The Nash Ensemble celebrates Amelia Freedman at Wigmore Hall

By Roy Westbrook, 03 February 2026

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“boy composer and seasoned performers combined to earn the cheer of the evening”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 2 February 2026

Ravel, Introduction and Allegro for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet

Mendelssohn, String Octet in E flat major, Op.20

Grime, Long Have I Lain Beside The Water

Mahler, Symphony no. 4 in G major (arr. Iain Farrington)

Nash Ensemble

Claire Booth, Soprano

Martyn Brabbins, Conductor

Nash Inventions: a sonic feast for six decades

Christopher Woodley, 18th March

Martyn Brabbins and Claire Booth are among the Nash Ensemble's regular collaborators celebrating the group’s 60th Anniversary, marked by four world premieres.

****1

Late night lunaire: Schoenberg's Pierrot with Claire Booth

Roy Westbrook, 21st June

A midsummer night but no moonshine for this madness in the Britten Studio.

****1

Nash Ensemble’s Inventions evoke vivid landscapes and sombre memories

Christopher Woodley, 26th March

Fine performances from Claire Booth and Nash Ensemble conjure up the dramatic landscapes of Andalusia, the Hebrides and the wilds of southern Wisconsin, as portrayed by Harrison Birtwistle and Simon Holt.

****1

A double act: Roderick Williams delivers Mahler two ways

Alexander Hall, 19th November

Robert and Clara were not the only two-composer family. So were Alma and Gustav. The Nash Ensemble's latest programme highlights Beethoven and the Romantics.

***11

Defiantly alive Dvořák and joyful Schubert from the Nash Ensemble

Nick Boston, 8th February

The Nash Ensemble performs Dvořák's Piano Quartet no. 2 at Wigmore Hall, followed by a joyful rendition of Schubert's Trout Quintet.

****1

Quality performances by the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall

Chris Garlick, 3rd October

Two contrasting works from the Nash Ensemble made for a fine evening of the very best quality chamber music at Wigmore Hall, gratefully received in the hall and by many online.

****1

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.