St Martin in the Fields

Thank you Iceland: Finalists Defy 'Act of God' and progress to St Martin's Chamber Music Competition Final

Fri, Apr 23, 2010 18:59 CET

The Piatti String Quartet, Greenwich Trio and Elixir Trio will perform in their bid to become the first ever winners of St Martin's Chamber Music Competition in partnership with Making Music. After making it through the preliminary and semi-final rounds, the three groups will compete for the coveted prize. Piatti String Quartet, stranded in France by the cloud of volcanic ash which wreaked havoc for travellers across Europe last week, drove through the night to a ferry from Dunkirk in order to make their scheduled semi-final last Tuesday 20 April. While those stranded were cursing Iceland's

Not Vivaldi's Four Seasons Again: St Martin-in-the-Fields' Inaugural Chamber Music Competition

Wed, Mar 31, 2010 15:24 CET

Press Release April 2010 For immediate release ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION 2010 in partnership with MAKING MUSIC This is not Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. In fact, the Baroque and Early Classical repertoire for which the church has established an international reputation may not make an appearance at all at the inaugural St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition (SMCC) this April. The central London 18th century church has a long musical history reaching back to performances by Handel and Mozart and the establishment of the famed Academy of St Martin in the Fields by Sir Neville

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Thank you Iceland: Finalists Defy 'Act of God' and progress to St Martin's Chamber Music Competition Final

Not Vivaldi's Four Seasons Again: St Martin-in-the-Fields' Inaugural Chamber Music Competition

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