
Select Programme:
Rush Hour Concert: Elmore Quartet & Vista Quartet
Friday 20 March, 6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Collaborative Chamber Concert
Friday 20 March, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Student Showcase
Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Chamber Music Masterclass with Matthew Jones
Sunday 22 March, 11am
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Sunday Afternoon Concert: Pärt, Mozart, Bridge & Vierne
Sunday 22 March, 2.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Festival Finale
Sunday 22 March, 7pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Rush Hour Concert:
Elmore Quartet & Vista Quartet
Friday 20 March, 6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Free, no ticket required
Richard Strauss
String Sextet from Capriccio Op 85
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Elmore Quartet:
Xander Croft | violin
Miles Ames | violin
Inis Oírr Asano | viola
Gabriel Francis-Dehqani | cello
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Shane Quinn | viola
Paul Watkins^ | cello
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Heinrich Baermann
‘Adagio’ from Clarinet Quintet No 3, Op 23
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Andrew Marriner* | clarinet
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Vista Quartet:
Jaewon Wee | violin
Hyein Koo | violin
Ayano Nakamura | viola
Vesper Park | cello
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Octet, Op 20
I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto
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Elmore Quartet
Vista Quartet
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*Guildhall School Chamber Professor
^Yale School of Music Professor

Photo © IOA Photography
Elmore Quartet
Guildhall School Hans Keller Fellows
Winners of the 74th Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition, the Elmore Quartet is a young British quartet based in London. They currently hold the position of Hans Keller Chamber Fellows at Guildhall School, following a Fellowship position at the Royal Northern College of Music where they taught chamber music to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.
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Over the past two years, the Elmore Quartet have recorded multiple times for BBC Radio 3 and performed at esteemed venues throughout the UK and Europe, including Wigmore Hall, Kings Place London, Brighton Dome and Bridgewater Hall. In 2024, they were awarded Third Prize at the 13th edition of the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Their successes include awards from the Tunnell Trust and the Kirckman Concert Society Award, opportunities which brought the Quartet to audiences across the UK, including the beautiful Scottish Highlands. Most recently, they joined the prestigious network of Italy's Le Dimore del Quartetto upon invitation.
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In 2024, the Elmores were selected as Penzance MusicAbility Foundation’s first resident String Quartet in partnership with the Frost Trust. This three-year position allows the Quartet to integrate themselves into West Cornwall’s unique community by performing regularly as part of the Concerts Penzance concert series, working with local schools, and utilising their passion for sharing classical music with new audiences.​

Vista Quartet
Yale School of Music
Formed in 2025 at the Yale School of Music, the Vista Quartet is a New Haven-based string quartet actively performing in New York and beyond. The ensemble has appeared at venues including Morse Recital Hall and Roulette Intermedium, where they have been recognised for their refined ensemble playing and thoughtful musical dialogue. The quartet has worked closely with the Pacifica Quartet and violinist Ani Kavafian in masterclasses, shaping their interpretive depth and collaborative clarity. They are currently coached by Paul Watkins – cellist of the Emerson Quartet, conductor and Professor at the Yale School of Music – under whose guidance the ensemble continues to develop a distinct artistic voice.
The name Vista Quartet was inspired by their selection for the Yale School of Music’s Vista Series during the 2025 season, reflecting the ensemble’s forward-looking vision and commitment to exploring new musical perspectives. In the 2026 season, the Vista Quartet looks forward to an active schedule of performances in New York and across Europe.
Collaborative Chamber Concert
Friday 20 March, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
£10 (£5 concessions)
Arnold Bax
Elegiac Trio
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Molly Gribbon | flute
Matthew Jones* | viola
Eleanor Medcalf | harp
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Anton Bruckner
‘Adagio’ from String Quintet in F major
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Levon Chilingirian* | violin
Elise Wiesinger | violin
Declan Wicks | viola
Charlie Potts | viola
William Lui | cello
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Bohuslav Martinů
Nonet, No 2
I. Poco allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegretto
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Rachel Howie | flute
Fraser MacAulay* | oboe
Margot Maurel | clarinet
Ping-Wei Wu | horn
Helen Storey* | bassoon
Caroline Durham | violin
Sean (Hui Pang) Lee | viola
Sophie Naden-Johns | cello
Aarón Aguayo Juárez | double bass
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INTERVAL
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet, Op 34
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante, un poco Adagio
III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo
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Caroline Palmer* | piano
Bartosz Woroch* | violin
Giulia Pianini Mazzucchetti | violin
Mat Lee | viola
Kosta Popović | cello
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*Guildhall School Chamber Professor
Student Showcase
Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Free, no ticket required
Gordon Jacob
Suite for four trombones
I. Intrada
IV. Spirituale
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Richard Bissill
The House of Dr De’ath
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The Herd Quartet:
Sam Cox | trombone
George Good | trombone
Helena Keiser | trombone
Benjamin Loska | trombone
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Antonín DvoÅ™ák
Piano Trio No 3 in F minor, Op 65
​I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Albero Piano Trio:
Kayla Nicol | violin
Josh Lucas | cello
Owen Lee | piano
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Valerie Coleman
Umoja: Anthem of Unity
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Amy Beach
Pastorale for woodwind quintet, Op 151
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Óscar Navarro
Juego de ladrones (mvt IV)
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St Paul’s Players:
Laura Jastrzebska | flute
Laura Ritchie | oboe
Sofia Mekhonoshina | clarinet
Ping-Wei Wu | horn
Lucy Powell Davies | bassoon
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No 5, Op 44 No 3​
I. Allegro vivace
IV. Molto allegro con fuoco
Šuma Quartet:
Kasia Ren | violin
Pavla Bedrichova | violin
Connor Quigley | viola
Gabriel Webb | cello
Chamber Music Masterclass with Matthew Jones
Sunday 22 March, 11am
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Free, no ticket required
11am | Central Foundation Boys School
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Arnold Schoenberg
String Quartet No 2, Op 10
I. Mäßig
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Elliot Tuveno | violin
Nathan Short | violin
Daniel Lahuk | viola
Yves Vann | cello
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11.35 am | Alleyn’s School
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op 47
I. Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
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Eric Park | violin
Gianna Cheung | viola
Sienna Nicholls | cello
Alex Hay | piano
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12.10pm | Sheffield Music Academy
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Zoltán Kodály
Intermezzo for string trio
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Jasmine Bayley | violin
Yvette Tagoe | viola
Perris Heath | cello
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12.45pm | Dulwich College
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No 2 in D major
III. Nocturne
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Taylor Lai | violin
Kenneth Lai | violin
Orfeas Karavas | viola
Vivek Kukreja | cello
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1.20pm | Poole Society for Young Musicians Camerata
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Johannes Brahms
String Sextet No 1 in B-flat major, Op 18
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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Oliver Harford | violin
Jacob McCulloch | violin
Sancha Haley | viola
Isaac Robjohns | viola
Lena Shum | cello
Ellen Davis | cello

Matthew Jones
Welsh violist and violinist Matthew Jones is Head of Chamber Music and Professor of Viola at Guildhall School. He gave a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut in 2008, and has recorded 28 solo and chamber CDs, including multi award-winning Britten: Reflections with pianist Annabel Thwaite, streamed more than 4.5 million times; a fully improvised disc with Ensemble MidtVest and Grammy-winning jazz pianist Carsten Dahl; collaborative discs with the Danish String Quartet; the premiere recording of Robert Spearing’s Violin Concerto Electric with the Britten Sinfonia and recently a disc of his own chamber compositions. Matthew studied with Rivka Golani.
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Matthew’s unique pedagogical approach (inspired by his university studies of mathematics and teacher training in Alexander Technique, Kundalini Yoga/Meditation and performance psychology) has led to great demand for his teaching; his masterclasses and workshops on enhancing performance have reached tens of thousands of musicians around the world. He has given individual performance wellness coaching to renowned soloists and conductors, and even a world champion athlete!
He was a member of the Badke Quartet when they won the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition; chamber groups he has mentored have won the Trondheim, Banff, Bordeaux and Borciani International Competitions.
Sunday Afternoon Concert: Pärt, Mozart, Bridge & Vierne
Sunday 22 March, 2.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
£10 (£5 concessions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No 22 in B-flat major, K589
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto moderato and Trio
IV. Allegro assai
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Krysia Osostowicz* | violin
Ola Lenkiewicz | violin
Joshua Law | viola
Anoukia Nistor | cello
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Frank Bridge
Phantasy for piano quartet, H94
I. Andante con moto
II. Allegro vivace
III. Andante con moto
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Elisabeth Tsai | piano
Elena Toledo | violin
Isobel Neary-Adams | viola
David Waterman* | cello
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INTERVAL
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Arvo Pärt
Fratres
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Laura Ritchie | oboe
Elizabeth Loboda | oboe
Joy Farrall* | clarinet
Sofia Mekhonoshina | clarinet
Lucy Powell Davies | bassoon
Miriam Alperovich | bassoon
Sam Warburton | horn
Amelia Lawson | horn
Richard Benjafield* | percussion
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Louis Vierne
Piano Quintet, Op 42
I. Poco lento
II. Larghetto sostenuto
III. Maestoso – Agitato – Allegro molto risoluto
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Sam Armstrong* | piano
George Lawson | violin
Helena Thomas | violin
Rebekah Dickinson | viola
Ursula Smith* | cello
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*Guildhall School Chamber Professor
Festival Finale
Sunday 22 March, 7pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
£10 (£5 concessions)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Trio No 1, Op 8
Mark Zang | piano
Yuno Akiyama | violin
Chris Murray* | cello
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Albert Roussel
Trio for flute, viola and cello, Op 40
I. Allegro grazioso
II. Andante
III. Allegro non troppo
Philippa Davies* | flute
Emily Clark | viola
Caleb Curtis | cello
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Johan Svendsen
‘Andante’ from String Octet, Op 3
Oscar Perks* | violin
Malena Benavent | violin
Sophia Kannathasan | violin
Lichen Cai | violin
Sarah-Jane Bradley* | viola
Jake Montgomery-Smith | viola
George Wilkes | cello
Rowena Taylor | cello
INTERVAL
Amy Beach
Piano Quintet, Op 67
I. Adagio – Allegro moderato
II. Adagio espressivo
III. Allegro agitato – Adagio come prima – Presto
Carole Presland* | piano
Lewis Lee | violin
Michelle Kolesnikov | violin
Gary Pomeroy* | viola
Seth Collin | cello

Forthcoming Events
Chamber at Six
21 April 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall chamber ensembles perform a varied programme as part of our ‘at six’ series.
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Free, no tickets required
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The Gold Medal 2026
30 April 2026
Barbican Hall
The final of Guildhall School’s most prestigious music prize returns to the Barbican Hall, presenting three outstanding instrumentalists in concerto performances with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, conducted by alumnus Jonathan Bloxham.
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Tickets: £14–£25 (£12 concessions)
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Guitar Concert
21 May 2026
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Guildhall guitar students perform solo and chamber repertoire in a programme that showcases emerging artistry and a wide range of musical styles.
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Free, no tickets required

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