John Myerscough coaches the Kleio String Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
The Long Gallery, Lauderdale House
Free to Observe
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Described by Alina Ibragimova as ‘a wonderfully dedicated group of musicians who bring assuredness and freshness to everything they play’, the Kleio Quartet was formed at the Seiji Ozawa International Chamber Academy in 2019.
They have performed in major international venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Victoria Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the DR Koncerthuset and many others.
The Kleio Quartet is particularly grateful to have received support and mentorship from Alina Ibragimova, as well as from John Myerscough thanks to ChamberStudio's Mentorship Scheme. They have also received coaching from world-renowned chamber musicians Sadao Harada, Nobuko Imai, Pamela Frank, Pinchas Zukerman, Eckart Runge, Michael Gurevich and Gyorgy Kurtag.
This season they will hold a Residency at Snape Maltings' Britten-Pears Festival in Aldeburgh and are delighted to have been selected as winners of the Tunnell Trust’s Awards Scheme 2022/23.
Further afield they have been invited to take part in the Residency programme at the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam. The Kleio Quartet are City Music Foundation Artists and are grateful for the ongoing support of Le Dimore del Quartetto.
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John Myerscough leads a busy international career as the cellist of the Doric String Quartet. Regular visitors to London’s Wigmore Hall, since 2010 the Quartet has recorded exclusively for Chandos Records, with recent releases including the complete Britten quartets, works by Mendelssohn, Schubert and Brett Dean, as well as its continuing series of Haydn string quartets.
Alongside his work with the Doric, John performs widely as a solo cellist and chamber musician. In 2006 he won the Gold Medal and First Prize at the Royal Overseas League Music Competition. He is also active as a baroque cellist and has appeared with groups including La Nuova Musica and La Serenissima.
Away from the concert stage John is a dedicated teacher and mentor. He is Professor of cello and chamber music at the Royal Academy of Music, London and gives string quartet masterclasses as part of Chamber Studio at King’s Place in London. John performs on a 1587 Brothers Amati cello.