Romsey – Seen and Heard International

Laura Rickard’s imaginatively devised voyage of chamber music discovery concludes in Romsey

03/08/202412/07/2024 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Various – Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024 [2]: Sophia Jin (soprano), Thomas Guthrie (baritone), Imogen Whitehead (trumpet), Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Luke Hsu (violin), José Nunes, Joseph Griffin, Coby Mendez (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), James Trowbridge (double bass), Johan Löfving (guitar), Jennifer Walsh, Michael Cohen-Weissert, Caspar Vos (piano). Houghton Lodge Gardens, Romsey Abbey, St. Mark’s Church, Ampfield, United Reformed Church, Romsey, 24-30.6.2024. (CK)

*Plink, Plank, Plunk!* at the Sunday evening RCMF concert (30.6)

Bach, birdsong and bacon butties: an early start to the Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024

03/08/202404/07/2024 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Various – Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024 [1]: Sophia Jin (soprano), Thomas Guthrie (baritone), Imogen Whitehead (trumpet), Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Luke Hsu (violin), José Nunes, Joseph Griffin, Coby Mendez (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), James Trowbridge (double bass), Johan Löfving (guitar), Jennifer Walsh, Michael Cohen-Weissert, Caspar Vos (piano). Houghton Lodge Gardens, Romsey Abbey, St. Mark’s Church, Ampfield, United Reformed Church, Romsey, 24-30.6.2024. (CK)

Thursday evening concert (27.6) at the Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2024

Outstanding chamber music-making returns to Romsey

24/02/202429/01/2024 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Dutilleux, Weiner, Schumann, Haydn, Webern, Beethoven: RCMF Quartet (Luke Hsu and Laura Rickard [violin], Marthe Husum [viola] and Rainer Crosett [cello]). URC Church, Romsey, 19.1.2024 and 21.1.2024. (CK)

The Mayflower Ensemble in Romsey: a stimulating mix of music, eloquently played

27/08/202313/07/2023 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Romsey Festival 2023 – Zemlinsky, Smith, Rachmaninov, Horovitz, Brahms: Mayflower Ensemble (Nicola Heinrich [cello], Alison Hughes [clarinet], Karen Kingsley [piano – replacing Samantha Carrasco]). Abbey URC Church, Romsey, 10.7.2023. (CK)

The Mayflower Ensemble at Romsey Festival 2023

Amitié: friendship and camaraderie the keynotes of Romsey’s joyous Chamber Music Festival

12/06/2023 by Chris Kettle

United Kingdom Various, Romsey Chamber Music Festival 2023: Laura Rickard, Luke Hsu, Emma Roijackers (violin), Coby Mendez, Sofia Silva Sousa, Sào Soulez Larivière (viola), Rainer Crosett, Lydia Hillerudh (cello), Sergio Bucheli (lute), Ziteng Fan (piano), Ensemble Renard (Ellie Blamires [flute], Francesca Cox [oboe], Holly Isherwood [clarinet], Patrick Bolton [bassoon], George Strivens [horn]). Romsey Abbey, Romsey United Reformed Church, Romsey Town Hall 30.5 – 4.6.2023. (CK)