy to answer my queries and any questions I had were answered promptly. There were a couple of songs that I wanted for sentimental reasons that were not in their existing repertoire and she was able to source these at minimal cost. The quartet were fantastic on the day. All my guests complemented us on how much they enjoyed the music and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this quartet to anyone looking for a string quartet. Read More

The Hills Quartet

Ruth & Matt - Wedding

We loved having you at our wedding and are so glad we booked you. You helped make our wedding day even more special. We’ve had such lovely feedback from our... guests on your performance too. Our only regret is that we didn’t get time to stop and really concentrate on listening to you…Read More

Vivid Strings

May - Conference

I had the pleasure of hearing the fabulous Vivid Strings during a Conference organised by Theo Pathitis (yes, that Theo from Dragon's Den fame) and his Small Business Sunday crew:... #SBS. What I absolutely loved about them is that they had a book containing songs spanning decades, genres and tastes that you can select from. They play your request there and then! (Singing and dancing is optional :D) I would not hesitate to recommend them if you have a special event coming up. I understand that they have been asked back 3 years running and if Vivid Strings is good enough for Theo, they are good enough for you!Read More

North West Ensemble

Jack - Wedding

North West Ensemble were brilliant - they took two requests and played them perfectly for our wedding. They were otherwise perfect throughout the reception. Definitely book them if you want... to add some music to your wedding / event. Read More

The River Quartet

Jenny - Wedding

The River Quartet were an absolute dream! We already had high expectations and we were still blown away by their performance. All the guests loved it, and it made our... ceremony and drinks reception extra special. I couldn’t recommend them enough. Thank you again!Read More