A concert with a cause

By Helen Fraser, 04 December 2010

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 1 December 2010

Gershwin, Porgy and Bess

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

Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals

Peter Donohoe, Piano

Martin Roscoe, Piano

Solstice String Quartet

Natalie Clein, Cello

Matthew Trusler, Violin

Krzysztof Chorzelski, Viola

Belcea Quartet

Michael Collins, Clarinet

Bertrand Chamayou, Piano

Ashley Wass, Piano

A constellation of quartets end the East Neuk Festival

Simon Thompson, 29th June

Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale.

****1

Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 14th November

A concert of Mendelssohn and Enescu octets which proves that eight can be more than four plus four.

****1

A game of numbers: Belcea Quartet and Quatuor Ébène play octets

Alexander Hall, 28th May

Sometimes you just marvel at the level of musical inspiration and the virtuosic quality of the playing. The two octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu make a very satisfying pairing.

****1

A Basque banquet at the Festival Ravel

Mark Valencia, 30th August

Vilde Frang and Bertrand Chamayou join the Belcea Quartet for a musical feast including Chausson's sumptuous Concert.

*****

Beautiful Brahms from the Belcea Quartet at East Neuk

Simon Thompson, 29th June

Heavenly strings and Hellish piano from the Belcea Quartet and their celebrity guests in Crail as the 2023 East Neuk Festival begins.

****1

All passions spent: Chamayou and the Belcea Quartet

Chris Garlick, 13th April

Two larger than life piano quintets share star billing on an intense Wigmore Hall programme.

*****

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Helen Fraser

Helen is an oboist at the Royal College of Music. She is delighted to be based in London and so able to take advantage of the wide variety of concerts the city provides. She also loves to teach and is keen to use this and every other opportunity to interest new people in classical music.