[1][2] Anne was the youngest daughter of high court judge Sir Malcolm Macnaghten and grew up in Northern Ireland and Kensington, London.
[3] The quartet premièred works of several well-known composers as part of the concert series, including Sinfonietta, Op.
1 in 1935, the String Quartet No 3 by Mary Lucas[4] and works by Gerald Finzi, Elizabeth Maconchy, and Alan Rawsthorne.
The New Macnaghten Concerts saw the première of works by British composers such as Harrison Birtwhistle and Richard Rodney Bennett.
The recital series saw performances by some of the most internationally renowned musicians of the era, including John Williams, Cecil Aronowitz, Peter Pears, Steve Reich, Michael Nyman, Derek Simpson, Thea King and many others.