Celebrating the violin Leeds Oct 14-19 ’24. Lord Michael Berkeley President, Lord Menuhin Founder Patron. Director @MadeleineM_Vln🎻Chairman Michael Beverley DL
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@ThreeChoirs Fri 31.7, 11am-12.30 St Nicholas: Howells ‘In Gloucestershire’ (Earlier version 1920), Chosen Tune & Luchinushka arr @MadeleineM_Vln “Perfection” @MusicMagazine Charles Wood ‘Highgate’ on💿feat. @BBCRadio3, CD of the week @RTElyricfm & @bbcradioulster @GramophoneMag
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Just had the pleasure of spending 2 weeks on a music course at Giggleswick including giving a concert in the magnificent chapel #Yorkshire
Just had the pleasure of spending 2 weeks on a music course at Giggleswick including giving a concert in the magnificent chapel 🎶 #Yorkshire
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Key Changes: Radio 3's Essential History of Classical Music - 1727: Season of the Violin - BBC Sounds.
Producer Zerlina Vulliamy bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yn…
The title of our Red Violin festival was inspired by Le Violon Rouge paintings
To celebrate release day @LonChamberEns 💿Charles Wood String Quartets, @TheCuspMagazine has published my article: ‘The Art of Album Covers’ bit.ly/4dbbSLp Artists: Sinéad Smyth (Wood), Harold Gilman (Howells), Evelyn Mitchell (🎻Conversations), Alan Bickley (G Williams)
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Our💿Charles Wood String Quartets @SOMMRecordings released 15 May! ‘Highgate’ 1893, Variations on an Irish Folk Tune 1916, ‘Harrogate’ 1912, all 1st recordings. Thanks to @cvs_society @VWFndn @FRouthTrust @RCMLondon @bbcradioulster CD of the Week!
💿order: listn.fm/woodstringquartets
Happy 110th birthday to our Founder Patron
Happy Birthday to Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, conductor & founder of the Menuhin School! Join us Sat 2:30pm at The Menuhin Hall for a concert in celebration of his remarkable legacy. Tickets from £10: menuhinhall.co.uk/events/fou… #YehudiMenuhin #ClassicalMusic #MenuhinHall
Great to see this. Their Howells Quartet performance was a highlight of the @RedViolinFest Michael White @CatholicHerald
📣Our next album release 15 May, 1st recordings. Charles Wood (1866-1926) @CaiusCollege Pre-order: prestomusic.com/classical/pr…
Concerts: 23.5 @EMF_music @DartingtonTrust 31.5 3-4pm @StMarysPerivale Free+💿signing 31.7 11am @ThreeChoirs #Gloucester +Wood pupil Howells🎶@BMusicSociety
ALT Charles Wood string quartets, London Chamber Ensemble directed by Madeleine Mitchell. SOMM recordings
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RIP Jenni Murray. Had the privilege of being interviewed by her twice on Woman’s Hour, first re @RedViolinFest then re @LonChamberEns #GraceWilliams Chamber Music💿 where she got me to play 🎻live in the little studio in Broadcasting House. Wonderful lady bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwj…
Fascinating, especially about how Lord Menuhin became Red Violin Patron. Here’s the link mentioned share.google/7PEPDbhASZEH0An…
Pleased to be interviewed by Meet the Musicians - 50’ from early life to @RCMLondon @EastmanSchool @RedViolinFest @LonChamberEns @nmcrecordings #Nyman etc & concerts: Piano Trio 12.3 #Ludlow, #Delius Double Concerto 28.3 SW1W 9AL, Recital #Letchworth 8.4 open.spotify.com/episode/23I…
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#GraceWilliams 120th b’day 🙏@BMusicSociety @VWFndn @CityStGeorges #TyCerdd @NLWales 1st recordings dir @MadeleineM_Vln no.2 ClassicalCharts on release! Guardian CDoftheWeek “Passionate persuasive advocacy” @RichardBratby @GramophoneMag Rondo💃 @ClassicFM: facebook.com/share/v/1GcmcNt…
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Can’t make it this year as we have a piano trio concert in Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Honoured to have been nominated for @RedViolinFest Leeds in series/events.
Huge congratulations @jakeheggiemusic & #genescheer for winning a Grammy last night @RecordingAcad for their opera ‘Intelligence’ @HouGrandOpera
We were so thrilled to give the European première of their work ‘Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope’ at Red Violin Leeds 2024
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This clip @S4C contains original footage of Stalag VIII, the prisoner of war camp where Messiaen wrote this work youtu.be/XnAADx4o3ok?si=pr7T…
Our original recording @SnapeMaltings is here: joannamacgregor.net/albums/m…
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Today! 7-9pm @Riverhousebarn #WaltononThames. Companion Play ‘A Walk through the End of Time’ by @jessicaduchen (40’) followed by #Messiaen Quatuor @LonChamberEns @ianpacemain @cellospooner @AntoineAmi Tx £20 riverhousebarn.co.uk/events/… 🍷after. DM for comps #HolocaustMemorialDay
The Howells quartet was extremely well received in the Red Violin festival in Leeds, with a rave review from Michael White.
Thank you @RCMLondon for this feature in the latest #Upbeat magazine incl @LonChamberEns @SOMMRecordings - supported 🙏 @cvs_society @VWFndn Concerts’26: @EMF_music @ThreeChoirs
US Tour: @UMNews @CUNY (Copland School) @SFConservMusic @NoontimeConcert + @BilkentUniv @UKinTurkiye
ALT Royal College of Music Upbeat magazine feature on Violin Professor Madeleine Mitchell
This fantastic collection of new works for 🎻& percussion inspired by Lou Harrison Concerto was launched at @RedViolinFest Cardiff 2007 @cardiffuni
Congratulations to all @IvorsAcademy awards. Wonderful celebration of new music @BBCRadio3 Special shout out for #AnneDudley - Fellowship. Proud to have commissioned her Vermillion Rhapsody with #ensemblebash for our FiddleSticks collaboration @ace_national & album @SignumRecords
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Madeleine Mitchell shines a light on the Violin Concerto by Grace Williams, Wales's most significant female composer, ahead of a performance in Wrexham on 9 November 🎻 thestrad.com/playing-hub/a-n…
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Sun 14.9, 3-4pm free Trio concert with Julian Milford, piano & Kirsten Jenson, cello: Mel Bonis, Dyson @DysonMusicTrust, Brahms B+ trio, live-streamed @StMarysPerivale st-marys-perivale.org.uk/eve… [Photo: sold out @LeightonHouse_ concert June]
2026: 12.3 Ludlow 19.6 @SouthendCityC
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Good to hear @CW_Armagh Charles Wood Festival Singers @davidhconductor @musoman74 @BBCR4Sunday We’ve just recorded more Charles Wood (1866-1926) Quartets @adaqkhan @StSilasNW5 for @SOMM album 2026 thanks to @cvs_society @VWFndn @FRouthTrust CW: @RCMLondon & Fellow @CaiusCollege
The #Howells they played in Leeds @LCEventsEnts receiving a rave review from @CatholicHerald and on their @SOMMRecordings album Howells & Wood - one of @Gramophone’s ‘recommended recordings 2024’
Join us for a glorious evening of Haydn - The Bird, Howells - In Gloucestershire, & Ravel - String Quartet F major from @LonChamberEns tomorrow, June 11 7:30 pinnermusicfestival.co.uk/lo… #StringQuartet in #Pinner
ALT London Chamber Ensemble