Wednesday 14 January 2009

elias leaves ensemble 360

the wonderful Elias Quartet, who have performed in Lichfield during the last two festivals (photo shows them rehearsing in St Michael's) and who are performing Schubert, Britten and Mendelssohn tonight at the the Abbotsholme Arts Society, have finally made public that they are leaving Ensemble 360. This means that they will no longer be resident at Sheffield's Music in the Round. To quote from their website:
After four amazing years we have decided to leave Ensemble 360 to be able to concentrate fully on the quartet. Through the arrangements of Music in the Round, we have been fortunate to be able to make music together with some of the finest young players in the world, and get to know an incredibly supportive audience. We hope to be able to come back to Sheffield often!
...and I hope they'll come back to Lichfield often.

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