Johannes Marmen

Ricky Gore

Joshua Hayward

Matthijs Broersma

http://www.marmenquartet.com/

Programme - 23 September 2016

String Quartets

Haydn op 77 No 1

Beethoven Op 95

Ravel

Marmen Quartet are the current holders of Music In The Round's 'Bridge' scheme. They perform regularly in venues around the UK and internationally.

Founded at the Royal College of Music, London, the Marmen Quartet consists of Johannes Marmen, Ricky Gore, Joshua Hayward and Steffan Morris (though Matthijs Broersma is substituting at Matlock). Having all previously collaborated extensively in other chamber music environments, their diverse experiences and love of chamber music, combined with an interest in the full range of the classical repertoire, is a constant inspiration for the ensemble. All four players have played across the globe in venues including Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Wigmore Hall.

Since its formation, the Marmen Quartet has enjoyed masterclasses with Shmuel Ashkenazi, Rainer Schmidt, Eberhard Feltz and Johannes Meissl, as well as regular coaching sessions with Simon Rowland-Jones and the late Peter Cropper. As the winners of Music In The Round’s professional development scheme - €˜Bridge” - they will receive three years of mentoring, financial support, guidance in every aspect of life as a string quartet and regular performance opportunities.

Recent projects have included collaborations with Ensemble 360 and the Sacconi Quartet, a two week residency with Aldeburgh Music and the launch of a new house concert series; €˜Marmen at Home”. They've appeared live on Swedish Radio and 'BBC In Tune'.

The Marmen Quartet strongly believes in creative programming. They recently organized a chamber music series in Mora, Sweden, receiving critical acclaim for their recital of Mozart’s quartet in G major K.387 alongside transcriptions of Monteverdi madrigals together with flutist Taylor Maclennan. Their debut recital in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre offered an eclectic and exciting combination of Haydn, renaissance composer Josquin Desprez, and Bela Bartok.

2016 will see recitals across the UK and a reprise of last season’s exhilarating performance of the Mendelssohn Octet together with the Sacconi Quartet.