The Koinonia String Quartet originally formed in the summer of 2008, before reforming with two new members in November 2010. Since their formation the quartet has had the privilege of receiving coaching from the Endellion String Quartet, the Wihan String Quartet, the Maggini Quartet, the Primrose Piano Quartet, Hugh Maguire, Suzie Meszaros, Clara Biss, Diana [...]

Formed in October 2007, the Lakeside Trio has given numerous concerts throughout the UK – in London, Hampshire, Surrey, the Lake District and Scotland, but has also performed in Austria and Switzerland. In May 2008 it was selected to participate in the Tunnell Trust’s ‘Showcase for Young Musicians’ course where 5 selected chamber groups attended [...]

The Baldaccio String Quartet was formed by four members of the 2008 Southbank Sinfonia, and takes its name from the main square in the Italian town of Anghiari where the players first performed together during the orchestra’s summer residency. Since then, the quartet has performed at venues in London including the National Gallery and St [...]

Formed in 2009, the Fournier Piano Trio has been awarded a Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Music for 2010/11. The trio is mentored by renowned pedagogues David Takeno and Christopher Elton and will work extensively with Thomas Brandis at the Royal Academy. They are Park Lane Group Young Artists, appearing in [...]

Described by the press as ‘consistently impressive’ and ‘a group of musicians to be reckoned with’, the Erato Piano Trio is rapidly establishing itself as one of the UK’s finest young ensembles, praised for their virtuosity, outstanding musicianship and stylistic versatility alike. Formed at London’s Royal College of Music in 2005, the group quickly gained [...]

The Rivoli Quartet was formed in 1999 at Manchester University under the guidance of The Lindsays, and takes its name from the music department building, the converted Rivoli cinema. After studying with Dr Christopher Rowland at the Royal Northern College of Music, (where they were awarded prizes in two RNCM chamber music competitions), they completed [...]

Lucia D’Avanzo violin · Peter Mallinson viola Duo Figaro are a violin-viola duo based in London. Founded in September 2010, Lucia and Peter met on a tour of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Puccini’s La Bohème with the Co-Opera Company. Lucia graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with a First Class degree in [...]

First Prize Winners of the 2008 Royal Overseas League Competition, the Brodowski Quartet are ‘the new kids on the London scene’, The Times.  The quartet members, originating from Germany, Wales, Scotland and England are currently based in London. They are newly appointed ‘String Quartet in Residence’ at Bristol University and are ‘Associate Artists’ at the [...]

The Mir Piano Quartet met in 2008. They have performed in The Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK and future recitals include performances in London, Romania and Spain. Vlad Stanculeasa, violin Born in Romania, Vlad completed his studies in Switzerland at the Lausanne Conservatory and the Menuhin Academy under Pierre Amoyal, Liviu Prunaru and Alberto Lysy. [...]

“polished, intelligent and colourful playing” Michael Dussek The Golden Piano Trio is an exciting up-and-coming chamber group which was formed at the Dartington International Summer School during summer of 2009. It’s members, all prize winners and scholars from Trinity College of Music, are Valtie Nunn (violin), Paloma Garcia Oliver (cello) and Manuel Lopez Jorge (piano). [...]

The Quartz Piano Trio, formerly the Cook Strait Trio comprises two New Zealanders, Blythe Press (violin) and Amber Rainey (piano) and new Spanish cellist Alejandra Díaz. Amber and Blythe have been performing concerts and competing together for a number of years and have recently concluded a national tour of New Zealand as part of a [...]

Winners of the St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition, the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund and the Tunnell Trust Award 2010/2011, the Piatti String Quartet are fast emerging as one of the UK’s leading young string quartets. Recently selected as Junior Fellows at the Royal Academy of music and chosen for the Park Lane Group young artist [...]

First Prize Winners of the 22nd Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competition in Holland, 2007, the Galitzin Quartet was formed in 2003 at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After playing together for only two months they won the ‘Sir Edward Cooper Prize’ at the Academy for their performance of Brahms’ String Quartet in [...]

Since January 2009, the Marsyas Trio has regularly performed charity concerts throughout London.  The trio was heard last May at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, as part of the Sofia Music Weeks festival and has appeared on Bulgarian National Television, Classic FM radio and was recorded by the Bulgarian National Radio.  The trio [...]

Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins, Richard Jones, Valerie Welbanks The Ligeti Quartet was formed in 2010 and is dedicated to promoting 20th and 21st century music of both established and emerging composers. The quartet is comprised of graduates from the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and Oxford University. They have recently worked [...]

The Wu Quartet was founded at Chetham’s School of Music in 2002. Whilst at Chetham’s the quartet gave many performances at venues such as Lincoln’s Inn, London and the Drill Hall, Lincoln, and were winners of the Dewhurst Torevell Chamber Music Competition and Mozart Chamber Music Award. In 2004 they were invited to perform for [...]

Formerly known as the Harpham Quartet, the Cavaleri Quartet were selected as Park Lane Group Young Artists for 2008 and continue to perform in major venues and festivals throughout the UK and abroad. Most recent performance highlights include appearances at the Royal Festival Hall, the Purcell Room, Rachmaninov Hall, Moscow and the Cadogan Hall, as [...]

The Kallisto quartet was formed in 2008 at the Royal College of Music, London. The group draws on the extensive previous solo and chamber music experience of its members and is already proving to be a highly successful ensemble, winning the 2009 Cavatina Intercollegiate String Quartet Competition and RCM String Quartet Competition in 2009 and [...]

Formed in 2005 at the Royal Academy of Music, the Del Mar Piano Trio quickly gained recognition, winning the RAM’s Harry Isaacs and John Ireland Prizes. After a break to facilitate individual further study in the UK and abroad, it re-formed in September 2009 with violinist Francesca Barritt. The Trio has performed in venues and [...]

Trio Twenty21 is Mark Pedus, violin; Kalina Dimitrova, cello; and, Craig W. Combs, piano. The group formed in July 2009 meeting for regular rehearsals culminating in a premier performance on March 20, 2010 at The Forge Venue in Camden, London, UK. Subsequent to that performance, the trio attended the International Summer Course at Chateaux Monthureux-le-Sec [...]

The Ristov piano Quartet was set up in September 2009 by four graduates of the Royal College of Music, London. An international ensemble – its players come from France, Macedonia and the Netherlands, the quartet has already been attracting recognition across Europe. Since their first concert at the National Gallery, London, this innovative ensemble has [...]

The Mediterranea Trio was established at the Royal College of Music in 2007 by pianist Elenlucia Pappalardo, violinist Markella Vandoros and cellist Alessandro Sanguineti. The Trio has been coached by Andrew Ball, the Chilingirian Quartet, Gordon Fergus-Thompson, Yuri Zhislin, David Dolan, Geoffrey Govier and Kathron Sturrock and has participated in masterclasses with Eckart Heiligers, Alexander [...]

“An extremely musical ensemble…truly excellent players…showing a real commitment to chamber music at the highest level.” (Martin Lovett, Amadeus Quartet.) Formed in Cambridge in 2000, the Lawson Trio pursues a busy concert schedule, bringing a wide range of traditional and contemporary Piano Trio music to audiences of all ages.   Recent British venues have included [...]

The Greenwich Trio, described by Bernard Greenhouse as the “New Beaux Arts Trio”, is formed of pianist Yoko Misumi, Beethoven Society of Europe Top Prize-winner; Lana Trotovsek,  a talent unveiled by Ruggiero Ricci’s at Salzburg’s Mozarteum; and cellist Stjepan Hauser, one of the last students of Rostropovich and winner of 21 first prizes all over the world. These [...]

The Finzi Quartet was formed under the guidance of Dr Christopher Rowland at the Royal Northern College of Music and received First Prize in the 2010 Royal Over Seas League Competition. Having been selected by the Tillett Trust and the Park Lane Group, 2009/2010 saw the Quartet’s debut at both the Wigmore Hall and the [...]

First prize winners in the 2009 Royal Over-seas League Competition, the Solstice String Quartet is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the finest young quartets in the UK. Selected by both the Tillett Trust and Park Lane Group in 2008 the quartet made their debuts at the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room in 2009. [...]

The Steinberg Duo have recently performed in Canada, Spain, Germany and the throughout the UK. Formed in 2007, the duo are passionate about presenting the wonderful violin & piano repertoire as an equal partnership, and having married in 2008, they are perhaps unusually well-placed to do so! Recent performances include the Rolston Hall at the [...]