about the quartet

Through exuberant performances of groundbreaking programmes ranging from Haydn quartets to Charli XCX arrangements, the Jasmine Quartet (Mira Steenbrugge, Amber Correa, Becca Marr, & Ezra Escobar) brings contemporary classical music into new & unorthodox spaces, reframing the string quartet for the 21st century and advocating passionately for classical music’s most exciting emerging voices. Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances at Roundhouse as part of the 26-27 Roundhouse Rising series, Folklore Hoxton, Karamel, Bell House, St. James’s Piccadilly, Concerts for Charity London, the Albion Orchestra’s Up Close concert series, Living Classical radio, a performance of Amble Skuse’s Sea Longing for the RCM Electric Dreams series celebrating Pierre Boulez’s centenary, and recordings of works by Anna Disley-Simpson with the Chamber Choir of London.

The quartet has collaborated with the foremost emerging composers in the UK, including Molly Frances Arnuk, Deniz Dortok, Margarida Gonçalves, Will Everitt, & Luciana Perc. The 25-26 season featured new commissions by UK and USA-based composers Thomas Shorthouse, Zygmund de Somogyi, & James Madrilejo, as well as an inaugural partnership with the RCM composition faculty mentoring student composers on writing for chamber ensembles.

The Jasmine Quartet has been fortunate to receive support from the Hinrichsen Foundation and mentorship from the Marmen & Ligeti Quartets, Cecily Ward, & Simon Rowland-Jones at the Royal College of Music, where they were the recipients of the Helen Just & Susan Connell Prize and the Sacconi Quartet Prize as winners of the RCM String Quartet Competition as well as a special commendation in the RCM Contemporary Competition. They were jointly shortlisted alongside Zygmund de Somogyi for the 2026 Alpine Fellowship Music Prize.

photo credits: Sisi Burn & Danny Blanks