Mesmerising Brahms from Ensemble 360

By Steve Draper, 16 May 2019

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Reviewed at Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield on 14 May 2019

Mozart, Quartet in F major for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, K370 (K368b)

Poulenc, Élégie for horn and piano, FP 168

Messiaen, Le Merle noir (for flute and piano)

Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34

Ensemble 360

Adrian Wilson, Oboe

Juliette Bausor, Flute

Benjamin Nabarro, Violin

Claudia Ajmone-Marsan, Violin

Ruth Gibson, Viola

Marie Bitlloch, Cello

Tim Horton, Piano

Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

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Ensemble 360 illuminates the gathering darkness in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 17th May

Nightfall in Sheffield General Cemetery provides the perfect atmospheric backdrop for Ensemble 360’s exploration of chamber music by Mozart, Weber and Korngold.

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Symmetries in Sound: Ensemble 360 explores music and maths

Phil Parker, 13th February

Forwards? Backwards? Upside down? All three at once? From Machaut to Pärt, Ensemble 360 considers the relationship between musical structures and varieties of mathematical pattern.

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A trio of Mozart quintets from Ensemble 360

Phil Parker, 15th January

Ensemble 360’s opening concert of their Sheffield spring season reveals the rich variety present in three very different Mozart quintets.

****1

A concert of masterworks from Ensemble 360 and guests

Phil Parker, 22nd May

Another day, another impeccable concert by Ensemble 360 and friends at this year’s Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

****1

Bach at Breakfast: Ensemble 360 serve up a Goldberg feast

Phil Parker, 18th May

A concert at 07:30 am? In a cemetery chapel? It must be the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival!

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Steve Draper

After studying music at Oxford, Steve worked in education for thirty years. He has followed and been involved with music in the north of England throughout and has written classical reviews for The Yorkshire Post. Steve has a particular interest in performances in Sheffield, his home city.