Join us for a wonderful evening of music with the dynamic Perpetuo ensemble together with the outstanding Neapolitan pianist Emma Abbate. There are favourites from Schumann and Fauré, and a rare chance to hear a concert trio by the modern theatre composer Adrian Sutton, acclaimed for his work on War Horse
Programme
Adrian Sutton: Trio Dances for String Trio
Robert Schumann: Piano quartet in E flat major, op. 47
INTERVAL
Gabriel Fauré: Piano quartet no. 1 in C minor op. 15
Perpetuo is an innovative ensemble which performs an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary chamber music in ‘found spaces’, regularly taking music to museums, cafes, and other unexpected locations (not excluding Victorian railway buildings).
Fenella Humphreys is one of the UK’s most versatile violinists and winner of the BBC Music Magazine’s Premiere Award in 2023, and of the Instrumental Award in 2018. A passionate chamber musician, Fenella also enjoys guest-leading and directing ensembles in Europe, and can currently be heard playing Tango with the Uruguayan master of the bandoneon, Hector Ulises Passarella.
Gary Pomeroy, viola, is also a member of the Heath Quartet, which has recently been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award. He has played for a live recording of the complete string quartets of Michael Tippett and Bela Bartok, and the Tchaikovsky Quartets 1 + 3, both to critical acclaim.
Cellist Cara Berridge is a founder member of the Sacconi Quartet which has won prizes at several international competitions, and has performed at all major London venues as well as travelling extensively to play throughout Europe. Cara guests with other chamber orchestras, and has recorded music for film and TV. She plays a Nicolaus Gagliano cello from 1781, generously on loan from the charity, The Royal Society of Musicians.
Emma Abbate regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and recently fronted an episode of ‘Inside Music’. Together with Julian Perkins, she has recorded the complete keyboard duets of Mozart and Weber on original Viennese fortepianos. Julian and Emma’s latest duet release, entitled Tournament for Twenty Fingers, features piano duets by British composers from the twentieth century: the disc has received 5-star reviews on BBC Music Magazine and has been chosen by Scala Radio as ‘Album of the Weekend’.
Please note that tickets on the door on the night will cost £28 and £18 respectively