The Smith Quartet play Philip Glass at St George's Bristol

Por Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 22 abril 2013

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Crítica hecha desde St George's Bristol, Bristol el 19 abril 2013

Glass, String Quartet no. 3, “Mishima”

Glass, String Quartet no. 1

Glass, String Quartet no. 4 "Buczak"

Glass, String Quartet no. 2 "Company"

Glass, String Quartet no. 5

Smith Quartet

Two Michael Nyman works for string quartet at St John's Smith Square

Melissa Hok Cee Wong, 1st June

This Saturday afternoon concert by the Smith Quartet – the first in a two-concert series that would present the complete string quartets of Michael Nyman, including the UK première of his String Quartet no.

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Transparent Glass: The Smith Quartet at St John's Smith Square

Paul Kilbey, 12th October

Bathed in a wash of soft blue light, St John’s Smith Square was home to a remarkable concert on Friday night with the Smith Quartet presenting all five of Philip Glass’ string quartets. The performance, played with the sensitivity of real experts in this repertoire, provided an insightful and absorbing overview to the many different sides of Glass.

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A Steve Reich experience at St Paul's School

Helen Fraser, 26th November

Do you remember when Steve Reich, “America’s greatest living composer”, came to your school concert and you performed his seminal work Clapping Music with the great man? No? Well, Joshua Kellie does. Joshua was one of the talented (and fortunate) St Paul’s School pupils chosen to perform in a concert in honour of the minimalist composer on his 75th birthday.

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Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 23rd March

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*****

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Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 18th March

Con Martha Argerich como figura de excepción, la Orchestra della Svizzera italiana ofreció un programa que sacó lo mejor del conjunto.

*****

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Aaron Vincent, 15th March

Lully y Quinault encuentran en Stéphanie D’Oustrac y Cyril Auvity unos defensores de talento fuera de lo común en una Armide desigual presentada en el Teatro Real.

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.