This Season’s Programme

Born in Burton-on-Trent, Lucy Crowe studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she is now a Fellow. In recital she has appeared at the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, Mostly Mozart and Salzburg Festivals and the BBC Proms. Lucy has a vast discography. Her debut disc for Linn records with Anna Tilbrook featuring Berg, Strauss, and Schoenberg has just been released.

Programme to include Richard Strauss’ voluptuous Four Last Songs and the Berg Seven Early Songs.

During his illustrious career, Martin Roscoe has become one of the UK’s most loved and respected pianists. With his extensive repertoire, consummate musicianship and immediate connection with audiences, he is in great demand as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. Martin appears regularly at the Wigmore Hall and has long-standing associations with many of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Scottish Symphony. A prolific recording artist, Martin has a distinguished discography and is one of the most broadcast pianists on BBC Radio 3.

Since their formation in 2000, 4 Girls 4 Harps have been heard in numerous venues and festivals in the UK and across Europe, delighting audiences with their dynamic performances and innovative repertoire. Harriet Adie, Keziah Thomas, Eleanor Turner and Elizabeth Bass are four harpists who have a shared goal of presenting new works and their own idiomatic transcriptions to show off the full scope of four concert harps. Many original works have been commissioned by the group, helping them to establish themselves as the leading harp ensemble in Europe.

Their programme includes popular favourites, with a seasonal flavour!

Described as a pianist with ‘with great possibilities of nuance and perfect flexibility’ (Revista Arta), Victor Lim is establishing himself as one of the most versatile and creative musicians of his generation. Following his first public appearance in the televised BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012, Victor has performed around the world in UK, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, China, Singapore and South Korea. As a musician with tireless curiosity for all genres of music, Victor’s repertoire ranges from Rameau to Kapustin and his interest in new music has led to recent collaborations with Graham Fitkin and Stephen Hough. Victor is currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music with Kathryn Stott.

Violinist, director and festival director Jack Liebeck, possesses “flawless technical mastery” and a “beguiling silvery tone” (BBC Music Magazine). Jack has been named as the Royal Academy of Music’s first Émile Sauret Professor of Violin and as the new Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music from 2022. Jack’s playing embraces the worlds of elegant chamber-chic Mozart through to the impassioned mastery required to frame Brett Dean’s award-winning violin concerto The Lost Art of Letter Writing.

The Hillon Trio is an upcoming group of young performers at the Royal Northern College of Music. Enjoying a range of repertoire, they strive to find and revive hidden gems of the classical and romantic era and bring repertoire that is undeservedly and unjustly forgotten back into the spotlight.

Le Quatuor Hallé are all principal players at the Hallé Orchestra. Led by Principal Oboe, Stephane Rancourt, they combine their careers as orchestral musicians with an active schedule of chamber music.

Now in their 45th year, the Brodsky Quartet continue to strike that perfect balance between being masters of their craft, whilst keeping things fresh and innovative. Their energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide.

Photograph by Sarah Cresswell