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Hugo Ticciati - key player in an Anglo-Swedish collaboration, at Cadogan Hall, 10 May The musical cultures of Britain and Sweden will be coming together for a festival of performances and collaborations which will include the world premiere of Albert Schnelzer's Violin Concerto given by violinist Hugo Ticciati - British born and currently resident in Sweden. This concert will take place in Cadogan Hall on 10 May at 7.30pm with the Orchestra of the Swan conducted by David Curtis. Hugo enjoys a wide international career and is delighted to be returning to London for this exciting premiere by one of Sweden's most frequently performed composers. [TOP] |
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Madeleine Mitchell made a major USA tour in March. She gave recitals of British violin music of the past century, as featured on her acclaimed albums, in Chicago and Kansas, where she received a standing ovation. She was also invited to give master classes in Ohio and Baltimore, with return invitations in 2013. See Manhattan Mercury Review [TOP] |
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"The Vanbrugh and friends are in the recording studio this week... "We have composer Deirdre Gribbin and our friends Patricia Rozario (soprano), Lore Lixenberg (mezzo soprano), harpist Cliona Dorris and trumpeter Mark O'Keefe all descending on Cork for our new recording of string quartets and songs set to poems by Nobel Prize poet Séamus Heaney. It promises to be a very exciting mix of settings all approved by the poet". [TOP] |
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen has been appointed Associate Artist to the Orchestra of the Swan, the latest in a line of distinguish musicians who have held this position, including Julian Lloyd Webber and Benjamin Grosvenor. Throughout the next season Tamsin will appear not only in the orchestra's regular series in the Town Halls of Stratford and Birmingham but she will also make guest appearances with them at festivals and music clubs, thus laying the foundations of a longer term relationship between artist, orchestra and audience. There are also plans for her to record the Mendelssohn Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra with Huw Watkins and the Orchestra of the Swan next year. [TOP] |
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We are delighted to welcome conductor Ben Palmer to MMM - a really exciting young conductor - Ben is increasingly gaining recognition as being both inspiring and versatile. He is acclaimed for his innovative and imaginative programming, in particular with the Orchestra of St Paul's, a dynamic professional chamber orchestra based in Covent Garden, of which he is musical director. He is assistant conductor to Sir Roger Norrington, working with him on concerts and recordings with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. He has conducted orchestras including Britten Sinfonia and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and appears regularly at the Southbank Centre and St John's, Smith Square; in 2010 he made his debut at the Royal Albert Hall. Further Information HERE [TOP] |
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MMM is delighted to be working with the renowned Italian Quartet, the Quartetto di Venezia which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and has very rich repertoire: together with their mature and accomplished performances of familiar works of the German and Central European schools, they are well known for their elegant and stylish playing of quartets by Italian composers, including Boccherini, Cherubini, Verdi, Puccini, Respighi and Malipiero. In addition to frequent appearances at major international festivals, the Quartet has toured extensively in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America and in South East Asia. The Quartetto di Venezia broadcasts frequently on radio and television, in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain also in North America and South Korea. The Quartet's considerable disc output of CDs includes their most recent release, a three-CD collection of Luigi Cherubini's six quartets for Decca. For further information about the Quartetto di Venezia, please see HERE [TOP] |
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It gives us great pleasure to welcome Claire Jones, harpist, to MMM’s list of artists. Claire is well known as having been official harpist to the Prince of Wales and she has also collaborated with many distinguished artists, such as the flautists William Bennett and James Galway. For further information about Claire, please see her page on this website [TOP] |
 February 29th 2012 marked the first day of the Galliard Ensemble’s exciting new position as Wind Quintet- in-Residence at Highgate School, London. The Galliard Ensemble is thrilled with this new collaboration. The day began with masterclasses where students played in front of their friends and were offered friendly guidance and advice, with demonstrations from members of the Galliard Ensemble. Post-lunch the students got to play with members of the ensemble and worked on a couple of pieces before performing them in an informal concert at the end of the session. The day ended with a full evening Galliard concert. “We had a very fun and productive day at Highgate School. We were really struck by the high standard of playing and by how nice and forthcoming and interested (and interesting)! the children are. They are really delightful kids! We had a great time working with them and are very much looking forward to our future collaborations. The super-talented head of Woodwind and Percussion at Highgate School (and director of the innovative chamber group, Chroma), Stuart King has appeared as guest clarinettist and bass clarinettist with the Galliard Ensemble and we are extremely happy to be working with him again. The day ended with an evening concert given by us, which featured Paul Patterson's Comedy for Five Winds. We were very privileged that Paul attended the concert and gave an entertaining introduction to his piece. The concert also featured two pieces from our new recording for Deux-Elles which was recorded in St Michael's Church, Highgate." Kathryn. [TOP] |
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The Galliard Ensemble's much anticipated new CD for Deux-Elles will soon be released. The CD features gorgeous French chamber music for wind quintet. Its release this year ties in with the celebrations of the centenary of Jean Francaix. Jean Francaix's music epitomises the vibrant playfulness characteristic of much French 20th century chamber repertoire, and this aesthetic is clearly apparent in his effervescent Quintet No.1. Also on the CD is Bozza's brilliantly virtuosic Scherzo and Milhaud's Cheminée du Roi René which is an evocative work full of character, describing, in music, a day in the life of King René (which included some jousting and hunting). Pierne's beautiful Pastorale is haunting and evocative. Paul Taffanel's symphonic and Romantic Wind Quintet displays technical virtuosity and operatic moments and reflects the talent of this wonderful French flautist/composer/conductor who is regarded as the Father of the modern flute. [TOP] |