by admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Reviews 2018/19
Review information to follow. Marmen String Quartet Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op.74 No.1 Glass: String Quartet No.3 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 Kindly supported by Making Music Concert Promoters’ Group Artists “ … Beethoven’s mighty Opus 132 was the...
by Katherine | Mar 29, 2019 | Reviews 2018/19
Derby Chamber Music: Ensemble Mirage, 29.3.19 Ensemble Mirage is a large, flexibly constituted chamber group on the lines of outfits like the Nash Ensemble. Four of its members – clarinettist Matthew Scott, pianist Alexandra Vaduva, violinist Alexandra Lomeiko and...
by admin | Mar 7, 2019 | Reviews 2018/19
This was a Concert of three halves! Our international prize-winning pianist, Florian Mitrea, proved to be an engaging musician with infectious energy and enthusiasm. He began with an early set of Mozart variations on what was revealed to be a familiar nursery-rhyme...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Reviews 2018/19
The Eblana String Trio has played for Derby Chamber Music before, but this was the group’s first visit without an additional player, and it was good to have them shining a spotlight on repertoire that is too often overshadowed by that of the string...
by admin | Jan 18, 2019 | Reviews 2018/19
I’m sure I’ve said this before, but, much as I love the saxophone (in all sizes) as a solo instrument, a quartet is more problematic. Unless the composer/arranger, and/or the players, is/are careful, the sound can end up just too homogeneous to be really interesting....
by admin | Dec 7, 2018 | Reviews 2018/19
The Zelkova Quartet, making its third visit to Derby Chamber Music, once again impressed with the players’ taut ensemble, expressive command and sheer vitality.It was a programme of quiet, unassuming openings, in their different ways. One of Haydn’s more sombre...
