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Welcome to Derek Warby Artist Management, home to some of the UK’s finest ensembles and musicians.

Derek Warby Artist Management was formed in the summer of 2007 to manage a range of ensembles and musicians. Active in professional music management since 1980, Derek Warby has worked with some of the world’s most established musicians and is now privileged to look after Chaconne Brass, the Dante Quartet, Divertimenti, ensemblebash, New London Chamber Ensemble, Primavera Ensemble, the Primrose Piano Quartet, Stenclmusic and the Zimro Trio, as well as Brazilian flautist James Strauss, Dutch jazz/swing violinist Tim Kliphuis, the eminent jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Mike Westbrook and the comedy string trio Pluck.

Latest News

Derek Warby Artist Management is proud to have been associated with Chaconne Brass's 25th Anniversary concert in Cadogan Hall on 12 November. Part birthday party, part preview of some of the exciting projects Chaconne has lined up for the future, this concert comprised entirely music written written for the group, epitomising everything Chaconne stands for - innovation, excellence and the pushing of boundaries. The concert was recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast. Chaconne's new 25th Anniversary CD, Dancing in the Dark, was released on the Deux-Elles label on 15 February. This has already attracted an excellent review in The Independent.

Dante Quartet

The Dante Quartet has enjoyed a very busy summer schedule, with concerts at the Bradfield, Bury St Edmunds, Buxton, Newbury Spring, Thaxted and Three Choirs Festivals and has just returned from its highly-acclamed series of concerts at the Peter the Great Festival in Groningen in the Netherlands. The Quartet will return to Holland in March 2011 for further concerts.

Divertimenti

Divertimenti have just added to its repertoire the beautiful String Quintet No 8 by Beethoven's pupil Ferdinand Ries and are delighted to announce the publication of its new website www.divertimenti-ensemble.com.

ensemblebash

Members of ensemblebash have been partipating in events such as the Cambridge Holiday Orchestra and the Proms Inspire project for young composers.

New London Chamber Ensemble

The nlce will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a performance at this year's Two Moors Festival on 3 October .

Tim Kliphuis

Tim Kliphuis has just released his new CD Acoustic Voyage.

Primrose Piano Quartet
 
The Primrose Piano Quarte has presented the London Premiere of its innovative Variations on a Jacobite Air, a set of variations by leading British composers on a lesser-known air by Robert Burns to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. Composers participating so far are Sally Beamish, John Casken, Jacques Cohen, Joe Cutler, Peter Fribbins, Stephen Goss, Piers Hellawell, Robin Ireland, Julian Jacobson, James MacMillan, Anthony Payne and Francis Pott.

James Strauss

James Strauss has recently toured Japan to rave reviews and has released his first four CDs, The Brazilian Album, The Encore Album, music by Beethoven arranged by Hummel and the world première recording of the recently discovered Concertstück for flute and orchestra by Tchaikovsky.

Mike Westbrook

Mike Westbrook THE VILLAGE BAND will appear at Ronnie Scott's as part of its Brit Jazz Fest. Kate and Mike Westbrook's latest CD Fine 'n Yellow is now released on Westbrook Records

Zimro Trio

The Zimro Trio has been chosen as one of the featured artists on the 2010-11 Making Music Concert Promoters' Network.


Chaconne
| Dante | Divertimenti | ensemblebash | Kliphuis | nlce | Pluck | Primavera
| Primrose | Stenclmusic | Strauss | Westbrook | Zimro

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