Past Performers - Ensembles
The Beaux Arts Trio
"Since its founding 50 years ago,
the Beaux Arts Trio has become the gold standard for
trios throughout the world."
The Washington Post
"During the past half century, one ensemble has been
preeminent–the Beaux Arts Trio, which, by any reckoning,
has to be the most robust piano trio of all time... Mr.
Hope plays with a finally tuned ardor of a young poet; Mr.
Meneses is the epitome of suave, manly discretion. As Mr.
Pressler enters his 50th year of the backbone of this
generation-crossing threesome, the Beaux Arts seems more
vital than ever."
The New York Observer
The Hermitage Trio
The Hermitage Trio is a London
based all Russian ensemble . An exciting new ‘star’
ensemble that was hailed after their début as
‘exquisite’…‘triumphant’…‘a master class of ensemble
playing’… ‘The Hermitage Trio is undoubtedly one of
the finest’.
This ensemble will do much to put more string trio
repertory on the musical map.
Joanne Talbot, The
Strad.
The Amati String Quartet
The Amati Quartet from
Switzerland was founded in 1981 and have an extensive
discography.
"Even among more famous, high achieving string quartets
this one is a standout. Exhilaratingly polished
performances." (Los Angeles Times)
Acclaimed for "polish and expressive depth at least equal
to the world's most highly regarded quartets" (Atlanta
Constitution), and as a "string quartet with passionate
powers" (Berliner Morgenpost), the members of the Amati
Quartet from Zurich "project a sense of vibrant
involvement; the music flows out of them with natural
spontaneity" (Strings).
The Skampa String Quartet
The Škampa Quartet performs
regularly throughout Europe, America, Japan, Australia
and New Zealand at prestigious venues including
Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna,
Carnegie Hall in New York, the Lincoln Center in New
York, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam, the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Dvořák
Hall in Prague.
The Chilingirian String Quartet
The Chilingirian Quartet is one
of the world’s most celebrated and widely travelled
ensembles renowned for their thrilling interpretations
of the great quartets and commanding performances of
the contemporary repertoire. Sought after for their
insight and imagination, they have given many world
premieres.
The Emperor String Quartet
The Emperor String Quartet are
now well into their second decade together with their
original membership intact. They were first British
group to win the Evian/Bordeaux International String
Quartet Competition where they were also awarded the
Mozart and Contemporary Prizes. In their 10th
anniversary year the Quartet were nominated for a
Grammy award for their recording of Walton String
Quartets.
The Mandelring String Quartet
Winning a number of prestigious
competitions – Munich (ARD), Evian and Reggio Emilia
(Premio Paolo Borciani) – has sped the Mandelring
Quartet on their way to the world’s great concert
halls. The latest prize in their collection, the
Kunstpreis des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz, was awarded in
Autumn 2001.
Exciting musical discoveries are often to be found in the
quartet’s concerts, a number of which they have also
recorded. Amongst their CD recordings they count the works
of the early Romantic French composer Georges Onslow;
Friedrich Gernsheim, a close friend of Brahms, and the
string quartets of Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-1996). One of
the quartet’s Onslow recordings was nominated for the
Cannes Classical Award and the Goldschmidt was awarded
the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
