Wycliffe string players benefitted from the professional touch when they were visited by the world famous Carducci String Quartet at the Prep School Studio Theatre on Tuesday 14th June. The pupils participated in a variety of masterclasses throughout the day and were then invited to play alongside the Quartet at the evening’s performance when they entertained family and friends to an inspirational night of music.
The Carducci Quartet (Mathew Denton, Michelle Fleming, Eoin Schmidt-Martin and Emma Denton) is recognised as one of today’s most successful young string quartets.Winners of many competitions at home and abroad, the Anglo-Irish Carducci quartet has established an enthusiastic international following with over 90 concerts worldwide each year. In 2009-10 there were tours of Spain, Ireland, Colombia, Australia and the USA, including New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Other appearances include at Carnegie Hall, Washington Library of Congress, Tivoli Concert Hall, National Concert Hall, Dublin and the Verbier, West Cork and Wratislavia Cantans Festivals.
Among the highlights of 2011 will be the world premiere of a new quartet by Arlene Sierra, in Stanford USA and the UK premiere at the Cheltenham International Festival in July, collaborations with Charles Owen, Natalie Clein, Simon Rowland-Jones and Libor Novacek and as the guest quartet at the Trasimeno Music Festival in Italy this summer, performances will include the Elgar Quintet with pianist Angela Hewitt.