Fantastic news that Shmuel Ashkenasi is coming for a second visit to ChamberStudio on 20 May 2012 Born in 1941, Israeli violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi began his musical training in Tel-Aviv studying with legendary pedagogue Ilona Feher, the teacher of such violinists as Pinchas Zuckerman and Shlomo Mintz. He arrived in the United States while still [...]
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James Boyd (viola)
James Boyd is widely recognised as one of Britain’s finest chamber musicians. He has been a member of some of the country’s foremost ensembles and is in demand as a guest artist with many others. He was a member of the Raphael Ensemble for five years and a founder member of the Vellinger String Quartet. [...]
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Leos Cepicky (Violin)
Born in 1965, Leos Cepicky started learning the violin at the age of six and took up the piano four years later. Following in his footsteps, both his son Jakub (b. 1990) and daughter, Elisabeth (b. 1995) play the violin and Leoš plays with his son in public performances as often as possible. After spending [...]
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Levon Chilingirian (Violin)
Levon Chilingirian was born in Cyprus into a musical Armenian family. In London he studied at the Royal College of Music where he is now a professor. His early influences in music were his uncle, violinist Manoug Parikian, his teacher Hugh Bean, musicologist Hans Keller, and the Amadeus Quartet. His long-standing partnership with Clifford Benson [...]
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Peter Cropper (Violin)
Peter Cropper was born in Southport, Lancashire, England. He comes from a musical family; his grandfather was Leader of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and his uncle Principal viola player in the BBC Philharmonic for thirty-five years. At the age of thirteen he won a music scholarship to Uppingham School and whilst there joined the National [...]
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William Howard (piano)
WILLIAM HOWARD is established as one of Britain’s leading pianists, enjoying a career that has taken him to over 40 different countries. His performing life consists of solo recitals, concerto performances, guest appearances with chamber ensembles and instrumentalists, and regular touring with the Schubert Ensemble of London, Britain’s leading group for piano and strings and [...]
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Richard Ireland (Artistic Director)
Richard was a member of the Chilingirian Quartet until 2010. London-born into a family of string quartet players (his father Patrick was in the Allegri Quartet, and his brother Robin in the Lindsays), Richard studied with Eli Goren and Shmuel Ashkenasi, both eminent quartet leaders. Richard was Teaching Assistant to Shmuel Ashkenasi in the USA [...]
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Robin Ireland (Viola)
Robin Ireland was born in 1954, son of viola player Patrick Ireland and pianist Peggy Gray. He was a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School and studied at Cambridge University and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He had a short spell as leader of the Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra [...]
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Ralph Kirshbaum
We are delighted to welcome Ralph Kirshbaum to ChamberStudio for a special public masterclass event in Hall 2 on Sunday 21 October 2012. The distinguished career of Texas-born cellist Ralph Kirshbaum – which encompasses the worlds of solo performance, chamber music, recording, and pedagogy – clearly places him in “…the highest echelon of today’s [...]
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Martin Lovett (cello)
Martin Lovett was born in London in 1927. His father, a cellist in the Halle and London Philharmonic Orchestras, gave him his first cello lessons when he was 11 years old. At fifteen, he was awarded a scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London. In 1947, at the age of nineteen, he formed [...]
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Anthony Marwood (Violin)
ANTHONY MARWOOD combines his love of chamber music with regular appearances as soloist with orchestras around the world. Current and forthcoming engagements include concertos with the Boston Symphony, the St Louis Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the BBC Symphony, Collegium Musicum Winterthur, the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony. Conductors he has worked [...]
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Krysia Osostowicz (Violin)
Krysia is one of the leading violinists of her generation, known both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, at Cambridge University and in Salzburg with Sandor Vegh. She has given concerto and recital performances throughout Europe and made a series of award-winning recordings. Krysia was a founder [...]
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Ferenc Rados
ChamberStudio hosted a special visit from the distinguished Hungarian musician Ferenc Rados on 27 November 2011. An inspiring day, with the Belcea Quartet, Barbirolli Quartet, Wu Quartet and the Lawson Trio having masterclasses in Hall 2 at Kings Place. Ferenc Rados was Professor of piano and chamber music at the Franz Liszt University of Music. [...]
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Richard Lester (cello)
Leading chamber-musician, solo-cellist and member of the award-winning Florestan Trio, Richard Lester appears regularly at the world’s foremost concert venues and festivals. Equally at home on both period instruments and ‘modern’, he is principal cello with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In 2009 he joined the London [...]
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Christoph Richter (Cello)
After his studies with André Navarra and Pierre Fournier, Christoph Richter was principal cellist of the Northern Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany, conducted by Günter Wand. An intense collaboration with Sandor Végh and prizes at international competitions such as Paris (Rostropovich) and Geneva led him to the decision to leave the orchestra. He became professor at [...]
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Simon Rowland-Jones (Viola)
Performer, editor, composer and teacher, Simon Rowland-Jones has always led a very busy, all-embracing musical life. He was founder violist of the Chilingirian Quartet, in which he played for a total of ten years, and he has also performed with many other leading chamber groups, including the Nash Ensemble. As a soloist he made a [...]
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Laura Samuel (Violin)
Born in London in 1976 Laura studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music, London. Prizes include the Royal Over-Seas League, Musicians Benevolent Fund, Manoug Parikian Award and the TWIYCA Competition, resulting in her South Bank Recital debut. In 1994 she co-founded the Belcea Quartet and was a member for 16 years. The [...]
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Alasdair Tait (cello)
Scottish cellist Alasdair Tait has performed in many of the world’s major concert halls and is also much sought after as a chamber music coach and teacher. In 2009 Alasdair took up the position of Head of Chamber Music at Guildhall School of Music and Drama alongside his continuing role as Chief Executive of Young [...]
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Susan Tomes (Piano)
One of Britain’s foremost pianists, Susan Tomes grew up in Edinburgh and was the first woman to study music at King’s College, Cambridge. She is in demand as a recitalist and concerto soloist, and has recorded over fifty CDs, winning many international recording awards. She is particularly renowned for her achievements in chamber music. For [...]
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David Waterman (Cello)
David Waterman studied philosophy for six years at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Research Scholarship and MA and PhD degrees, and was a tutor to final-year philosophy undergraduates. In 1979 he became a founder member of the Endellion Quartet, now celebrating its thirtieth year. The Quartet has recorded for Warner Classics ( [...]
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Paul Watkins (Cello)
Acclaimed for his inspirational performances and eloquent musicianship, Paul Watkins enjoys a distinguished career both as a cellist and as a conductor, and in the 2009/10 season became the first ever Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra, and also took on the role of Principal Guest Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra. As solo cellist [...]
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