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

Par Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 22 avril 2013

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Critique faite à St George's Bristol, Bristol, le 19 avril 2013

Glass, Quatuor à cordes no. 3

Glass, Quatuor à cordes no. 1

Glass, Quatuor à cordes no. 4 « Buczak »

Glass, Quatuor à cordes no. 2 « Company »

Glass, Quatuor à cordes 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.

Thomas Adès et le Philhar' en dialogue avec les éléments

Chloë Rouge, 10th April

Le compositeur et chef d'orchestre britannique enfilait ses deux casquettes dans un programme qui plaçait ses œuvres – dont la création française d'In Seven Days avec Bertrand Chamayou – en dialogue avec des partitions de Sibelius.

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La fantastique intégrale Schumann de l'ONCT avec Frank Beermann

Thibault d'Hauthuille, 10th April

En deux soirs, l'orchestre toulousain et le chef allemand ont proposé quatre symphonies de très belle facture, entre clarté des intentions, autorité de la pensée et engagement poétique.

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L'anti-routine de l'Orchestre de chambre de Paris et Marcon au TCE

Alain Lompech, 9th April

Sous la direction d'Andrea Marcon dans un programme qui associait Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach et Beethoven, la formation parisienne a montré un style engagé et élégant, au diapason d'Alexander Gadjiev splendide au piano.

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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”.