Primrose Piano Quartet
Friday 11 October 2019 at 7.30pm
Frank Bridge: Phantasy Quartet in F-sharp minor, H.94
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op.47
Saint-Saëns: Barcarolle in F major, Op.108
Fauré: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op.45
[clockwise from front] Susanne Stanzeleit, Dorothea Vogel, John Thwaites, Andrew Fuller
The Primrose Piano Quartet is regarded as one of the UK's leading chamber ensembles. It was formed in 2004 by four of the UK's top chamber musicians and is named after the great Scottish violist, William Primrose. Their acclaimed discography includes favourites such as Brahms's G minor (recommended on Radio 3), works by Fauré, Strauss and Schubert as well British repertoire featuring neglected masterpieces of the 19th and 20th century and major commissions from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Anthony Payne (premièred at the Cheltenham Festival and at King's Place London).
Their latest recording of the complete Brahms piano quartets was made in a historic hall Vienna using pianos of the period.
The Quartet enjoy a busy performing schedule throughout the UK and abroad with recent tours taking them to Denmark, Germany, Romania, Portugal and Bulgaria in addition to regular appearances at London's Kings Place, Wigmore and Conway Halls. Their own festival in West Meon, Hampshire is now in its ninth year, and they were appointed ensemble-in-residence at the Battle Festival in 2016.
​primrosepianoquartet.org.uk/