Music Chamber

This is the Corriente Quartet’s inaugural concert. The Corriente Quartet is made up of four experienced and multi-talented professional players with a wealth of experience as orchestral, chamber and solo musicians who are joined by the wish to reach beyond the classical quartet repertoire, making it accessible to a wider audience. juxtaposing the classical quartet repertoire with ancient music, latin music, and  incorporating visual and dance elements into the performances they hope to widen horizons, stimulate the senses and highlight the deep connection between different musical perspectives. One focus of the quartet is tango music, in particular the Nuevo Tango style of Piazzolla, for which they collaborate with dancers and other specialist musicians. Future projects and collaborations include programmes of Argentinian song, the music of Piazzolla and Gustavo Beytelmann with bandoneon and Mexican folk music with guitar. 

 

Richard performances range from solo concertos, recitals and chamber music, to countless operatic and symphonic works, in a variety of venues throughout the world. Mr Milone studied at both Yehudi Menuhin and Chethams Schools of Music followed by graduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has passionately pursued his interest in teaching as a member of staff at the Purcell School, Chethams, RNC Junior Department, and the Royal College of Music. At the age of twentytwo, he was appointed as principal second violin in Opera North. One year later, he was appointed to the same position in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden having worked continuously with Bernard Haitink, Claudio Abbado, George Solti, to name a few. Through his involvement with the Royal Opera House Soloists, Mr Milone has performed with renowned artists such as Murray Perahia and Peter Ustinov. Since leaving the Opera House in 2004, he leads a busy freelance career, playing with the Academy of St Martin in the fields, the English Chamber Orchestra. He is principal second violin of the Glyndebourne touring opera and is frequently asked as guest-leader and guest-principal second in many of the UK’s big orchestras.

 

Julia studied under a full scholarship with Ann Elliott-Goldschmid and the Lafayette String Quartet at the University of Victoria in Canada, and graduated with distinction, followed by postgraduate studies with Peter Lissauer at the RSAMD in Glasgow. In Canada she has been a violinist for the Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Symphony New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestras and many more. Now, Julia enjoys an active freelance career in the UK and has been playing with the English Chamber Orchestra, Covent Garden Soloists, Orchestra of St Johns, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Grange Park Opera, Carl Rosa Opera and many more. She has lead are the Camerata of London, I Maestri, Cambridge, Guildford and Croydon Symphony Orchestras and others. As a chamber musician, she has won several awards with various groups. Her Canadian quartet cruised the world as guest entertainers for P&O and Princess cruises and since 2005 she has been playing with the Crystal Palace Quartet. Pop, cross-over and TV projects are another area of music Julia enjoys. She was fortunate to play in the Golden-Globe movie “Farinelli”, has worked for the Westend show Sinatra, and recently been asked to perform on Stricty Come Dancing.

 

Alexandra studied in London and played with several of the UK’s top professional orchestras before moving to Santiago, Chile, where she played in the Orquesta Filarmonica de Santiago for a year and learned to speak Spanish. She then travelled to Buenos Aires to research tango music before returning to the UK in 2009. Alexandra is currently on trial with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and is looking forward to performing Walton’s Viola Concerto in the spring. She is the viola player of the London Tango Orchestra, the UK’s only Orquesta Tipica. In 2010, she toured with Tango Siempre and features on their upcoming album, Malandras del Tango.

 

Tim was born in 1986 and began playing the cello at the age of 5. He was a major music scholar at Eton College and is now a Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studies with Louise Hopkins. Tim has won many awards and prizes including those from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, the Craxton Memorial Trust, Philharmonia Orchestra/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, Countess of Munster Trust, ECO Duchess of Cornwall Award, Jacqueline du Pre scholarship supported by the Leverhulme Trust and many more. Tim was also a recommended artist for the ‘Making Music’ Phillip and Dorothy Green award in 2009 and has won the Maisie Lewis award from the Worshipful Company of Musicians. His most recent prizes (2011) have been from the prestigious Kirckman Concert Society and the Tillett Trust Young Concert Artists' Platform which will take him to conert venues all round the UK.As a chamber musician Tim has performed in many major venues including the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and St John’s Smith Square. His 2010/11 season includes performances of the Dvorak, Elgar and Schumann concertos and a very full recital schedule with some of the concerts supported by the Countess of Munster recital scheme which will take him right around the country in 2011 and 2012. He looks forward to playing recitals in major London venues including returns to the Wigmore Hall later in the year.  His successes in the Kirckman Concet Society and Tillett Trust competitions will take him to major recital and conert venues all round the UK.