Maggini Quartet
Formed in 1988, the Maggini Quartet is one of the finest British string quartets. Its acclaimed recordings have won international awards including Gramophone Chamber Music Award of the Year, Diapason d’Or of the Year and a Cannes Classical Award, and have twice been nominated for Grammy Awards. Among the most vivid, intelligent, witty and, on occasion, musically risk-taking live […]
Sunday Concerts: Odysseus Piano Trio
The Odysseus Piano Trio has a reputation as one of the most dynamic and distinctive ensemble to emerge in recent years. Formed by well-known and distinguished musicians, they have played at Kings Place, St. David’s Hall and regularly perform throughout the UK. The model for Helen Grime’s 2011 “Three Whistler Miniatures” was musical impressionism, in a […]
Sunday Concerts: Marsyas Trio
From Master to Pupil The Marsyas Trio‘s programme explores the passing of traditions between three generations of composers linked through their musical lineage as pupils and teachers. Hummel taught both Farrenc and Czerny; Czerny in turn became a teacher of Mendelssohn. Each composer represents a different branch within this musical ‘family tree’. Louise Farrenc, notably, occupies […]
Sunday Concerts: Tippett Quartet & Emma Abbate
The Tippett Quartet regularly appear at Kings Place, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgewater Hall and frequently perform on BBCRadio 3. They have performed at the BBC Proms and toured Europe, Canada and Mexico. Their broad and diverse repertoire highlights the Tippett Quartet’s unique versatility. Their impressive catalogue of recordings have been released […]
Sunday Concerts: Maria Włoszczowska, Tim Ridout, Steffan Morris & Jâms Coleman
An opportunity to hear Brahms’ horn trio in a different setting, with the composer’s own re-working of the natural horn part for viola. A truly star-studded line-up of musicians garnering increasing international renown, their programme places Brahms’ evergreen work alongside exquisitely colourful works by Britten and Fauré is not to be missed! Maria Włoszczowska (violin) […]
Sunday Concerts: Carducci Quartet & Simon Callaghan
An internationally renowned Anglo-Irish string quartet based in the UK, the versatile and award-winning Carducci Quartet has performed everything from brand new quartets, classic works by Haydn, complete Shostakovich cycles, and even partnered with folk-rock icon Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. …the Carducci players displayed a deep and almost familial sense of unity in everything […]
Sunday Concerts: Consone Quartet
The first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and early romantic repertoire. Their debut CD (released in 2018) explores music by Haydn and Mendelssohn, and was met with great critical acclaim as a recording “that […]
Sunday Concerts: Callum Smart, Ben Goldscheider & Richard Uttley
A trio comprising three leading young musicians, this performance culminates in Brahms’ trio for horn, violin and piano, written to commemorate the death of the composer’s mother. Along the way we explore other colourful works for this interesting combination of instruments, including the trio’s own arrangement of the overture from Humperdinck’s fairytale opera. The horn […]
Sunday Concerts: Linos Piano Trio
The Linos Piano Trio’s colourful and distinctive musical voice draws on the rich cultural and artistic backgrounds of the three musicians. Their seven languages, five nationalities, and breadth of specialisms ranging from historical performance to new music, contribute to their multifaceted and personal performances. Alongside the ensemble’s commitment to the genre’s masterpieces, Linos expands the repertoire […]