Shelly Art - London Concertante

AUDIO

BIOGRAPHY

PRINCIPAL PLAYERS
Adam Summerhayes - Leader/Violin
Matthew Quenby - Principal Viola
Chris Grist - Principal Cello
Ben Griffiths - Principal Bass
David Gordon - Harpsichord

Other players include:
Matthew Scrivenor - Guest Leader, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Maya Magub - 1st Violin in London Mozart Players
Dania Alzapiedi - Co-principal 2nd Violin, BBC Philharmonic
Julian Sperry - Guest Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra

London Concertante celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2001, having become one of the finest chamber orchestras in England. Under the dynamic new leadership of virtuoso violinist, Adam Summerhayes ("to die for" The Strad), the orchestra now gives more than 80 concerts a year, making it also one of the busiest chamber orchestras in the UK.

As well as a regular series of concerts at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, they perform throughout the UK for music clubs and festivals, also making appearances at some of the country's major concert halls including the Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and St. John's Smith Square.

London concertante enjoy long-standing relationships with many choral societies and opera companies. Along with their regular series of orchestral concerts, they tour regularly with Palace Opera (including 2 weeks at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival) and Pegasus Opera; they play regularly for choral societies throughout the UK. Their CDs have been broadcast on both BBC Radio and Classic FM.

DISCOGRAPHY

	Allegro Mendelssohn - Tchaikovsky - Mozart Vivaldi - Brahms - Schubert Monti - Piazzolla
	MENDELSSOHN - OCTET Octet String Symphony No. 10
	Gypsy Strings Put out your cigarettes and dance Flipper Lament Caravan and more ...
	Adagio Mozart - Clarinet Quintet (slow movement) Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile Barber – Adagio Vivaldi - Adagio from the Concerto for 2 Cellos and more ..
	English Serenade Elgar - Serenade for Strings Holst - St. Paul's Suite Walter - Elegy Ireland - Concertino Pastorale
	Brahms - Schoenberg Brahms - Sextet No. 2 in G major Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht
	Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Violin Concerto in E major Concerto for Two Violins
	Vivaldi Four Seasons PachelbelCanon in D
	Mozart Divertimento in D Piano Concerto in A major Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
	Bach Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (1st movement) Purcell – Chaconne Bach – Air on the G String
	Mendelssohn - Schubert Concerto for Violin, Piano & Strings Schubert Rondo for Violin & Strings SchubertTrio (Adagio)

REVIEWS

"played with silky-toned elegance....extraordinary unanimity. The London Concertante members, fine chamber musicians that they are, played with an uncanny clarity of texture...exquisite."
The Strad

“This is superb chamber playing"
The Scotsman

"Quality musicians...excellent...pursuing each new pulse with the unanimity of a shoal of fish. They play with tone as soft as velvet, bow strokes that really sing and a Romanticist's wide volume range”
Evening Standard

"The London Concertante was a pleasure to listen to. There was snap to the rhythm, lively wind sound a warmth and enjoyment to the playing"
The Stage

“sheen and panache…fresh, piquant sound. Great music, played neat”
The TIMES