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About Lyra Strings

High-quality string performances for a wide range of events. Available as a quartet, trio and duo.

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String quartet

Manchester

Public liability insurance of £5 million

Trained at the UK's leading Conservatoires, Lyra Strings musicians are highly talented individuals able to bring effortless entertainment to any event. Our string players have a wealth of experience performing in orchestras and chamber ensembles around the UK, as well as on TV, radio broadcasts and in theatre shows.

Lyra Strings

5 out of 5

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5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Lyra Strings' Reviews

5 out of 5

We had the pleasure of having this wonderful string quartet perform, and we couldn’t be happier! From start to finish, their communication was impeccable—prompt, professional, and friendly. They arrived on time and were perfectly organized, which made everything so seamless. Most importantly, their music was absolutely beautiful and brought a special elegance to the event. Everyone in attendance commented on how much they loved the performance. The quartet truly exceeded our expectations, and we can’t recommend them highly enough!

5 out of 5

They all played beautifully and were so helpful and professional with helping us with song selections for our wedding. Our guests commented on how great they were and were a hit on the day!

5 out of 5

Amazing string quartet lovely music

5 out of 5

Lovely people, incredible musicians, always responded within an hour. Couldn’t think of anything they could have done better

5 out of 5

Hi I didn’t get to say thank you to you on our Wedding Day. We thought you sounded amazing and really made our day special and our guests kept commenting how talented you are and how lovely the music was. So thank you very much. Thanks Adeisha & Tom

We were blown away by Lyra Strings' performance. Thank you so much!

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Lyra Strings' Song list

CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE:

Air on the G String- Bach

Aria from Xerxes- Handel

Autumn- Vivaldi

Ave Maria- Schubert

Barcarolle- Offenbach

Bavarian Dance- Elgar

Blue Danube Waltz- Strauss

Bolero- Ravel

Brandenburg Concerto #3- Bach

Canon in D- Pachelbel

Chanson De Matin- Elgar

Claire De Lune- Debussy

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart

Entrance of the Queen of Sheba- Handel

Etude No.3- Chopin

Flower Duet- Lakmé

Für Elise- Beethoven

Greensleeves- Traditional

Horpipe- Handel

Humoresque- Dvorák

Hungarian Dance No. 5- Brahms

If With All Your Hearts- Mendelssohn

Intermezzo- Mascagni

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- Bach

Jupiter- Holst

La Donna e Mobile- Verdi

Largo from “Winter”- Vivaldi

Liebestraum- Liszt

Londonderry Air- Irish Traditional

March Militaire- Schubert

Meditation from Thaïs- Massenet

Melody in F- Rubinstein

Morning (Peer Gynt Suite)- Grieg

Nessun Dorma- Puccini

Nimrod- Elgar

Nutcracker Suite- Tchaikovsky

Ode To Joy- Beethoven

Pavane- Fauré

Pizzicato Polka- Strauss

Prélude à L’après-midi D’un Faune- Debussy

Prelude to Carmen- Bizet

Radetzky March- Strauss

Romance- Shostakovitch

Rondeau- Mouret

Sailor’s Hornpipe- Fantasia on British Sea Songs

Salut D’Amour- Elgar

Scheherezade- Rimsky-Korsakov

Serenade- Shubert

Slavonic Dance- Dvorák

Sleeping Beauty Waltz- Tchaikovsky

Spring- Vivaldi

Suite from the Fairy Queen- Purcell

The Merry Widow Waltz- Léhar

The Royal Fireworks Music- Handel

The Skater’s Waltz- Waldteufel

The Swan- Saint-Saëns

Theme from Violin Concerto 2nd Mvt.- Mendelssohn

Two Rondeaux- Purcell

To a Wild Rose- Edward MacDowell

Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)

Waltz of the Flowers- Tchaikovsky

Wedding March- Wagner

SHOW/FILM MUSIC

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes- Cinderella

A Whole New World- Alladin

Accidentally in Love- Shrek

Across The Stars- Star Wars

All I Ask of You- Phantom of the Opera

Another Day of Sun- La La Land

Blue Moon- Frank Sinatra

Can You Feel The Love Tonight- Lion King

Concerning Hobbits- Lord of the Rings

Darth Vader’s Therme- Star Wars

Do Re Mi- The Sound of Music

Edelweiss- The Sound of Music

From Now On- The Greatest Showman

Time of My Life- Dirty Dancing

Game of Thrones Theme

Glasgow Love Theme- Love Actually

Goldfinger- James Bond

Hedwig’s Theme- Harry Potter

How Far I’ll Go- Moana

I Am The Doctor- Doctor Who

I Could Have Danced All Night- My Fair Lady

I Dreamed A Dream- Les Miserables

I Feel Pretty- West Side Story

I Got Rhythm- Gershwin

I See the Light- Tangled

In Dreams- Lord of the Rings

(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life- Dirty Dancing

James Bond Theme

Jurassic Park Theme

Just a Spoonful of Sugar- Mary Poppins

Kissing You- Romeo and Juliet

La Cumparsita- Spanish Traditional

La Paloma- Spanish Traditional

Ladies in Lavander Theme

Live and Let Die- James Bond

Love and Marriage- Our Town

Love Changes Everything

Maria- The Sound of Music

Married Life- Up

Memory- Cats

Moon River- Breakfast At Tiffany’s

Music of the Night- Phantom of the Opera

My Favourite Things- The Sound of Music

My Heart Will Go On- Titanic

Nobody Does It Better- James Bond

Now We Are Free- Gladiator

Oogway Ascends- Kung Fu Panda

Over The Rainbow- The Wizard of Oz

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pink Panther Theme

Poldark’s Theme

Pure Imagination- Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

Rocky Theme Song

Schindler’s List- John Williams

Superman Theme

Tale as Old as Time- Beauty and The Beast

Tango- Por Una Cabeza- Carlos Gardel

Test Drive- How To Train Your Dragon

The Circle Of Life- Lion King

The Entertainer- Scott Joplin

The Godfather (Love Theme)

The Great Escape Theme

The Harry Lime Theme

The Lonely Goatherd- The Sound of Music

The Piano Theme

The Rains of Castamere- Game of Thrones

The Throne Room- Star Wars

This Is Me - The Greatest Showman

To Life- Fiddler On The Roof

Waving Through A Window- Dear Evan Hansen

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly- My Fair Lady

POP REPERTOIRE:

A Sky Full of Stars- Coldplay

All of Me- John Legend

All The Things You Are- Ella Fitzgerald

All You Need is Love- The Beatles

A Thousand Years- Christina Perri

ABBA Medley

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye

Angels- Robbie Williams

Annie’s Song- John Denver

Ashokan Farewell- Jay Ungar

As Time Goes By- Dooley Wilson

At Last- Etta James

Baby- Justin Bieber

Bad Guy- Billie Eilish

Bad Romance- Lady Gaga

Beatles Medley

Beyond- Leon Bridges

Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve

Biblical- Calum Scott

Blue Tango- Leroy Anderson

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen

Can’t Stop the Feeling- Justin Timberlake

Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol

Clocks- Coldplay

Dancing In The Moonlight- Toploader

Don’t Stop Believing- Journey

Eleanor Rigby- Beatles

Eternity- Robbie Williams

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall- Coldplay

Everything- Michael Bublé

Everything I do- Bryan Adams

Fields of Gold- Sting

Fly Me To The Moon- Frank Sinatra

Get Lucky- Daft Punk

Girls Like You- Maroon 5

God Only Knows- The Beach Boys

Greatest Day- Take That

Happy- Pharrell Williams

Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles

Hey Jude- John Lennon

Hoppipolla- Sigur Ros

How Long Will I Love You- Ellie Goulding

I Can’t Help Falling in Love- Elvis Presley

I Giorni- Ludovico Einaudi

I’m Kissing You- Des’ree

I’m Yours- Jason Mraz

In This Shirt - The Irrepressibles

Isn’t She Lovely- Stevie Wonder

It Must Be Love- Madness

I’ve Got You Under My Skin- Frank Sinatra

I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston

Landslide- Fleetwood Mac

Love Me Like You Do- Ellie Goulding

Love Me Tender- Elvis Presley

L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

Love Story- Taylor Swift

Make You Feel My Love- Adele

Marry You- Bruno Mars

Misty- Johnny Mathis

My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose- Scottish Folk Songs

My Way- Frank Sinatra

Nothing Else Matters- Apocalyptica

Norwegian Wood- The Beatles

One Day Like This- Elbow Palladio- Karl Jenkins

Paradise- Coldplay

Pennies From Heaven- Louis Prima

Perfect- Ed Sheeran Photograph- Ed Sheeran

Rather Be- Clean Bandit

Rule The World- Take That

Seduces Me- Celine Dion

Set Fire To The Rain- Adele

She- Elvis Costello She’s The One- Robbie Williams

Sign of the Times- Harry Styles

Signed, Sealed, Delivered- Stevie Wonder

Somewhere Only We Know- Keane

Somewhere Over The Rainbow- Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole

Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin

Stand By Me- Ben E. King

Strawberry Fields Forever- The Beatles

Summertime Sadness- Lana Del Ray

Sway- Pablo Beltrán

Sweet Child Of Mine- Guns ’N Roses

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)- Eurythmics

Thank u, next- Ariana Grande

The Kiss (From The Last of the Mohicans)

The Look of Love- Dusty Springfield

The Rose- Bette Midler

The Universal- Blur

Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran

This Will Be An Everlasting Love- Natalie Cole

Viva La Vida- Coldplay

We Found Love- Rhianna

Whatever- Oasis

What Was I Made For?- Billie Eilish

When I Fall in Love- Nat King Cole

When You Say Nothing At All- Ronan Keating

When You Were Young- The Killers Wildest Dreams- Taylor Swift

Wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton

Wonderwall- Noel Gallagher

Yesterday- The Beatles

You Are The Reason- Calum Scott

You Do Something To Me- Paul Weller

You Make Me Feel Brand New- The Stylistics

Your Song- Elton John

Lyra Strings' Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£700
Up to 2 hours	£800
Up to 3 hours	£900

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

We can offer a Quartet, Trio or Duo.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We always try to be flexible to ensure your event runs smoothly. If timings change slightly in the run-up to your event, just let us know!

How much time do you need to set up?

We normally need no more than 5 minutes to set up!

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Absolutely - you can choose all the songs we play, or leave choosing the setlist to us. Whatever you prefer!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, we provide all of our instruments, stands and music.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If you have a specific song request that isn't on our song list, we would be happy to learn this for you. There may be a small fee to cover the cost of purchasing the arrangement.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Christmas, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Jazz, Swing, Easy listening, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers, Disco, Funk, R&B, Motown, Hip Hop, Soul, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Indie, World music

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Types:

String quartet, Classical duo, Classical ensemble, Classical trio, String duo, String trio, String ensemble

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Birthday party

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