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About Saffron Strings Duo

Award-winning professional string duo for your event!

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Kingsclere

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We have an extensive repertoire ranging from classical favourites to current chart material, all specially arranged to sound effective for string duo (violin and cello). Established for over fifteen years we have performed at most of the most prestigious venues in the South-East including for HRH The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. We are delighted that our expertise and experience have been recognised across the wedding industry with awards from Hitched (2022), Guides for Brides (2018, 2019, 2020), Bridebook (2017, 2018, 2019), and The Wedding Industry Awards (2015 and 2016) and we are founder members of the Association of British Wedding Businesses. We trained at The Royal Academy of Music and offer the highest standard of musicianship for your event.

Saffron Strings Duo

5 out of 5

34 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Saffron Strings Duo's Reviews

5 out of 5

Really lovely duo, a great addition to the day. Very helpful with music choices and received lots of compliments from our guests. Thank you

Reply from Saffron Strings Duo

11 months ago

Thanks for the lovely review, Emma - we so enjoyed playing for you all!

5 out of 5

From the day we booked with Saffron Strings, the communication was great and selection of songs to choose from was amazing. I wanted songs that weren’t on their repertoire and it was not a problem to have. From the moment I heard my walking down the aisle song, I just fell in love. The music from Saffron Strings was impeccable, I haven’t got the words to describe how perfect they made our day. Thank you so much for being part of our day and making it so special!

Reply from Saffron Strings Duo

11 months ago

Hi Vinny, Many thanks for your kind words - we loved playing for you and your guests. Hope you had the best day ever! Best wishes, Lorraine & Rachel.

5 out of 5

Saffron strings were superb. Thank you so much for moving rooms to accommodate our guests who were gathering outside! Couldn’t recommend them enough. They played every type of genre for us too!

5 out of 5

Saffron Strings were fantastic, and their performance at our wedding made the ceremony extra special. Communication with Lorraine was spot on, the process was so easy and their repertoire was well suited to our taste.

Reply from Saffron Strings Duo

1 year ago

Thanks Joe - it was a pleasure to play for you!

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5 out of 5

Just wanted to say thank you so much for making our ceremony so perfect. The music was beautiful and we couldn’t have asked for anything better! Thank you, Lianne and Russell x

5 out of 5

I just wanted to say thank you so much for Saturday - you guys were amazing! Thank you again for being so flexible with the scene change when the weather changed and it was very warm at the beginning. The music was beautiful and really set the scene for a perfect day. Thank you, Shirley & Zander

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Saffron Strings Duo's Song list

CLASSICAL

Tango Albeniz

Greensleeves Anon

Air on the G String Bach

Anna’s Minuet Bach

Arioso Bach

Ave Maria Bach-Gounod

Badinerie Bach

Bourrée Bach

Brandenburg 3 Bach

Gavotte ou la Musette Bach

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach

My Heart Ever Faithful Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze Bach

Two Part Inventions Bach

Wachet Auf Bach

Fur Elise Beethoven

Minuet and Trio Beethoven

Ode to Joy Beethoven

Chanson Boheme from Carmen Bizet

Habanera from Carmen Bizet

Minuet Boccherini

Hungarian Dance No 5 Brahms

Prelude from Te Deum Charpentier

Trumpet Voluntary Clarke

Clair de Lune Debussy

Flower Duet Delibes

Humoresque Dvorak

Largo from New World Symphony Dvorak

Divenire Ludovico Einaudi

I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi

Primavera Ludovico Einaudi

Chanson de Matin Elgar

Salut d’Amour Elgar

Pavane Fauré

Panis Angelicus Franck

Tambourin Gossec

Spanish Dance No 2 Granados

Norwegian Dances Grieg

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel

Largo from Xerxes Handel

Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel

Sarabande (Theme from “Barry Lyndon”) Handel

The Water Music Handel

Romanze Haydn

Palladio Karl Jenkins

Meditation from Thaïs Massenet

Wedding March Mendelssohn

Duets for Violin and Cello Mozart

Minuet Mozart

Non piu andrai from Marriage of Figaro Mozart

Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart

Turkish Rondo Mozart

Barcarolle Offenbach

Canon Pachelbel

Nessun Dorma Puccini

Rondeau from Abdelazer Purcell

Trumpet Tune Purcell

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini: 18th Variation Rachmaninov

Rondeau Rameau

Melody from Scheherazade Rimsky-Korsakov

The Swan Saint-Saëns

Ave Maria Schubert

Scherzo Schubert

The Reaper’s Song Schumann

The Blue Danube Strauss

Pizzicato Polka Strauss

Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Barcarolle Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Tchaikovsky

March from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Russian Dance from The Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky

Allegro from Spring (Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Presto from Summer (Four Seasons ) Vivaldi

Largo from Winter (Four Seasons) Vivaldi

Bridal March Wagner

CONTEMPORARY

Make You Feel My Love Adele

One and Only Adele

I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing Aerosmith

Over the Rainbow Arlen

Glasgow Love Theme (from Love Actually) Craig Armstrong

PM's Love Theme (from Love Actually) Craig Armstrong

Portuguese Love Song (from Love Actually) Craig Armstrong

What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

Say You Won't Let Go James Arthur

She Charles Aznavour

Diamonds are Forever John Barry

God Only Knows The Beach Boys

You’re Beautiful James Blunt

Thank you for loving me Bon Jovi

Bridgerton Theme Kris Bowers

Take Five Brubeck/Desmond

Rather Be Clean Bandit

Layla Eric Clapton

Wonderful tonight Eric Clapton

A Sky Full of Stars Coldplay

Paradise Coldplay

Vida la Vida Coldplay

Yellow Coldplay

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) Natalie Cole

Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus

Young and Beautiful Lana Del Ray

Kissing You Des'ree

Game of Thrones Theme Ramin Djawadi

Bad Guy Billie Eilish

One Day Like This Elbow

Spread a Little Happiness Vivian Ellis

Tango por una Cabeza Carlos Gardel

Summertime Gershwin

They Can’t Take That Away From Me Gershwin

How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding

For the Love of a Princess (from ‘Braveheart) James Horner

City of Stars (from La La Land) Justin Hurwitz

Billie Jean Michael Jackson

At Last Etta James

Can You Feel The Love Tonight Elton John

The Entertainer Scott Joplin

Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Jerome Kern

Autumn Leaves Kosma & Mercer

All of Me John Legend

The Impossible Dream Andy Williams

All You Need is Love Lennon & McCartney

Yesterday Lennon & McCartney

Hanging by a Moment Lifehouse

You and Me Lifehouse

Let it Go (from Frozen) Kristen & Robert Lopez

Everlasting Love Love Affair

Downton Abbey Theme John Lunn

Moon River Mancini

Material Girl Madonna

Is This Love Bob Marley

Marry You Bruno Mars

In My Blood Shawn Mendes

A Whole New World (from ‘Aladdin’)Alan Menkin

Tale as old as Time Alan Menkin

Gabriel's Oboe Morricone

Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison

Whatever Oasis

Wonderwall Oasis

Ghostbusters Theme Ray Parker Jnr

A Thousand Years Christina Perri

Can’t Help Falling in Love With You Elvis Presley

Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers

My Funny Valentine Rodgers & Hart

Tango La Cumparsita Rodriguez

Uptown Funk Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars

Truly, Madly, Deeply Savage Garden

Perfect Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

Concerning Hobbits Howard Shore

Hoppipolla Sigur Ros

Fly Me to the Moon Sinatra

Latch Sam Smith

I Dreamed a Dream Schonberg

Chasing Cars Snowpatrol

Fields of Gold Sting

Love Story Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift

Greatest Day Take That

Africa Toto

Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar

Bittersweet Symphony The Verve

Tango El Choclo Villoldo

Ain’t Misbehavin’ Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller

The Rose Westlife

Harry Potter Theme John Williams

Jurassic Park Theme John Williams

Star Wars (Main Theme) John Williams

Fawlty Towers Theme Dennis Wilson

La Paloma Yradier

Now We Are Free (theme from ‘Gladiator’)Hans Zimmer

Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Hans Zimmer

Saffron Strings Duo's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£425
Up to 2 hours	£470
Up to 3 hours	£500

Drinks reception2 musicians

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£445

Wedding ceremony2 musicians

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£450

Customer questions

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Most wedding venues in the South-East including Kensington Olympia and Buckingham Palace!

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

An event hosted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace.

Do you have different line-up options?

Our duo line-up is violin and cello but we also have a trio option with the addition of a viola.

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

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually arrive at the venue 45 minutes before we're due to play. This gives us plenty of time to set up and to liaise with the venue staff so that everything runs smoothly.

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

Yes, we're very happy for you to select your favourite pieces from our repertoire list.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, we are an acoustic act so bring our own instruments and music stands etc. The only thing we need at the venue is two chairs without arms.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in our current repertoire list it's possible we can have an arrangement made for inclusion on the day. Since very little contemporary material is available for strings we may have to make a small charge to cover this.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Christmas, Baroque, Classical crossover, Film / TV music, Opera, Musical theatre, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Covers, Top 40, Pop rock

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Types:

String duo, String ensemble, Classical duo, Classical ensemble

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Birthday party, Christmas party

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