Thursday 25^th March 2010
7:30pm

Stanford Quartet

The Stanford Quartet are a dynamic and versatile string quartet who have established a reputation for the highest level of musicianship performed with the utmost integrity. As a British born quartet they have received acclaim for their interpretations of classical English repertoire and they are also committed to premiering and commissioning new music. Forging a unique path the Stanford Quartet are equally at home in the concert hall or on the Main Stage at Glastonbury. They communicate with their audience, inspiring and capturing their imaginations.

Sisters Laura, Eleanor and Amy, established the Stanford Quartet at the Royal Academy of Music with cellist Jessica Cox. Having won the John. B. McEwan Quartet Prize, the Quartet was offered many recitals throughout the U.K, including performances for the London Bach Festival, The Warwick Arts Society, Esssex University, Chester Summer Festival, Chelsea Arts Club and the Dartington International Summer School.  The Stanford Quartet has a residency with Purbeck Strings in Dorset where in 2009 at the Purbeck Strings Festival they gave the first performance of Rhapsodyfor Solo viola and harp, string quartet and strings by Scottish composer Sally Beamish.

For further information visit their web site at: Stanford Quartet