Amstel Quartet

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"The most colourful saxophone quartet in the world"; that is the Amstel Quartet. Old music, new music, world music, classical chamber music, the Amstel Quartet plays it all and presents it in unexpected and innovative ways. Virtuosity, breaking new ground, and an unequalled perseverance are key. Regular visitors to major venues around the world, the repertoire offered by the Amstel Quartet covers a wide range of styles, from the cutting edge of contemporary music, to the masters of minimalism, to French cabaret songs, to Bach, Brahms and Wagner to Indian ragas - all delivered with a polish and panache that enthrals audiences wherever they perform. More info...

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Auricle Ensemble

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Formed in 2007, the Auricle Ensemble offers virtuoso playing and an approachable and inclusive style of performance. The group is formed around a core of eight players under musical director Chris Swaffer and includes some of Scotland’s finest and most versatile professional players. Projects available include Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, a live soundtrack of Copland’s music accompanying the silent film The City, Walton’s complete Façade, Mini-Mahler, Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, Kurt Weill's magical Christmas fairy tale Zaubernacht, Roxanna Panufnik's The Upside Down Sailor and Re-Write, with music by Jonny Greenwood, Stewart Copeland, Sarah Hayes and Steve Reich. For the younger audience there are also Auricle’s acclaimed Reduced Classics programmes. More info...

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Comberti-Cole Duo

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Sebastian Comberti and Maggie Cole have played together for many years as members of Trio Goya. Playing on instruments of the period, using gut strings, a fortepiano by Paul McNulty after a 1795 Anton Walter instrument, and a wealth of experience in historical performance practice, their repertoire encompasses late 18th- and early 19th-century works for cello and fortepiano from the dawn of the duo-sonata age. More info...

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Coull Quartet

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Formed in 1974 by students at the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance of renowned quartet leader, Sidney Griller, the Coull Quartet were Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Warwick for 42 years. The quartet, which still includes two founder members, have performed and broadcast extensively throughout the UK, and have made tours of Europe, the Americas, Australia, China, India and the Far East. They have also made over 30 recordings featuring a wide selection repertoire, including 20th-century and contemporary British chamber music. More info...

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Divertimenti Ensemble

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Divertimenti celebrated their 40th-anniversary season during 2018-19 and have become widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting and innovative British chamber groups of their generation. The core group comprises a string quintet with two cellos, also expanding to sextets and octets. Divertimenti have a long tradition of breaking new ground with adventurous repertoire, and championing the work of lesser-known composers. Touring throughout the British Isles, Divertimenti have appeared for music societies and major festivals such as Aldeburgh, Bath, King’s Lynn and Lichfield. Divertimenti also embarked on two major tours of Scotland in 2012 and 2014.                 More info...

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Graffiti Classics

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16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for everyone. Graffiti Classics burst the elitist boundaries of the traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It's a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! There really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fail to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction. More info...

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Tim Kliphuis

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Classically-trained Dutchman Tim Kliphuis ranks among the world's finest jazz violinists, often being called "the successor of Stéphane Grappelli". Tim has made the the UK his second home through regular sell-out appearances at major festivals and venues throughout the country. Tim is now exploring the myriad classical arrangements he has perfected over the years, to which he has most recently added Reflecting the Seasons, Tim’s own take on Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons. More info...

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Meraki Duo

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Winners of the 11th International Chamber Music Competition for Flute & Guitar this year in Spain, Meraki Duo have spent the past decade performing extensively in the UK with programmes that offer a distinctively diverse pairing of flute and guitar. In 2020 at London's 1901 Arts Club, Meraki Duo premièred their first substantial commission: À Norte, Rio Preto by fast-rising Brazilian composer Rafael Marino Arcaro. In their recitals, Meera Maharaj extends the expressive range of the duo by featuring the alto flute in works such as Debussy’s Beau Soir, Takemitsu’s Toward The Sea and Miroslav Tadić’s 4 Macedonian Pieces. They incorporate James Girling's arrangements of music spanning as widely as Messiaen’s wordless songs, Bacharach, and Brazilian folk-jazz of Hermeto Pascoal.

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Trio Goya

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Trio Goya play chamber music from the Classical period on instruments of the time. Formed out of a collective fascination with the rich and innovative trio repertoire that echoes the artistic development of Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The group concentrate their repertoire on the trios by Haydn and Mozart and the Beethoven opus 1 set, as well as lesser known contemporaries. Invited by Real World Studios to make a recording for their innovative download collaboration with Bowers and Wilkins, Trio Goya’s CD of Haydn trios, The Heart of Invention, was subsequently released on Chandos Records to extensive critical acclaim.  More info...

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Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay and Min-Jung Kym

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One of the most exciting young violin/piano duos to appear in recent years, this dynamic partnership focuses not only on the great masterpieces of the repertoire, but also champions lesser-known works deserving of a wider currency, such as the early Violin Sonata by Bartók. More info...

PLEASE NOTE: Derek Warby Artist Management is also pleased to take enquiries for Min-Jung Kym's solo and concerto work in the UK

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Sarah Watts

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Sarah Watts is a British clarinettist with an international profile for her performances on the low clarinets (bass and contrabass). She has toured all over the UK, Europe, USA, Brazil and China and released numerous albums on labels including Clarinet Classics, Cuillin Sound Music and Hyperion Records. Sarah has premiered many new works for the bass and contrabass clarinet and enjoys putting together collaborative programmes that often combine with different art forms and help to make new music accessible and enjoyable for all audiences. She is an Henri Selmer Paris artist, a Vandoren UK artist and a Silverstein Ligature artist. In 2016, she was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), London. More info...

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Zimro Ensemble

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The Zimro Ensemble are an exciting force on the chamber music scene. Core repertoire comprises music for both violin and viola, clarinet and piano, as well as additional cello or full string quartet. This electrifying ensemble boasts some of the UK's premier chamber musicians whose approach to performing combines fun and passion with a spirit of adventure. At the core of their niche repertoire are works such as Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio, Bartók’s Contrasts Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time and Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s TaleMore info...

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