The Bridge Quartet give here, arguably, the finest account of Grieg's G Minor Quartet since the 1937 Budapest version and certainly the most idiomatic of all modern recordings. This is noble playing admirably recorded.
1 March 2007
The Bridge Quartet, Hounslow's Musicians in Residence, are offering two free tickets for their concert at 6p.m. on Sunday 25th March at Chiswick Town Hall.
Just go on their Web site (www.bridgequartet.com) to answer this question:
"What community events are the Bridge Quartet involved in during March 2007?"
The first to contact [this publication] with the correct answer will be given two free tickets to the concert. Otherwise, call the box office on 0845 – 456 2840 or go to :www.hounslow.info/whatson
Programme:
Bridge “Noveletten”
Schubert "Rosamunde" quartet in A minor
Elgar quartet in E minor
Can be obtained from Cathy Schofield - contact details below.
The West 4 series of concerts is organised as part of the Quartet’s appointment as Musicians in Residence for Hounslow. The Borough is supporting the Quartet for three years and the concert series will be run at Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, London W4 4JN. The summer concert will be on Friday 22 June 2007.
The Quartet is complimenting the series with community performances and workshops in the Borough. Recent activities include: a concert at the West Middlesex Hospital, the Brentford Water Festival, the St Pauls Festival, and school workshops and performances on the theme of water.
The Bridge Quartet is firmly established as one of Britain's leading string quartets. Their acclaimed recordings for Meridian, particularly of the complete quartets by their namesake, the British composer Frank Bridge (1879-1941), have led to invitations to tour internationally, including the USA, Switzerland and this season in Italy, Spain and France. They often perform in London, most recently at the South Bank Centre - Haydn 'Seven Last Words' and late Beethoven and to a capacity audience at Wigmore Hall: Ravel and Brahms quartets and the first London performance of the Bridge Viola Quintet.
They have performed in many festivals and series throughout the UK such as the Warwick International Quartet Series and Cambridge Summer Recitals as well as for numerous music clubs. They collaborate with some of the UK's outstanding performers in Brahms Sextet, Schubert cello quintet, Mozart viola quintets as well as clarinet and piano quintets. The quartet also perform as core members of the London Chamber Ensemble, directed by their leader Madeleine Mitchell "one of Britain's liveliest musical forces" (The Times 2005).
For further information or to arrange interviews, please contact Cathy Schofield on:
Phone: +44 - (0)20 - 8579 4624
e-mail: info@bridgequartet.com
Web: www.bridgequartet.com
Madeleine Mitchell violin 1
Catherine Schofield violin 2
Michael Schofield viola
Lucy Wilding cello