Coffee Concerts

Elias String Quartet 21st February 2016 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald

Haydn Opus 54 No 2 in C, Britten No 1 in D major Op 25, Mendelssohn No 2 in A minor Op 13.

Raising the roof’s a lot easier. In a conversation with me only a week before this concert, after playing Walton’s Concerto with Worthing Symphony Orchestra, rising German cellist Leonard Elschenbroich commented: “I love it when composers have the guts to end a concerto quietly.”

Ending in a flourish can boost the ‘clapometer’ Continue reading Elias String Quartet 21st February 2016 – Review by Richard Amey, Worthing Herald

Elias String Quartet 21st February 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

We’ve heard the Elias so often in Brighton that I go to hear them expecting more of the same excellent, if occasionally quirky, playing. And every time I’m astonished by the unexpected. In the past I have enjoyed their silky smooth mellow tone, Continue reading Elias String Quartet 21st February 2016 – Review by Andrew Polmear

Newsletter #9     February 2016

Welcome to our ninth newsletter – designed to keep you informed about our activities, as well as other local chamber music events.

2015/16 COFFEE CONCERT SEASON CONTINUES

The concert on January 24 was fascinating: glorious Mozart, early Strauss and mature Janacek. Opinion was divided on whether the Beethoven piano sonata, arranged for wind, Continue reading Newsletter #9     February 2016