Leonore Piano Trio
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Leonore Piano Trio Formed in 2012, the Leonore Trio The Leonore Trio’s members are keen brings together three internationally exponents of contemporary music: they acclaimed artists whose piano trio gave the first performance of Holkham performances as part of Ensemble 360 Beach , a piece written for and dedicated were met with such an enthusiastic to the Trio by Simon Rowland-Jones; response that they decided to form a and they play the piano trios of piano trio in its own right. distinguished composers including David Matthews, Harrison Birtwistle and Huw Watkins. The Trio has since given concerts throughout the UK, Italy, Norway (Bergen International Festival and Recent highlights include a Oslo Concert Hall), Denmark and in performance of the complete New Zealand. Whilst in New Zealand Beethoven Piano Trios at Kings Place, they played to and coached a group of and an even broader long term young musicians as part of the project, including all the works by Sistema Aotearoa programme, and Beethoven for piano trio, piano and were adjudicators of the Royal Over- violin, and piano and cello for Music in Seas League New Zealand Chamber the Round in Sheffield. Music Competition. Their concert in Hamilton was broadcast on Radio The 2018-19 season saw performances New Zealand. at Leamington Music Festival, “ Hard to imagine playing of a Nottingham Chamber Music Society, greater empathy […] The Leonores The Trio’s debut recording for Hyperion and Music at Paxton. They also play with truly glorious affection of piano trios of Anton Arensky was performed recitals in Oxford, Durham, and security ” released in March 2014. The disc Manchester, Richmond, and toured Gramophone Magazine received critical acclaim both Scotland. Their recordings of the nationally and internationally with complete Parry Trios, released in June praise for the Trio’s "revelatory and July on Hyperion, were lauded by playing" ( The Observer ) and critics as “fresh, intelligent and “impressively wide range of timbres” strikingly stylish” (Gramophone ), and (Limelight Magazine ). Their second “fine recordings” (BBC Record Review ). and third discs for Hyperion – works by Lalo, and Rimsky-Korsakov and The current season’s highlights Taneyev, respectively – were warmly include the Trio’s return to Istanbul’s received, while their disc of David Süreyya Opera House and the Sage Matthews complete piano trios, Gateshead. They also conclude their released on Toccata Classics, was Beethoven project in Sheffield for described by the composer himself as Music in the Round, and continue Benjamin Nabarro – violin “definitive”. Continuing their affinity Gemma Rosefield - cello recording for Hyperion. for unearthing hidden treasures Tim Horton – piano within the piano trio repertoire, they released a disc of Johann Peter Pixis’ Valid for use until 1 September 2020 Piano Trios in late 2017. For updated versions please contact [email protected] Rayfield Allied Member of the International Artist 9-12 The Stableyard, Managers’ Association Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL , UK Rayfield Allied acts as agent only and can www.rayfieldallied.com accept no responsibility as principal E-mail [email protected] Telephone +44 (0) 20 3176 5500 Facsimile +44 (0) 700 602 4143 Leonore Piano Trio Benjamin Nabarro, Violin Gemma Rosefield, Cello Tim Horton, Piano Described by Musical Opinion as "an Winner of the prestigious Pierre Tim Horton replaced Alfred Brendel at outstanding artist", Benjamin Nabarro Fournier Award at Wigmore Hall in short notice in two performances of has performed throughout Europe, 2007, Gemma made her concerto Schoenberg's Piano Concerto with the North America, Africa, and the Middle debut at the age of sixteen, when she City of Birmingham Symphony and Far East. won First Prize in the European Music Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle at for Youth Competition in Oslo, Symphony Hall Birmingham and at As a soloist or guest concertmaster he Norway, playing a televised the Royal Festival Hall in London. In has played with the BBC Symphony, performance of the Saint-Saëns 2005 he was made Scholar of the BBC Scottish Symphony, English Concerto with the Norwegian Radio Klavier Festival Ruhr, at the Chamber and Scottish Chamber Symphony Orchestra. instigation of Alfred Brendel. Orchestras, and with the Philharmonia, where he played Gemma has released a much He is pianist with Ensemble 360, and Scherezade under the baton of acclaimed recording for Hyperion of has collaborated with leading Charles Dutoit. His concerto the complete works for cello and chamber musicians such as Adrian performances have won praise for orchestra by Sir Charles Villiers Brendel, Paul Lewis, Peter Cropper, their "purity of style, elegance of Stanford. Described by The Strad as a the Elias and Vertavo Quartets, phrasing and unsurpassed perfection "mesmerising musical treasure", by Charles Owen and the Kungsbacka of technique" ( Musical Opinion ). the London Evening Standard as “a Trio. He plays regularly with violist phenomenal talent”, and featured in Robin Ireland, and their two Benjamin is a regular guest of the BBC Music Magazine as “one to recordings for Nimbus have been Nash Ensemble, where he has watch”, Gemma made her solo debut highly acclaimed. appeared in concerts worldwide, and in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam has made numerous recording for and in the Diligentia, The Hague, in As a soloist he has performed in Hyperion and Dutton. His concerto the New Masters International Recital recital and concerto throughout engagements have included Series. On BBC Radio 3 she performed Europe and is currently engaged in a performances of works by Glazounov, Michael Ellison’s Concerto for cello, four-year cycle of the Beethoven Mendelssohn, Mozart and Brahms, Turkish instruments and orchestra Sonatas at the Crucible, Sheffield. and he has regularly been invited to with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. the festivals of Schleswig Holstein, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Gemma plays on an Alessandro Nuremberg, Cheltenham, BBC Proms, Gagliano cello of 1704, formerly Aldeburgh and Bath. belonging to the Prince Regent. He plays on a violin made by G.B Rogeri of 1695. Rayfield Allied Member of the International Artist 9-12 The Stableyard, Managers’ Association Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL , UK Rayfield Allied acts as agent only and can www.rayfieldallied.com accept no responsibility as principal E-mail [email protected] Telephone +44 (0) 20 3176 5500 Facsimile +44 (0) 700 602 4143 .