| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2012 Sage: Hall Two | Northern Sinfonia in miniature: Brahms and Schumann chamber works | Jane Shuttleworth |
 Early Romantic symphonies lie at the core of Northern Sinfonia’s orchestral repertoire, and so to hear different groups of their players getting together with pianist John Reid to perform chamber music by Schumann and Brahms seemed like the most natural thing in the world, an intimate, scaled-down version of one of their regular concerts.
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| 9-May-2012 Wigmore Hall | Sublime Schumann from the Jerusalem Quartet and Alexander Melnikov | David Allen, unpredictableinevitability.com |
 Given reports that an earlier instalment of this Jerusalem Quartet tour had been disrupted by protesters, it's pleasing to be able to write that there were no such disturbances here. It's a good thing too, because nothing should overshadow the exquisite music-making of this Israeli quartet, joined here by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov. Melnikov and the quartet blended very well.Read full review... | ||
| 27-Mar-2011 Haddington Town House | Vardanyan Quartet with Sophie Warwick (piano) | Alan Coady |
| With only Nikolai Demidenko's Gala Recital on Sunday 10th April remaining, the recital by the Vardanyan Quartet marked the end of Haddington Concert Society's 2010/11 “Music Close Up” season. The only single-gender ensemble I've seen in two seasons of concerts, the quartet opened with Haydn's String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5 'The Lark'. As the title suggests, soaring melody characterised the opening movement, casting the first violin as much in the role of soloist as ensemble member. Read full review... | ||
| 8-Mar-2011 Chipping Sodbury Town Hall | Ardeton Ensemble with Stephen Meakins | Publicity at CSMS |
| The concert featured a chamber group based in the West Country, the Ardeton Ensemble. Sarah Eales and Rebecca Harte, violins, Rachel Johnson, viola and Dury Loveridge, cello, with guest pianist Stephen Meakins, gave a balanced and enthusiastically received programme of works by three major composers.
Beethoven’s first completed string quartet opened the evening. Already moving away from the classical constraints of Haydn and Mozart, the opening movement was played with a sure touch, the Adagio with evident emotion, the Scherzo all light and shade, and the Finale full of high spirits.
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