GOETHE STRING QUARTET

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The Goethe String Quartet originated from the Romsey Chamber Music Festival in 2022. It is comprised of Luke Hsu and Laura Rickard (violins), Marthe Husum (viola) and Rainer Crosett (cello). The quartet is an international ensemble that has already received critical acclaim for their performances.

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Programme:

HAYDN   String Quartet Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’

SCHUMANN   String Quartet No.1 in A minor

BEETHOVEN   String Quartet No.15 Op.132

 

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GERARD FLOTATS (cello)

JULIAN CHAN (piano)

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Catalan cellist Gerard Flotats is a versatile young musician who has won many awards and prizes in both solo and chamber settings. He is studying for an Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music. Julian Chan is an innovative pianist and composer who has won prizes at prestigious international competitions across Europe and Asia.

 

Programme:

BACH    Cello Suite No.3 BWV 1009

BEETHOVEN    Cello Sonata Op. 5 No. 2

SUK    Ballade & Serenade

CHOPIN    Cello Sonata Op. 65

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Kindly supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.

TOBY COOK (viola)
VICTOR LIM (piano)

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Based in Zurich, London and Berlin Toby Cook performs as a soloist and chamber musician across the UK and Europe. He has won many awards at international string competitions and is a Tillett Trust and Villa Musica artist. Victor Lim, born in South Korea, was an ABSRM scholar at the Royal Northern College of Music where he won the Gold Medal in 2021. He combines his active solo career with a great passion for chamber music.

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Programme

SCHUBERT    Arpeggione Sonata

SCHUMANN    Märchenbilder

BRAHMS    Viola Sonata No, 1

BRIDGE    Pensiero & Allegro Appassionato

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Kindly supported by the Tillett Trust

ROSE GOSNEY (violin)
DUNCAN HONEYBOURNE (piano)​

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Rose Gosney has already established herself as an artist of remarkable brilliance and depth. In 2024 she was Leader of the National Youth Orchestra and a quarterfinalist in the BBC Young Musician of the year. She has performed solo concertos by Elgar, Mendelssohn and Korngold with local orchestras. Duncan Honeybourne has had a colourful and diverse career as a pianist and in music education. He has toured extensively in the UK, Ireland and Europe as solo and lecture recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician.

 

Programme:

MOZART    Violin Sonata K302

ELGAR    Violin Sonata

BRAHMS    FAE Sonata (Presto)

CLARA SCHUMANN    Three Romances Op.22

HUBAY    Carmen Fantasy

THE PORTRAIT PLAYERS

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Featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo, lute) and Miriam Nohl (cello and viola da gamba), this trio has quickly established a busy concert schedule with music inspired by historical characters.

 

Programme:

Ye Gentle Spirits - songs of madness, myth, and magic. The programme will include works by Robert Johnson, John Dowland, William Lawes, and ‘mad songs’ by John Eccles and Henry Purcell. The Portrait Players will explore songs inspired by the works of Shakespeare and shine a light on the performers of the time.

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Kindly supported by Making Music PDGYA scheme

Tickets:

Young persons under 18 FREE

 

Single Tickets at the door £20

 

SingleTickets in advance £18 from Pot Pourri, Brookley Road, Brockenhurst, or from Sway Deli.

Also from:

TicketSource (www.ticketsource.co.uk) for £18 plus a small booking fee.

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Venue:

All the concerts take place at St Saviour’s Church, Wilverley Road  Brockenhurst 
SO42 7SP

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Membership:

Full Membership for the 2025 season costs £75, which includes entry to all five concerts and a free concert programme. 

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