Thursday 5th October 2023

Castalian Quartet
Sini Simonen*, Daniel Roberts violins
Ruth Gibson viola,  Steffan Morris cello

Royal Philharmonic Society prizewinners and resident ensemble at Oxford University, the Castalian Quartet is in-demand on the world stage.  Recent debuts include New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The Quartet performs frequently at the Wigmore Hall.

Formed in 2011, the Castalian Quartet studied with Oliver Wille at the Hochschule für Musik, Hannover, before being selected by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2016.

*Please note that at this concert Sini Simonen is unavailable because she is on maternity leave, her place will be taken by violinist Benjamin Gilmore. Benjamin is Concert Master of the London Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Navarra Quartet.

PROGRAMME:

Mozart String Quartet in D minor K 421
Mark-Anthony Turnage String Quartet Awake
Beethoven String Quartet Op 130 with Grosse Fugue