Piano Quartet

Truro Three Arts present Primrose Piano Quartet

Programme:
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat
Francaix: String Trio
Saint-Saëns: Barcarolle for Piano Quartet
Chausson: Piano Quartet

The Primrose Piano Quartet was formed in 2004 by four renowned chamber musicians, and is named after the legendary Scottish violist, William Primrose. Members of the Quartet are Suzanne Stanzeleit, violin, Dorothea Vogel, viola, Andrew Fuller, cello, and John Thwaites, piano. The group’s acclaimed discography includes favourites such as works by Fauré, Brahms, Elgar, Strauss and Schubert as well as British repertoire featuring neglected masterpieces of the 19th and 20th century and major commissions from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Anthony Payne (premièred at the Cheltenham Festival and at King’s Place London). Their double CD of the complete Brahms piano quartets on period pianos was the culmination of years of research into historically informed performance practice and has been hailed by critics as “revelatory”. A similar disc of French works will be released this year. The Quartet enjoy a busy performing schedule throughout the UK and abroad with recent tours taking them to Denmark, Germany, Romania, Portugal and Bulgaria in addition to regular appearances at London’s Kings Place, Wigmore and Conway Halls. Their own festival in West Meon, Hampshire, is now in its 12th year, and they were appointed ensemble-in-residence at the Battle Festival in 2016.

The concert starts at 7.30 and doors open at 7. Tickets cost £22.50, under 25s £5, and can be purchased from The CRBO Box Office Performances – Primrose Piano Quartet – Cornish Riviera Box Office (patronbase.com), from Tourist Information Offices or on the door. There is plenty of free parking at Mylor Theatre, including disabled parking.