Selected Artists 2013

Selected Artists Outstanding musicians available at specially negotiated fees to all Making Music members

Young Artists 2013–15 Concert Promoters’ Group Artists 2014 –15

Contents Where do the artists in this guide come from?

Concert Promoters’ Group Artists 2014 –15

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Young Artists 2013 –15

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05 Sources of affordable artists and other financial support

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How to book artists from this guide Index of Concert Promoters’ Group Artists 2014 –15 Agnieszka Pluta Albany Piano Trio Alexandra Dariescu Angus Meryon and Richard Saxel Aurora Percussion Duo The Bach Players

Diana Galvydyte and Christopher Guild

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06 Gould Piano Trio 07 Harry the piano

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09 Huw Wiggin and James Sherlock 11 Primrose Piano Quartet

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13 Pro-Musica String Trio 15 Sara Trickey and Daniel Tong

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17 She’Koyokh 39 41 Cellophony 19 Tippett Quartet Brass Jaw

21 Trish Clowes Quartet/Quintet 23 Zoe Rahman

Concert Royal Dante Quartet Index of Young Artists 2013 –15 Anthony Brown

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Joseph Houston

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Ariana Kashefi

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Mario Mora

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Index of Advertisers Allegri Quartet Astaria String Quartet Aurora Ensemble Aquarelle Guitar Quartet Bobby Chen Brook Street Band Clare Deniz Villiers Quartet Anthony Zerpa-Falcon 2

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Adelia Myslov

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Joseph Shiner

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Laura Margaret Smith

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Jubilee String Quartet

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Musicians Benevolent Fund Young Artists

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Clare Howick 18 Cuillin Sound 18 Davies Music 18 Caliente! 20 Warren Mailley-Smith 22 Ensemble DeNOTE 24 Duo Armande 24 Fine Arts Brass 24 Hazard Chase 26 Dominic Alldis Trio 28 Fell Clarinet Quartet 28

Fidelio Trio Travelling By Tuba Fontanella Recorder Quintet Andrew Zolinsky Christine Tobin Rivoli Quartet Goldman Ensemble Violin Variations Jayson Gillham Ivana Gavric´ Iuventus Ensemble

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Voluntary concert promoters – a substantial group within Making Music membership – provide access to music for communities all over the UK. Every year the Concert Promoters’ Group, which represents these promoters, publishes a guide to artists chosen by its listeners for the benefit of all Making Music members.

This year’s newly redesigned guide also includes the winners of the Award for Young Concert Artists (AYCA) and the St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition, as well as selected jazz ensembles, plus the offer from the Musicians Benevolent Fund of young musicians at a fixed low rate (provided there is a collection for the fund at the concert).

The new guide, therefore, is not just for promoters, but all Making Music members.

Many performing groups will be particularly interested in the Young Concert Artists, but they may discover other talented musicians within these pages who could feature as soloists or otherwise complement their own concerts.

About us

I am well aware that many groups are feeling the financial strain; for this reason we hope you will find the specially negotiated fees for the selected artists will enable you to engage musicians at very reasonable costs. And bookings of the Young Concert Artists are eligible for a subsidy, courtesy of the Philip and Dorothy Green Music Trust.

The Concert Promoters’ Group supports the activities of the promoting members of Making Music in a variety of other ways, including a regular newsletter, a dedicated webpage and networking opportunities.

For more information, please email e.fivet@makingmusic.org.uk.

I am most grateful to George Wolfe for his work on the brochure, with the assistance of Jean Richards. I would also like to take this opportunity of thanking Glynne Stackhouse for the many years he has been involved in the ACYA scheme.

I wish you successful concert giving and hope this guide will be of assistance.

Edmond Fivet Chair, Concert Promoters’ Group

At Making Music, the UK’s number one organisation for voluntary music since 1935, we thrive on encouraging all kinds of music groups and individuals to

be part of our vibrant multi-cultural music scene. Our members – 3,000 and growing – come to us for the expert help they need to set up, run and develop music groups in their communities. We are here to help everyone flourish in their music making.

For more information, see www.makingmusic.org.uk, email info@makingmusic.org.uk or telephone 020 7422 8280.

Moricosta String Trio 38 Magdalena Filipczak 40 Kosmos Ensemble 40 Maria Razumovskaya 40 Joglaresa 42 Nicola Meecham 44 Orla Murphy 44 Duo Pacey Fabius 44 Rautio Piano Trio 48 Retorica Violin Duo 48 Richard Saxel 48

Pawel Siwczak 50 Passacaglia 50 Rose Consort of Viols 50 Shulah Oliver and 52 Simon Marlow Sounds Baroque 52 Souza Winds 52 Trio Aquilon 52 Thorne Trio 54 Saša Gerželj-Donaldson 54 Sergei Podobedov 54

Brodowski Quartet 56 Prince Bishops Brass 56 Madeleine Mitchell 56 Erato Piano Trio 60 Florin 60 Making Music 63 Insurance Services James Lisney 64

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INFORMATION

Introduction

Where do the artists in this guide come from?

Concert Promoters’ Group Listening Panel Any artist can apply to be included in this brochure. We aim to send a listener to report on performances by everyone who makes a request for inclusion and who provides appropriate concert details. In February or March of the following year, the Concert Promoters’ Group reviews all the reports and undertakes the selection process.

To apply, email George Wolfe at cpn@makingmusic.org.uk.

Jazz Services ensemble selection Jazz Services is the UK’s charitable organisation for jazz, promoting its growth and development, and offering touring and education opportunities.

The jazz ensembles in this brochure were auditioned by the Jazz Services touring panel, and have been recommended to Making Music members following two further shortlisting stages. www.jazzservices.org.uk The Philip and Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists The Award for Young Concert Artists (AYCA) celebrates the best of the UK’s young musical talent, at the same time as providing Making Music member groups with an affordable way of booking top-flight soloists for their concert series. Each year the award is 4

presented to some of the UK’s brightest young classical musicians. Making Music then offers these artists a number of subsidised engagements with member groups, which pay the artist a set fee of £250 and claim £120 in subsidy.

The award was created in 1961 and has helped to launch the careers of dozens of young musicians. It is made possible by the generosity of the Philip and Dorothy Green Music Trust, which promotes young artists and composers. www.makingmusic.org.uk/ayca St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition Run in partnership with Making Music, this competition awards an outstanding young ensemble with performance opportunities in London’s prestigious St Martin-in-the-Fields, as well as in other venues around the UK. www.makingmusic.org.uk/smitf Musicians Benevolent Fund Young Artists These artists, available for booking by Making Music members, are recipients of major awards from the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s prestigious award schemes. Browse the selection of artists currently available and find out more about the booking process and conditions at www.helpmusicians.org.uk/mm.

How to book Concert Promoters’ Group Artists (purple pages) Choose an artist. Speak to them or their contact to make a provisional booking or a definite one if the date and fee are acceptable. Artists do have other commitments, so have a few dates in mind when trying to make a booking.

Ask for sample programmes. Some artists have set programmes, others will be open to negotiation in terms of repertoire; check this when you make a preliminary enquiry.

Once the booking has been confirmed, send two copies of the contract to the artist(s) stating the date, fee and venue, How to book Young Artists (orange pages) Award for Young Concert Artists (AYCA) winners: Choose an artist.

Contact them to make a booking as with any other artist. In the case of AYCA musicians, however, Making Music members can apply for a subsidy of £120 towards the artist’s fixed fee of £250 (not towards the £250 fee for the accompanist, where needed).

To be eligible, please contact the administrator, Alexandra Scott (ayca@makingmusic.org.uk, tel.

01782 638 092), when the booking is confirmed, but before it has taken place: you will need to adhere to

INFORMATION

How to book artists from this guide

together with your choice of programme from those proposed. Ask for a signed copy of the contract by return.

Fees do not include travel or accommodation costs, which must be added on top of the fee. VAT at the current rate is included in the fees where appropriate. Fees in this brochure relate to concerts in the 2014–2015 concert season. Bookings outside this period should be negotiated separately.

We ask artists for an advantageous rate for Making Music members, however, it is always worth ringing artists to discuss fees.

certain guidelines in your promotional material and send in a copy of the signed contract to secure the subsidy.

Following the engagement, you pay the artist and then claim the subsidy.

St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition winners: Again, proceed to book the group as you would with any other artist. It is available for a fixed fee of £250 per artist (plus travel and accommodation), applicable to the first 12 engagements, so check with the administrator, Alexandra Scott (ayca@makingmusic.org.uk, tel. 01782 638 092), for eligibility before you confirm a booking.

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Agnieszka Pluta piano

programme suggestions 1. Bach/Busoni Chaconne; Brahms Fantasies; Chopin Valse, Ballade, Scherzo; Liszt Spanish Rhapsody.

2. Paderewski Variations and Fugue; Tchaikovsky/ Rachmaninov Lullaby; Tchaikovsky Dumka; Schumann Sonata; Liszt ‘Mephisto’ Waltz.

3. Scarlatti Sonata; Rachmaninov Sonata; Debussy Pour le piano.

Chopin; Sonata; Ginastera Sonata.

Contemporary music

Agnieszka Pluta completed the BMus (Hons) and MMus Programmes at the Royal College of Music, working with Kevin Kenner and Nigel Clayton. She was then awarded a scholarship for the PhD Programme at Cardiff University, studying with Prof. Kenneth Hamilton.

Agnieszka specialises in the interpretation of music by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Paderewski and their Romantic contemporaries. In 2008 she represented the Yamaha Foundation in London, and her 2011 concert in London’s St Martin-in-the-Fields received a standing ovation.

Alberto Ginastera Sonata No. 1; Lowell Liebermann Nocturne No. 4; Encrica Sciandrone Five Modern Impromptus; Philip Wilby …Although by night.

Educational work Agnieszka has experience of teaching BMus students at the University of Birmingham, as well as of teaching at the Music House for Children. She is a member of Moosic Lessons Ltd and MusicMaps LLP. Fee £600

www.agnespiano.com Anthony Purkiss 35 Fonthill Road Hove East Sussex BN3 6HB 01273 774730 tonypurkiss@talktalk.net 6

“Agnieszka Pluta is an abundantly talented young pianist possessing a rare sensitivity as striking as her technique.”

Kenneth Hamilton, Professor of Music, Cardiff University

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Albany Piano Trio Pippa Harrison piano Gemma Sharples violin Verity Evanson cello programme suggestions 1. Haydn ‘Gypsy Rondo’ Trio in G; Clara Schumann Trio in G minor, Op. 17; Bloch Three Nocturnes; Brahms Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8.

2. Mozart Trio in E major, K542; Joaquín Turina ‘Circulo’, Op. 91; Colin Matthews Nocturne; Beethoven Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3.

3. Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major, K502; Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49; Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67.

Contemporary music

Founded in 2010, the Albany Piano Trio has already performed at prestigious venues including Fairfield Halls, St. James’s Church, Piccadilly and St Martin-in-the-Fields. Other engagements include those with Live Music Now, as well as IMS Prussia Cove in April 2013.

The trio is a member of the ChamberStudio Scheme at Kings Place and will be a Junior Fellow at the Royal College of Music from September 2013. www.albanypianotrio.com

The trio has a particular interest in programming pieces by female composers and is constantly exploring new contemporary pieces.

Educational work Members of the trio have experience of running workshops for a wide range of audiences, including dementia patients and children with special needs. The trio also enjoys coaching young chamber music groups and the members have been adjudicators in school competitions.

Fee £600

Verity Evanson 108 St Stephen’s Avenue Shepherds Bush London W12 8JD 07971 167995 verity.evanson@gmail.com

“The Albany Trio plays with passion, panache … deep musical intelligence and with excellent technical assurance.”

Dr David Bird, Redbridge Music Society 7

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Alexandra Dariescu piano

programme suggestions 1. Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 2; Scarlatti Sonata, K466; Schumann Fantasiestücke; Chopin 24 Preludes, Op. 28.

2. Bach Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893; Shostakovich 24 Preludes, Op. 34; Ravel La valse; Waltzes by Chopin.

3. Beethoven Sonata, Op. 31 No. 3; Schumann Abegg Vars; Chopin Nocturnes; Debussy L’isle joyeuse; Liszt Ballade No.3; Liszt/Wagner Liebestod; Chopin Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise.

Contemporary music Music by David Matthews,

In 2012 Alexandra made her debut at Carnegie Messiaen, Ligeti, Romanian composers Enescu and Silvestri Hall. During 2012/13 Alexandra appeared with and young contemporary the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, composers from both the conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth and UK and Romania.

Vasily Petrenko, and with the Staatstheater Educational work Staatskappelle in Schwerin. She gave recitals Pre-concert talks, workshops at the Bridgewater and Cambridge International and masterclasses with Piano Series and appeared as soloist at the young musicians.

Barbican, Royal Concert Hall (Glasgow) and at Fee the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic £700 Orchestra. Future engagements include Northern Sinfonia and the Enescu Festival “She is clearly a very musical player, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. with excellent instincts and a natural way of shaping the music, www.alexandradariescu.com from her lovely phrasing to her Sue Hudson broader articulation of structure …

Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) overall enormously impressive …

23 Garrick Street London WC2E 9BN a very promising debut.”

020 7379 8477 info@ycat.co.uk

4 stars, BBC Music Magazine (2012/Champs Hill CHRCDO35) 9

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Angus Meryon and Richard Saxel Angus Meryon clarinet Richard Saxel piano

programme suggestions

Angus Meryon and Richard Saxel are multiple prize winners who have been giving high-quality recitals for music societies for many years, either as a clarinet and piano duo, or with Jitka Vlasankova (cello) as the Meryon Trio.

They have performed together around the world and have appeared at prestigious venues such as St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. They are extremely popular both for the high quality of their playing and for their entertaining and informative spoken introductions. www.richardsaxel.co.uk Richard Saxel Gatley’s Reach Horseshoe Lane Cranleigh Surrey GU6 8PZ 01483 273561 07795 175014 richard.saxel@btinternet.com

1. Mozart Divertimento, K439; Debussy Première rapsodie; Brahms Sonata in F minor, Op. 120; Lutosławski Dance Preludes; Tailleferre Arabesque; Piazzolla L’histoire du Tango.

2. Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong; Finzi Five Bagatelles; Ireland ‘Fantasy’ Sonata; Ferguson Four Characteristic Pieces; Head Echo Valley; Howells Sonata.

3. Mozart Divertimento, K439; Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73; Brahms Sonata, Op. 120, No. 2 in E flat; Debussy Première rapsodie; LeFanu Sea Sketches; Horowitz Sonatina.

Contemporary music Both players are happy to include contemporary works in concert programmes where appropriate, and also to indulge requests.

Educational work Both are extremely experienced in all forms of educational work and masterclasses. Angus is Head of Woodwind at St Paul’s Girls’ School and Richard is Head of Performance at Cranleigh School.

Fees £750

“a warm and particularly elegant sound … mellifluous elegance … Meryon and Saxel perform with passion and intensity.”

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Aurora Percussion Duo Delia Stevens and Le Yu classical percussion instruments including marimbas, vibraphone, multi-percussion set-ups programme suggestions 1. Family Exciting music from around the world introducing all aspects of percussion, from taiko drumming to tango.

2. Contemporary Thrilling, cutting-edge music by living composers – what percussion does best.

3. From Bach to Ravel to the 21st century Adrenaline-fuelled performances that grip any audience from the first note to the last. Expect some surprises!

Educational work

The Aurora Percussion Duo brings together two outstanding percussionists from the Royal Northern College of Music: Delia Stevens and Le Yu. Winners of the 2012 Royal Over-Seas League and Park Lane Group competitions, they have performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room, as well as in China with Xi’an Symphony Orchestra and at Shenyang International Percussion Festival. Future engagements include the Edinburgh Festival, Wigmore Hall and Lucerne Chamber Music Festival. www.aurorapercussionduo.com Delia Stevens Normanton House Butt Lane Normanton on Soar Leicestershire 07816 682043 aurorapercussionduo @gmail.com

Le Yu (Leo) 708 Chatsworth House 19 Lever Street Manchester M1 1BY 07515 349029 aurorapercussionduo @gmail.com

Accepted onto 2012 Live Music Now scheme; able to present concerts to a variety of different audiences (children, older people, disabled people) and give workshops.

Fee £400

“Delia and Leo are both outstanding musicians in their own right which is what makes this duo so exciting. Their performances are truly virtuosic and always leave an audience wanting to hear more!”

Simone Rebello, Head of Percussion, RNCM 13

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The Bach Players Nicolette Moonen director/violin/viola d’amore Rachel Elliott soprano Marion Moonen or Rachel Beckett flute Jonathan Manson or Kinga Gáborjáni cello/viola da gamba

Silas Wollston or Pawel Siwczak harpsichord Lynda Sayce theorbo Joy Smith harp

programme suggestions 1. A Grand Tour of Europe (vln, vla da g, theorbo) Music from seventeenth-century European courts: Marin Marais, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Bertali, Schmelzer, Biber.

2. Musical Offering (fl, vln, vlc, hps) Bach’s masterpiece and music by Telemann and contemporaries.

Contemporary music

Founded in 1996, The Bach Players is a collective of singers and players who all pursue international careers; the group varies in size according to the programme. Renowned for interesting and lively programmes linking composers and styles, the ensemble has a regular concert series in London and Norwich and has performed all over the UK and abroad. The group has so far issued six CD recordings on the Hyphen Press Music label. www.thebachplayers.org.uk

Nicolette Moonen 24A York Rise London NW5 1ST 020 7428 5865 07771 896334 nm@thebachplayers.org.uk

Ulysses dreams (sop, fl, vln/vla d’a, vla da g, theorbo, hp) Two women composers write about Odysseus: seventeenth-century virtuoso harpsichordist Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and a new commission by Rachel Stott.

Educational work We have given talks for library and U3A groups. Ulysses dreams can be the basis of a programme for schools around the theme of Odysseus.

Fee £250 per musician (plus harpsichord hire for Programme 2)

“This is the most enjoyable programme of seventeenth-century chamber music I have heard in a long time.”

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Available to perfrom as a trio, quartet or sextet

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Ryan Quigley trumpet Paul Towndrow alto saxophone

Konrad Wiszniewski tenor saxophone Allon Beauvoisin baritone saxophone

programme suggestions Brass Jaw’s performances are intended to be as be as engaging, entertaining and humorous as they are virtuosic, cerebral and progressive. The ensemble provides two 50-minute sets comprising original compositions and arrangements by members of the ensemble.

Contemporary music

This multi-award winning Glasgow four-piece brings a vibrant new sound to the world of jazz.

Working without a traditional rhythm section, Brass Jaw creates a performance that is unique in sound and direction. Concerts are characterised by the band’s trademark momentum and charisma, in a set that strongly embraces the jazz tradition whilst reaching out into the unknown.

Brass Jaw recently made waves at the North Sea, London and Rochester jazz festivals. www.brassjaw.co.uk

The ensemble’s flexibility makes it the ideal vehicle for new compositions from members of the group as well as commissions from renowned composers such as ECM recording artist John Surman, whose compositions for Brass Jaw were premiered at the 2009 British Composer Awards.

Educational work Brass Jaw supplements as many engagements as possible with focused learning work, including Q&A sessions, masterclasses, clinics with community music groups and work in primary, secondary and SEN schools.

Fee £1100

“Quite simply stunning.”

Allon Beauvoisin Flat 0/2 2 Fergus Court Glasgow G20 6AR 07977 759820 allon@brassjaw.co.uk

BBC Radio 3

“Funky, intelligent and riotously entertaining.”

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Brass Jaw

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Richard Birchall cello Matthijs Broersma cello Pau Codina cello Reinoud Ford cello

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Cellophony John Myerscough cello Ella Rundle cello

Ashok Klouda cello Bart Lafollette cello John Myerscough cello Ella Rundle cello

programme suggestions 1. Bach Three Preludes and a Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier; Berio Korot; Birchall Mirrors I, II, III; Barber Adagio; Schubert Three Songs from Schwanengesang.

2. Wagner Prelude to Tristan & Isolde; Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1; Birchall Viral; Rachmaninoff Vocalise; Boulez Messagesquisse; Wieniawski Scherzo-Tarantella.

3. Bach ‘Sarabande’ from Cello Suite No. 6; Mendelssohn Ave Maria; Gorb Into the Light; Liszt La lugubre gondola; Sollima Violoncelles, Vibrez!

Cellophony is the vibrant sound of an octet of young professional cellists. Established in 2007, the group combines performances of the standard cello ensemble repertoire with a diverse array of specially commissioned arrangements. The ensemble was selected as 2011–12 Park Lane Group Young Artists, performing at London’s Purcell Room to universal critical acclaim before a successful Wigmore Hall debut. This season includes their Kings Place debut, a tour of South Korea and a CD release for the Edition Classics label. www.cellophony.net

Cellophony also has a selection of repertoire with soprano and can perform as a cello quartet. Demo CDs are available on request.

Contemporary music Contemporary repertoire includes Berio Korot; Boulez Messagesquisse; Sollima Violoncelles, Vibrez!; compositions written by group member Richard Birchall.

Educational work Highly experienced at teaching a wide variety of age groups and levels, and in a variety of settings – from individual lessons through to concert presentations and workshops.

Fee

Ashok Klouda

£1400

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Margarette Ashton soprano Peter Harrison flute

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Concert Royal Rachel Gray cello John Treherne harpsichord

programme suggestions

Concert Royal celebrates 40 years of music making in 2014. Performing on historic instruments, the ensemble recreates the elegant sound worlds of the baroque and classical eras. Concert Royal has developed a distinctive style, presenting unique performances in an entertaining and informative way. The ensemble has appeared in every corner of the UK, performing for the National Trust, as well as in festivals and for music societies. Concert Royal has toured in Europe, the USA and for the British Council in South America. www.classical-artists.com/concertroyal

1. Mostly Handel Handel Musick for the Royal Fireworks, Oh! Had I Jubal’s Lyre, Where’er you Walk, When the Dove.

2. Jane Austen’s Musical England Jane Austen was a keen amateur musician and this programme includes songs and instrumental music from her own collection and from contemporary sources. Brief extracts from letters and novels provide a fascinating glimpse into Jane Austen’s musical world.

3. Under the Greenwood Tree English composers of the Georgian period produced works of charm and wit, well worthy of revival in the 21st century. The best of 40 years’ research by Concert Royal’s musicians has been assembled in this programme of delightful hidden gems.

Educational work Whistle Stop! An interactive presentation for children, families and primary schools featuring a variety of popular music from Saint-Saëns’ The Swan to Greensleeves.

Fee £700

Peter Harrison 72 Huntsmans Lane Stamford Bridge York YO41 1ET 01759 373433 07718 283823 music.ph@btinternet.com 21

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Krysia Osostowicz violin Giles Francis violin

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Dante Quartet Rachel Roberts viola Richard Jenkinson cello

programme suggestions 1. Haydn ‘Bird’ Quartet; Sibelius Quartet ‘Voces intimae’; Beethoven ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet No. 2.

2. Mozart ‘Prussian’ Quartet No. 1, K575; Kodály Quartet No. 2; Schubert ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet.

3. Haydn ‘Lark’ Quartet; Bartók Quartet No. 4; Beethoven Quartet Op. 127.

Contemporary music

Winner of the 2007 RPS Award for Chamber Music, the Dante Quartet is known for its imaginative programming and emotional intensity, playing at major venues and festivals throughout Europe. The quartet records regularly for Hyperion, and its CD of quartets by Frank and Fauré won a Diapason d’Or in France and the 2009 BBC Music Magazine Award for chamber music. Engagements also include open rehearsals, workshops and concerts for children. The quartet holds its own annual festival in the Tamar Valley. www.dantequartet.org Derek Warby 2 Broadmark Lane Rustington Littlehampton BN16 2NN 01903 856831 07973 381736 dantequartet@derekwarby.co.uk

The Divine Comedy Project features commissioned works inspired by Dante’s great trilogy. Composers already featured include Roxanna Panufnik, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Dmitri Smirnov, and Elena and Alissa Firsova.

Educational work Residency at King’s College, Cambridge, classes at Guildhall School of Music, Dartington and Cadenza Summer Schools, projects with children at Dante Festival in the Tamar Valley.

Fee £1,500 (specially negotiated fee made possible by a generous subsidy from the Dante Foundation)

“A performance that sounds like a fantastical improvisation, despite intense attention to detail and minute treatment of the dynamic markings.”

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Diana Galvydyte and Christopher Guild Diana Galvydyte violin Christopher Guild piano

programme suggestions 1. Beethoven Sonata in F major ‘Spring’; Wieniawski Legende, Polonaise in D major; Prokofiev Sonata in D major; Tchaikovsky Melodie, Valse-Scherzo.

2. Stravinsky Suite italienne; Ravel Sonata in G major; Elgar Sonata in E minor and Salut d’amour; Waxman Carmen Fantasy.

3. Schubert Duo Sonata in A major; Schumann Fantasy in C major; Salonen Lachen verlernt; Prokofiev Five Melodies; Saint-Saëns Caprice en forme de valse.

Contemporary music

Diana Galvydyte and Christopher Guild are rapidly becoming known to audiences for their performances of unique emotional dynamism and technical assurance. Both are former students of the Royal College of Music, with a shared vision of promoting contemporary composers in addition to performing more established repertoire. Their recitals together at London venues St James’s Piccadilly and the Queen Elizabeth Hall’s Purcell Room, as well as live on BBC Radio 3, have received enthusiastic acclaim from audiences and critics alike. www.dianagalvydyte.com www.christopherguild.com Christopher Guild Garden Flat 147 Victoria Way London SE7 7NX

The duo was selected as a Park Lane Group Young Artist in 2012 and performs works by Anthony Payne, Huw Watkins, Esa-Pekka Salonen and James MacMillan, among others. The pair’s collaboration with composer Schittino led to the transcription of a Baltic legend to music and its premiere recording on their debut CD A Different World.

Educational work Both artists are involved in education, with Diana teaching violin at the renowned Yehudi Menuhin School and regularly contributing to the LSO Discovery Scheme. As a duo they have given educational recitals in schools.

Fee £600

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Gould Piano Trio Lucy Gould violin Alice Neary cello Benjamin Frith piano programme suggestions 1. Dvorˇák Trio in G minor, Op. 26; James MacMillan New work (see Contemporary Music below); Schubert Trio in B flat, Op. 99.

2. Brahms Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101; James MacMillan New work; Beethoven Trio in B flat, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’.

Contemporary music The trio will be offering a newly commissioned piece from James MacMillan (world premiere at Bath International Festival Summer 2014), the latest of many commissions.

After 20 years of enormous success, the Gould Piano Trio is regarded as the UK’s pre-eminent piano trio. Well loved by music societies throughout the UK and at major venues here and abroad, the ensemble’s widely diverse repertoire and ever-expanding discography is appreciated by audiences and critics alike. The first ensemble to have recorded all seven trios by Brahms, other recent releases include the complete Dvorˇák trios and a four-CD set of all the Beethoven trios recorded live at St George’s Bristol. www.gouldpianotrio.com www.c7m.co.uk Caroline Oakes Clarion/Seven Muses 47 Whitehall Park London N19 3TW 020 7272 4413 020 7272 5125 Caroline@c7m.co.uk

Educational work The trio is highly regarded for its educational work as artist in residence at the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and gives workshops at all levels.

Fee £1450

“Master Musicians” The Independent

“Monumental … captivating … huge power and majesty” The Strad

“Strong, passionate and at the same time delicate” Sunday Times 27

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Harry the Piano piano

programme suggestions Programmes can be pre-ordained, bespoke or improvised depending on requirements. Generally Harry will make his own arrangements in humorous vein and then take a dozen or so suggestions from the audience and create an instant medley of all of them.

Educational work

Featured regularly on BBC Radio, including launching the Proms in 2010 and performing as part of Radio 3’s Genius of Mozart, Harry the Piano is a unique virtuoso artist who takes audience requests to play given tunes in the style of any composer. Harry has performed solo in the Albert Hall, launched the QM2 and travelled the world with his spectacular show. www.harrythepiano.com

Lectures, workshops and concerts in over 50 UK schools, colleges and music schools including Chethams, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Northern College of Music, among others. For full details, visit www.taughtbyharry.com.

Fee £1000

“You can’t be a pianist and not be a fan.”

Iain Burnside, BBC Radio 3

“You practice all your life and think you can play the piano. Then you hear Harry.”

Martin Roscoe, concert pianist.

Paul Harris (stage name Harry the Piano) 9 Dovedale Gardens 465 Battersea Park Road London SW11 4LR 020 7978 4448 07710 456985

“The technical prowess of Lang Lang and the ability to create a masterpiece on the spot.”

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Huw Wiggin and James Sherlock Huw Wiggin saxophone James Sherlock piano

programme suggestions 1. The Classical Saxophone Paule Maurice, Jacques Ibert, Paul Creston, Darius Milhaud, François Borne, Jules Demersseman, César Franck.

2. Light Music Pedro Iturralde, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Ástor Piazzolla, Henry Mancini.

3. Contemporary Andy Scott, Michael Nyman, Robert Muczynski, Lennox Berkeley, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

Contemporary music

Leading UK saxophonist Huw Wiggin and pianist James Sherlock have performed throughout the UK, supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and Making Music’s Award for Young Concert Artists. They have performed as a duo, and as soloists in America, China, Malaysia and at a number of UK festivals, including Henley and Edinburgh. Major London venues they have played at include the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room. The duo offers a diverse range of repertoire from original saxophone compositions through to contemporary works. www.huwwiggin.com www.sherlox.net/james Huw Wiggin 1 Oaks Road Lower Shiplake RG9 3JH 07754 918568 huw@huwwiggin.com

Specialists in British contemporary music through the Park Lane Group. Commissioned works

by Andy Scott and Laura Bowler premiered at the Purcell Room.

Educational work School concerts, educational workshops and masterclasses for all ages and abilities.

Fee £550

“Liquid gold tones and enviable breath control.”

The Times

“At home across the extent of his repertoire.”

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Susanne Stanzeleit violin Robin Ireland viola

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Primrose Piano Quartet Andrew Fuller cello John Thwaites piano

programme suggestions 1. Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat; Walton Piano Quartet; Dvorˇák Piano Quartet E flat.

2. Viennese Classics Schubert Piano Trio in B flat; Mahler ‘Movement’ Piano Quartet in A minor; Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor.

3.

French Masterpieces Franck Violin Sonata; Chausson Piano Quartet; Françaix String Trio; Fauré Piano Quartet in C minor.

Contemporary music

The Primrose Piano Quartet comprises four of the UK’s leading chamber musicians, with a discography of highly acclaimed CDs on the Meridian label. The group’s innovative programming has proven extremely successful on extensive tours in the UK and abroad, as well as in their own festival. In addition to the great classics of the piano quartet repertoire and unjustly neglected British masterpieces, the quartet’s core repertoire includes piano and string trios, enabling versatile programmes or stand-alone concerts with those combinations. www.primrosepianoquartet.org.uk www.westmeonmusic.co.uk Susanne Stanzeleit 121 Casewick Rd London SE27 0TA 020 8670 3651 07808 137817 stanzeleit_s@hotmail.co.uk

Piano Quartet written for the quartet by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Commission pending

by Anthony Payne. Planned reworking of Serbian Cabaret

by Judith Weir.

Educational work Workshops centred around the quartet’s own Burns Air Project, tailored to all levels (primary, secondary, specialist, university, music college and amateur).

Masterclasses at Cadenza Summer School, as well as chamber music courses for amateur musicians.

Fee £1200

“A fine performance by The Primrose Piano Quartet. All this music is well crafted and very well played: the perfect programme to unwind to.”

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Pro-Musica String Trio Robert Heard violin Louise Williams viola Richard Jenkinson cello programme suggestions 1. Schubert Trio in B flat; Dohnányi Serenade; Mozart Divertimento.

2. Haydn Trio in G; Rózsa Trio, Op. 1; Judith Weir Bagpiper’s Trio; Beethoven Trio, Op. 9 No. 1 in G. 3. Beethoven Trio, Op. 9 No. 1; Lennox Berkeley Trio; Schubert Trio movement in B flat; Beethoven Trio in C minor.

Contemporary music All three players are regularly involved in first performances of works by living composers and also have had works written for them.

All three members of Pro-Musica String Trio perform with the Frith Piano Quartet and other internationally known ensembles.

The players share a wealth of knowledge from years of experience as principals with major orchestras. The ensemble’s programmes include works from the classical period and by composers of the 20th century. Recent concerts include CBSO Centre and the Harlaxton and Petworth Festivals.

Educational work All three players are experienced teachers of their instruments and regularly take part in school workshops and masterclasses at conservatoires and music schools.

Fee £875

www.mbam.co.uk

Michael Brewer Artists Management 2 Beech Avenue North Worcester WR3 8PX

“The precision of the ensemble, led confidently and with stylistic panache

by Robert Heard, was impressive.”

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Sara Trickey and Daniel Tong Sara Trickey violin Daniel Tong piano

programme suggestions 1. Schubert Sonatina in D; Janácˇek Violin Sonata; Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel; Brahms Violin Sonata in G. 2. Beethoven ‘Spring’ Sonata; David Matthews Adonis; Sibelius 3 Pieces; Schubert Sonatina in A minor; Fauré Romance.

3. Schubert Sonatina in G Minor; Messiaen Theme and Variations; Beethoven ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata; Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro.

Contemporary music

Sara and Dan perform the violin and piano repertoire as real chamber music; a partnership of equals, though both are established soloists.

The composer David Matthews brought them together for a prestigious recital at King’s Place in London and they have recently recorded the Schubert sonatinas. They each have a wealth of chamber music experience; Sara led the Bronte String Quartet for six years, while Daniel’s London Bridge Ensemble has established itself as an exciting presence on the UK music scene. www.saratrickey.com www.danieltong.com JBBS Flat 5 125 Hornsey Lane LONDON N6 5NH jbbs@easynet.co.uk saratrickey@onetel.com

David Matthews Adonis (written for Sara), Aria; Martin Butler Suzanne’s River Song; Witold Lutosławski Subito; Jonathan Harvey Flight Elegy; Graham Fitkin Bolt; Huw Watkins Romance.

Educational work Education workshops for all ages and abilities offered. Past experience includes running workshops at Gregynog Festival; the duo is also a member of Live Music Now. Fee £750

“Trickey and Tong … teased out many subtleties within an instrumental interplay only possible from a master of the medium.”

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Çigˇdem Aslam voice Susi Evans clarinet Meg Hamilton violin Matt Bacon guitar

Ben Samuels mandolin Živorad Nikolic´ accordion Paul Tkachenko double bass/voice Vasilis Sarikis multi-percussion

Available to perform in ensemble sizes from quartet up to octet

programme suggestions 1. The London to Istanbul Express An exotic musical journey through Eastern Europe, the Balkans and beyond featuring exhilarating Gypsy music and captivating ballads.

2. Jewish Roots A rich mix of soulful Ashkenazi melodies and celebratory wedding music from the mountains and villages of 19th-century Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine.

Educational work

She’Koyokh is ‘Britain’s best klezmer and Balkan music band’ (Songlines). Winners of the Netherlands International Jewish Music Festival competition, the band has released five-star albums worldwide and collaborated with the Aurora Orchestra and Hungarian cimbalist Kalman Balogh. Performance highlights include Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Munich’s Gasteig, Snape Proms, Cheltenham Festival, WOMAD and BBC TV and radio. ‘With a potent blend of the wild and the melancholy’ (the Scotsman), She’Koyokh delivers Gypsy melodies, Yiddish dances and virtuosic solos with energy and panache. www.shekoyokh.co.uk Becky Chilton Ikon Arts Management 114 Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH 020 7354 9199

The band is very active in its outreach work and is frequently invited to run workshops for all ages and backgrounds, including with Aldeburgh Young Musicians and the Live Music Now scheme.

Fee £250 per musician

“Inspirational” The Guardian

“Already an award-winning outfit, for their second album they have crafted a set of great originality …

It’s sophisticated, it’s multilingual and it might be an important hint of where klezmer in Britain should be headed for right now.” fROOTS Magazine 39

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John Mills violin Jeremy Isaac violin

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Tippett Quartet Lydia Lowndes-Northcott viola Bozidar Vukotic cello

programme suggestions 1.

Crowning Masterpieces Haydn Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4; Mendelssohn Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op.12; Schubert Quartet No. 14 in D minor D810 2. Hitchcock, Hollywood & Herrmann Rózsa Quartet No. 2, Op. 38; Herrmann Echoes for String Quartet; Piazzolla Four For Tango; Herrmann Psycho Suite; Korngold Quartet No. 3, Op. 34.

3. Purcell Fantasia 12 in D minor Z743; Tippett String Quartet No. 5; Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 127.

The Tippett Quartet was formed in 1998 and made its Wigmore Hall debut in the same year. The quartet has since enjoyed a highly successful international career. Drawing inspiration from the past and future alike, the quartet is committed to combining mainstream repertoire alongside contemporary works. Its impressive and diverse catalogue of releases has not only topped the classical charts but also entered the pop charts. The quartet combines clarity of execution and total commitment in its performances.

Contemporary music

www.tippettquartet.co.uk

Fee

Jessica Hill Ikon Arts Management 114 Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH 020 7354 9199 jessica@ikonarts.com

The quartet has premiered works by many contemporary composers and is open to discussion with music clubs and festivals to include contemporary repertoire in programmes.

Educational work The Tippett Quartet pursues a keen interest in educational work with both schools and universities and is Ensemble in Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

£1500

“The Tippett Quartet’s performances are little short of astonishing.”

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Trish Clowes saxophone Chris Montague guitar Calum Gourlay double bass

Concert Promoters’ Group Artists 2014 –15

Trish Clowes Quartet/Quintet James Maddren drums Gwilym Simcock piano (quintet only)

programme suggestions 1. Jazz programme (quartet / quintet /nonet) Featuring music from Trish’s latest CD. 2. Barbara Song Various arrangements of the music of Kurt Weill for Trish Clowes and string quartet.

Originally conceived for Barbara Thompson.

Contemporary music Trish’s music is contemporary and mostly original.

Educational work

Shropshire-born saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes’ music explores a fascinating hinterland between jazz and contemporary classical music, combining fluent improvisation with languid, evocative melodic lines and shifting textures. Her music explores a range of moods and sensations with quiet intensity, whilst many of her pieces have potential as modern standards, demonstrating Trish’s love for the jazz tradition. www.trishclowes.com

Christine Allen Basho Music 18 Linhope Street London NW1 6HT 020 7724 2389 07771 932957 bashomusic@btinternet.com

Trish offers a range of educational workshops and masterclasses for all age groups.

Fee From £900 with quartet.

From £1500 with quintet.

Trish also performs as part of a nonet – please ring for details.

“Creamy saxophone tones played by the cool queen of chamber-jazz … Trish Clowes is not your typical saxophone-slinger. This slender Shropshire lass revealed the qualities that have made her BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2012–14.”

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Zoe Rahman piano Alec Dankworth double bass Gene Calderazzo drums

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Zoe Rahman Idris Rahman clarinet or Rowland Sutherland flute/alto flute programme suggestions Zoe’s programme differs depending on whether she is performing in a solo, trio or quartet setting. Although her recent Kindred Spirits album is a focal point, she also includes music by some of her favourite musicians (such as Duke Ellington, Joanne Brackeen and Abdullah Ibrahim) alongside her latest compositions.

Educational work Zoe offers jazz workshops or masterclasses for any age group/ level/instrument with an emphasis on learning music by ear, taking the mystery out of improvisation and having fun!

Having played sell-out shows with her latest Fee album Kindred Spirits, jazz pianist and composer £800 solo Zoe Rahman won Best Jazz Act 2012 at the UK’s £1200 trio prestigious MOBO awards. Deeply rooted in £1500 quartet jazz, Rahman’s music reflects her wide-ranging imagination, classical background and combined English, Irish and Bengali heritage. Known for her individual style, powerful technique and exuberant performances, Zoe tours internationally “Rahman is a total Independent on Sunday with her own projects as well as working with the likes of George Mraz, Courtney Pine “… a formidably and Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA. www.zoerahman.com Zoe Rahman c/o Manushi Records 31 Sanders Lane London NW7 1BX 07930 377919 management@zoerahman.com

star.”

talented pianist”

Telegraph

“Holy soul food, Batman!

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Anthony Brown saxophone

Programme suggestions 1. Debussy Children’s Corner; Boutry Divertimento; Turnage Two Elegies Framing A Shout; Maurice Tableaux de Provence; Singelée Fantaisie, Op. 89.

2. Bennett Sonata for Soprano Saxophone; Ibert Histoires; Heath On Fire; Absil Sonata; Cutler Urban Myths.

3. Ravel Sonatine; Milhaud Scaramouche; Villa-Lobos Fantasia; Fitkin Gate; Boutry Divertimento; Dubois Le Lièvre et la Tortue.

Contemporary music

Anthony graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music, attaining 100% in his undergraduate final recital as well as an International Artist Diploma in chamber music. He has a passion for performing and expanding the classical saxophone repertoire and has won prizes from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, The Tillett Trust, the RNCM and also first prize in the Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition. Performances include 13 music society concerts, four concertos and two Wigmore Hall recitals with pianist Leo Nicholson.

Anthony loves to perform accessible contemporary music wherever possible. He hopes to gain funding in the near future to commission new works by notable composers.

Educational work Anthony has done education work for organisations including Live Music Now and Music in Hospitals, giving workshops and performances to all ages.

Fee £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

www.anthonybrownsaxophone.com Anthony Brown 40 Oulder Hill Drive Rochdale Lancashire OL11 5LB 07849 187649 anthonybrownsaxophone@gmail.com 46

“admirable attention to detail ... and a ravishing tone” John Morehen, Master, Worshipful Company of Musicians

Young Artists 2013 –15

Joseph Houston piano

Programme suggestions 1. Scarlatti Sonata in E, K380, and C, K159; Beethoven Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’; Debussy Images (book 2); Gershwin Three Preludes; Ravel Sonatine; Michael Zev Gordon …a tango there was; Liszt Ballade No. 2.

2. Bach Preludes and Fugues in E major and A minor; Schubert Sonata in A major, D664; Brahms 7 Fantasien, Op. 116; Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’; Chopin Ballade No. 4.

Contemporary music

Joseph Houston studied at York University (BA in Music, first class) and the Royal College of Music (MMus with distinction). While at the RCM, he won the Frank Merrick Prize, second prize in the Beethoven Piano Competition, the Emanuel Piano Trophy at North London Music Festival, and a place on the London Sinfonietta Academy 2010. In 2012 he was selected as a Park Lane Group Young Artist and made his Southbank Centre debut in January 2013.

Works by John Stringer, Christian Mason, Charlotte Bray, Thomas Simaku and Colin Matthews.

www.josephhouston.co.uk

£250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

Joseph Houston Keepers Cottage Mays Green Harpsden Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire RG9 4AL 07966 500016 joehouston125@msn.com

Educational work Masterclasses for young pianists; lecture recitals; workshops and masterclasses for adult pianists of all standards; rhythm workshops for young children (7-12 years of age).

Fee

“Moments of liquid, tranced beauty” The Daily Telegraph

“Versatility and poise” The Financial Times 47

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Ariana Kashefi cello

Programme suggestions 1. Beethoven Variations in Eb major; Bach Cello Suite in C major; Paganini Variations on one string; Brahms Cello Sonata in F major.

2. Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor; Barber Cello Sonata; Mendelssohn D major Cello Sonata.

3. Strauss Cello Sonata; Ligeti Solo Cello Sonata; Chopin Cello Sonata.

Contemporary music Krzysztof Meyer Monologue; Ligeti Solo Cello Sonata; Dutilleux Trois Strophes sur la n nom de Sacher.

Ariana Kashefi studied with Robert Max at the Fee Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music) where she won all the major prizes. She is now a scholar at the Royal College of Music, where she studies with Melissa Phelps and where she “I have heard and performed has won the cello prize and concerto competition, with Ariana Kashefi several times, as well as being named an ‘RCM Rising Star’. and it is always a joy to play with Ariana has won the LSO string scheme and her. She is a very talented cellist performed in venues including the Wigmore who performs with conviction Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Purcell Room. and expression, and has much spontaneity in her performances.”

Arisa Fujita, Fujita Piano Trio Ariana Kashefi The Lodge North End Avenue London NW3 7HP 07775 896933 020 8455 9275 ariana99@hotmail.com ariana.kashefi@gmail.com

“Ariana is a fine musician and cellist and particularly good at communicating with others; I recommend her very highly indeed.”

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Mario Mora piano

Programme suggestions 1. Chopin Three Nocturnes, Op. 15; Albéniz Suite Iberia, Book IV; Liszt Sonata in B minor.

2. Mozart Sonata in D major, K311; Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119; Liszt Sonata in B minor.

3. Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op. 117; Falla Allegro de Concierto; Granados Allegro de Concierto; Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119.

Contemporary music

Mario Mora is an emerging concert pianist based in London, who has won many competitions including recent first prizes in the Permanent Competition of Juventudes Musicales of Spain, Gerona and the Lagny-surMarne International Piano Competition. He is an active performer playing concerts in many countries, and some of his performances have been broadcast on radio and television. www.mario-mora.com

Mario Mora 62 Meadowbank London NW3 3AY 07586 299731 + 00 34 616 20 54 56 mmorasaiz@hotmail.com

Performances by composers including Ligeti, George Crumb, Angel Oliver, Antón García Abril and Delfin Colomé can be included in programmes on request.

Educational work Mario finished the four-year pedagogy degree with honours at the Royal Madrid Conservatory, and he has done education work in some schools in Madrid and London.

Fee £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

“... Mario Mora is no doubt one of those promises that will very soon be transformed into brilliant reality ...”

Marco Antonio de la Ossa, La Tribuna de Cuenca 51

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Adelia Myslov violin

Programme suggestions 1. Bach Chaconne; Brahms G major Sonata No. 1; Respighi Poema Autunnale; Frolov Concert Fantasy on themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

2. Beethoven Spring Sonata; Ysaÿe Solo Sonata No. 5; Tartini Pastorale; Szymanowski Mythes; Ravel Tzigane.

3. Biber Passacaglia; Franck Sonata in A major; Beethoven Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano; Bloch Baal Shem suite; Wieniawski Fantasia on themes from Gounod’s Faust.

Contemporary Music

Adelia has performed in Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall, and has toured across Europe. She has won first prizes at the North London Festival Solo Bach Competition and Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition, and won scholarships including the Manoug Parikian Award at age 14. She has played concertos with various UK orchestras and participated in masterclasses with Yehudi Menuhin and Ida Haendel. She studies with Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music.

Pigovat The Scarlet Sail; MacMillan A Different World; Barkauskas Partita for solo violin; Schnittke Violin Sonata No. 1; Orbán Solo Violin Sonata; Corigliano Red Violin Caprices.

Fee £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

“She has a singularly beautiful sound ...”

Pinchas Zuckerman

Adelia Myslov Flat 15 Barrett House Browning Street London SE17 1DA 07588 870723 adeliamyslov@hotmail.co.uk

“In my opinion, one of the best and most poetically intelligent young violinists of this generation” Haim Taub, Concertmaster, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 53

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Joseph Shiner clarinet

Programme suggestions

Joseph studies at the Royal Academy of Music and is supported by the RAM, the Stanley Picker Trust, the Kathleen Trust, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Michael James Musical Trust and a Musicians Benevolent Fund Postgraduate Performance Award.

Performances include St John’s Smith Square, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall, as well as a recital that was broadcast on Radio TV Hong Kong. Competition successes include the RAM Buffet Crampon Clarinet Prize 2013 and the Cambridge University Concerto Competition.

1. Lutosławski Dance Preludes; Rachmaninov Vocalise; Berio Lied; Burgmüller Duo, Op. 15 in E flat major; Benjamin Le Tombeau de Ravel ‘ValseCaprices’; Chopin Nocturne, Op. 27 No. 1; Bassi Concert Fantasy after Verdi’s Rigoletto.

2. Debussy Première rapsodie; Goehr Paraphrase on a dramatic madrigal by Monteverdi; Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73; Brahms Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2; Messager Solo de Concours.

3. Penderecki Prelude for clarinet solo; Burgmüller Duo, Op. 15 in E flat major; Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2; Guastavino Tonada y Cueca; Shapiro Sonata ‘Nocturnal Birth’; Stravinsky Three Pieces for clarinet solo; Finzi Five Bagatelles, Op. 23; Kovács After You, Mr Gershwin!

Contemporary music World premieres by Whitley and Mullov-Abbado; Contemporary Ensemble Fellowship, Atlantic Music Festival 2012, USA; London Sinfonietta Academy 2013.

Educational work

Joseph Shiner Flat 10 Clarendon Court Sidmouth Road London NW2 5HB josephshiner@gmail.com

Freelance teacher and Musician-in-Residence at Eltham College, London.

Fee £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

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Laura Margaret Smith mezzo soprano

Programme suggestions 1. Lieder by Brahms, Wolf, Schubert, Strauss and Liszt; Schumann Liederkreis, Op. 39; Mahler Rückert-Lieder.

2. English song by Finzi and Gurney; Elgar Sea Pictures; Britten Charm of Lullabies.

3. French mélodie by Fauré, Duparc, Chausson and Roussel; Debussy Chanson de Bilitis; Ravel Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques; Poulenc Le Bestiaire; Berlioz Les nuits d’été.

Contemporary music

Winner of the Florence Veitch Ibler prize for oratorio, Laura is an experienced concert soloist who recently made her debut at the Royal Festival Hall. Also a passionate recitalist, Laura sings as part of the distinguished Song Studio series directed by the Head of Opera at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and performs on the Live Music Now scheme.

Laura is a Samling Scholar and Britten-Pears Young Artist, and has worked with Sir Thomas Allen, Ann Murray DBE and Ian Partridge.

Songs by James Macmillan, Claire Liddell and Germaine Tailleferre. Experience in working with contemporary vocal ensemble Scottish Voices and Psappha Ensemble.

Educational work Experience in leading opera and singing workshops in schools, leading youth choirs, teaching musicianship and singing.

Fee £250 (with a £120 subsidy to be reclaimed from Making Music)

www.lauramargaretsmith.com

Laura Margaret Smith Allandale Blackston Road

By Avonbridge Falkirk FK1 2LF 07729 288058 lmsmezzo@yahoo.co.uk

“Laura Margaret Smith is sultry as Carmen, here a true femme fatale with a rich burnished tone.”

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Jubilee String Quartet Tereza Privratska violin Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo violin

Stephanie Edmundson viola Lauren Steel cello

programme suggestions 1. Haydn String Quartet No. 4, Op. 20; Wolf Italian Serenade; Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80.

2. Beethoven String Quartet No. 4; Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8; Dvorˇák String Quartet in G major, Op. 106.

3. Mozart String Quartet No. 20 ‘Hoffmeister’, K499; Schubert Quartettsatz; Janácˇek String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’.

Contemporary music

The Jubilee Quartet formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2006, where the members are currently chamber music fellows. The group is first prize winner of the St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition and the Val Tidone International Chamber Music Competition.

The ensemble has also been awarded the Philharmonia Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and the Tillet Trust Young Artists’ Platform, and will make its Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall debuts this year.

As well as performing pieces including Peter Maxwell Davies’ Little Quartet No. 2 and Fredrik Sixten’s Chaconne, the quartet took part in a collaboration between students at the Royal Academy of Music and the Paris Conservatoire, resulting in two concerts of new works. The group also gave a performance of 12 new works for the London Composers Forum in 2012.

Educational work The quartet is on the Live Music Now scheme, and also frequently works with the Royal Academy of Music Open Academy. As well as giving school workshops as a group, the individual members are all experienced instrumental tutors.

Fee

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£1,000 for first 12 engagements.

Contact Alexandra Scott at ayca@makingmusic.org.uk to register your booking.

Martyn Sanderson sackbut

Musicians Benevolent Fund charity partnership The Musicians Benevolent Fund provides advice, guidance and financial support to professionals when a crisis such as an accident or illness hits during their careers, and to musicians in later life and retirement.

It also supports individual musicians and groups with exceptional musical potential and few financial resources through a number of award schemes.

In 2012, 97 awards were made to outstanding young classical and jazz artists undertaking advanced postgraduate study, and to 23 emerging solo artists and groups working in a number of genres including folk, rock and pop.

Young Artists Once again we are offering Making Music members an additional selection of outstanding young musicians.

Young Artists 2013 –15

Musicians Benevolent Fund Young Artists

Yasmin Rowe piano

The artists, including sackbut player Martyn Sanderson and pianist Yasmin Rowe (both pictured), are recipients of major awards from the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s prestigious award schemes. These talented young artists have been auditioned by panels of eminent musicians and are all completing their studies at the UK’s major music colleges.

Each artist has agreed to perform one engagement at the reduced rate of £130 (plus any relevant expenses) for Making Music members.

Promoters booking these artists are requested to hold a collection in aid of the Musicians Benevolent Fund to support its vital work in helping musicians throughout their lives.

To browse the selection of artists currently available and to find out more about the booking process, please visit www.helpmusicians.org.uk/mm.

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Sources of affordable artists and other financial support

Apart from this brochure there are other organisations that do the listening for you and recommend artists or provide financial support towards their fees.

The Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) chooses some of the best young players around. The fees for artists new to the scheme are often very reasonable and you are guaranteed excellent musicians. www.ycat.co.uk The London String Quartet Competition takes place every three years and the prize-winners are worth booking before they become famous. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/ competitions/string-quartet The Royal Over-Seas League is worth checking out for the latest prize-winners. www.roslarts.co.uk The Live Music Now scheme is worth considering, especially if you are interested in combining an excellent concert with an event in an unusual venue. The scheme was set up to take music into places where it may not normally be heard. www.livemusicnow.org.uk

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The Tillett Trust chooses a small number of artists (usually three soloists or ensembles) and offers a good grant on their normal fees (see ‘Young Artists Platform’ and listings under ‘Current/previous winners’). www.thetilletttrust.org.uk The Countess of Munster Musical Trust chooses a number of young artists who are available, often with an accompanist, for only £100 inclusive of travel, although large ensembles are more expensive. However, you do have to apply to join their scheme and there is usually a waiting list (see listings under ‘Recital Scheme’). www.munstertrust.org.uk The Tunnell Trust organises a touring scheme in Scotland. www.tunnelltrust.org.uk The Goldman Ensemble has been approached by an anonymous donor to subsidise performances of its critically acclaimed ‘chamber-music-with-comedy’ concert, otherwise known as Piano Recital (Piano Not Included). www.goldmanensemble.com

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Colleges and conservatoires

Financial support

The main conservatoires offer advanced students for concerts, either as soloists or ensembles.

Another way of reducing costs is by applying to trusts for funding. This is not always easy and may be time consuming but is often worth the effort.

Birmingham Conservatoire www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk Guildhall School of Music & Drama www.gsmd.ac.uk Leeds College of Music www.lcm.ac.uk Royal Academy of Music www.ram.ac.uk Royal College of Music www.rcm.ac.uk Royal Northern College of Music www.rncm.ac.uk Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama www.rwcmd.ac.uk Royal Conservatoire of Scotland www.rcs.ac.uk

The Delius Trust www.delius.org.uk Kenneth Leighton Trust bit.ly/kenneth-leighton-trust The RVW Trust This trust will not give a grant for a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ music; rather, it gives grants for the performance of new works by British composers. www.rvwtrust.org.uk PRS for Music Foundation You might also consider applying to the PRS for Music Foundation, which gives grants for the commissioning and performance of new music. www.prsformusicfoundation.com

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance www.trinitylaban.ac.uk

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