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07 September 2011

More European dates for performances of 'Mikrokosmos', choreographed by Anne Teresa de Kersmaeker, with the quartet performing Bartok's 4th quartet live. please see the Autumn events column on the right.

Labels: Duke_Quartet

27 September 2010

Duke Quartet Update

The Dukes gave a concert of Kevin Volans Quartets recently as part of the prestigious Berlin Festspiele in the presence of the composer. We performed in the beautiful 14th century Parochialkirche with an unusual circular interior which made for an exquisite acoustic. Will post reviews when I get them.
During the summer we played at Dartington Summer School with a programme of Webern and Berg.
We are back working with Rosas Dance Company next year with lots of dates throughout Europe performing Bartok.

Labels: Duke_Quartet

05 October 2009

Beyond The Loop - Ticket Offer

A reminder that Beyond the Loop, a season of modern contemporary and classical music curated by John Metcalfe, runs at Kings Place in London from Wednesday to Saturday 7-10 October 2009. And it's still not to late to buy tickets with this special ticket offer...

The John Metcalfe Band, featuring Andy Gangadeen on drums and the Sonic Science of Simon Richmond play on Thursday 8 October @ 7.30pm.

The Duke Quartet (featuring John Metcalfe on viola) play on Friday 9 October @ 7.30pm before The Durutti Column (@ 9pm). This concert sees them perform music from two of the pre-eminent composers of our time, John Cage and Kevins Volans.

Tickets for either The John Metcalfe Band or The Duke Quartet are available for just £6.50 each. To book simply visit www.kingsplace.co.uk, register or login and enter the promotional code "loop"* in the box provided.

* Note the promotional code must be entered at the login or registration stage to claim your discount.

Labels: beyond_the_loop, concerts, Duke_Quartet, gigs

25 August 2009

Dartington

Just spent a week with the Duke Quartet down at the Dartington Summer school in Devon where we gave a concert and then coached various chamber ensembles throughout the week. Such a beautiful place and some great performers there such as Karin Georgian, Rivka Golani and Chloe Hanslip.

Labels: Dartington, Duke_Quartet

02 April 2009

Live Lounge with Just Jack

Played with my quartet on Jo Whiley's 'Live Lounge' yesterday with Just Jack with arrangements by Simon Hale. Jack was one of the nicest pop stars I've met! There is a film of it on iPlayer for the next seven days.

Labels: Duke_Quartet, Just_Jack

01 November 2008

The Duke Quartet

Still some tickets left for tomorrow night's concert in Hall One at the delicious Kings Place in Kings Cross. We are playing a guitar quintet with Tom Kerstens followed by Schubert's sublime and intense 'Death and the Maiden'.

Labels: concerts, Duke_Quartet, gigs, Tom_Kerstens

26 October 2008

Kings Place review

The Duke Quartet got this nice review from Tim Ashley in the Guardian for our performance of Steve Reich's 'Different Trains' at Kings Place.

'Hall Two is very different - a potentially more versatile and, it would seem, more popular - space, packed by a trendy crowd for a concert given by the Duke Quartet. Arvo Pärt's Summa, deftly and gracefully done, was followed by Steve Reich's Different Trains, a work for quartet and tape, in which the melodic contours of recorded speech form the basis of an exhilarating yet vaguely sinister portrait of travel and speed. Every lurch in tempo and volume registered thrillingly, and the response was enthusiastic'.

I didn't fully describe what an amazing day we had at Kings Place. Performing three different shows with only 30 minutes interval between each one to set up was intense to say the least but it was unbelievably exhilarating. Everyone played beautifully, the Duke Quartet, Max Richter and ensemble and all the musicians in my band. Full houses for all three shows made for a truly great afternoon.

Labels: concerts, Duke_Quartet, gigs, reviews

27 June 2008

Beyond The Loop

I have curated a 3 part event at the opening of King's Place, an outstanding brand new building in King's Cross featuring a state of the art concert hall combined with gallery, 2nd recital hall, restaurants and new home to the Guardian, London Sinfonietta, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and many other arts organisations. The acoustics in the main hall are absolutely stunning and rival (possibly better in my humble opinion) other famous halls such as the Wigmore.

The event is part of 5 days of concerts from a wide range of musicians and features a rare chance to hear the Max Richter ensemble, the Duke Quartet performing Steve Reich's seminal 'Different Trains' and the John Metcalfe band all in one place and time. This all happens on 1st October. Tickets are next to nothing so move fast!

www.kingsplace.co.uk

Labels: beyond_the_loop, concerts, Duke_Quartet, gigs

21 June 2007

Vienna

Just back from a week in Vienna with the Duke Quartet playing alongside Rosas Dance Company. We performed in the Theatre an den Wien where Beethoven lived and performed for 2 years. Among other music we played his monumental 'Grosse Fugue'. A complete and profound thrill.

Labels: concerts, Duke_Quartet, gigs