The Mercury Quartet

2012

20th January, 2012
Night Music: an evening of chamber works by Vlad Maistoroici
Programme to include 'Khadina', 'Cadence en Espace' (UK Premiere) and 'Night Music'
Romanian Cultural Institute, London, 7:30pm

19th March, 2012
RADAR III
'New Work' by Edmund Finnis (WP), 'Katabasis' by Steven Daverson (WP) and 'Purcell Garland' by Knussen, Benjamin and Matthews and 'Fast Medium Swing' by Matthew Shlomowitz.
The Forge, Camden, London, 7:30pm
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29th May, 2012
Recital
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time, Boulez Derive 1 and Grisey Talea (introduced by Julian Anderson)
French Institute, London, TBC

25th June, 2012
RADAR IV with Linda Hirst
'Commedia' (WP) by Jonas Kocher and 'Pierrot Lunaire' by Arnold Schoenberg
The Forge, Camden, London, 7:30pm
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31st August, 2012
St Prex Classics Festival
Collaboration with Nigel Kennedy
St Prex, Switzerland, 8pm

1st September, 2012
Jardin Musicaux Festival
'Commedia' by Jonas Kocher and Pierrot Lunaire (Schoenberg)with Linda Hirst
Cernier, Switzerland, 7pm

5th October, 2012
Mercury CINEMA
Silent movie improvisation TBC
The Forge, London, 7:30pm

8th October, 2012
Societe de Musique Contemporaine SMC
'Commedia' by Jonas Kocher and Pierrot Lunaire (Schoenberg)with Linda Hirst
Lausanne, Switzerland

26th November, 2012
European Cultural Forum
Debussy + New works by Polish, Cypriot, Estonian and French composers
Kings Place, London, 7:30pm

4th December, 2012
RADAR V
2 Commissions TBC and programme to include 'Clarinet and Horn Quintet' by Vaughan Williams and 'Ariel' by Mark Simpson.
The Forge, London, 7:30pm

TBC December, 2012
Romanian Tour
To include workshops in Bucharest conservatoire and concert in Meridian Festival
TBC




Archive from August 2010

20th August 2010
Nimrod Katzir – AZZA (World Premiere) The Mercury Quartet/Azza Ensemble
Les Jardins Musicaux, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 7:30pm

21st-27th August 2010
Dartington International Summer School residency
Coaching student ensemble on Pierrot Lunaire and workshopping/performing compositions of Julian Andersons class.

23rd August 2010
Julian Anderson - Bearded Lady/Arnold Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire/Julian Anderson - Colours of Pomegranate/Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the end of time
Great Hall, Dartington, 8:15pm

27th August 2010
New works from the Advanced composition class of Julian Anderson
Great Hall, Dartington, 5:00pm

18 September 2010
The Mercury Quartet/ Azza Ensemble on Radio de la Suisse Romande
Performance of Nimrod Katzir's Azza at Les Jardins Musicaux, Neuchatel on the 20th of August. www.rsr.ch, 7pm

3rd November 2010
Mercury Quartet Album Launch with Non-Classical.
Linda Hirst, The Mercury Quartet and Ruaidhri Mannion.
Hoxton Bar&Kitchen, London, 9:00pm

16th November 2010
USA Release of MERCURY ACOUSTIC
Lable NonClassical/Distributed by Naxos

17th November 2010
Mercury Quartet @ Tim Garland Afterparty
LSO St Lukes

22nd November 2010
St Saens, Carnaval des animaux
Mercury Quartet and Guest, Conducted by Robin Green.
Royal College of Music, London, 7pm

3rd December 2010
UK Release of MERCURY ACOUSTIC
Label NonClassical/Distributed by Naxos

17th January 2011
Mercury Quartet 'Live Composition'
Kings Place, London, 7:30pm

18th March 2011
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the end of time
Queen Anne's School, Caversham, 7:30pm

18th March 2011
Quartet for the end of time workshop
Queen Anne's School, Caversham, 4-5pm

26th April 2011
Free Composition
St Martin in the Fields, London, 1:00pm

13th June 2011
Free Composition @ Spitalfields
Spitalfields Festival, London, 1:00pm

29th August 2011
St Prex Classics
St Prex, Switzerland, 7:30pm

20th September 2011
Mercury Radar I
The Forge, London, 7:30pm

21st September 2011
Mercury Radar Ib
Royal College of Music, London, 1:00pm

7th November 2011
Mercury Radar II
The Forge, London, 7:30pm

21st November 2011
HCMF//shorts
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield, TBC

30th November, 2011
Mercury Radar IIb
Royal College of Music, London, 1:00pm

14th - 22nd December, 2011
Romanian Tour playing Quartet for the End of Time and Romanian premiere of Thomas Ades 'Catch'. Also giving composition workshop/classes at the Bucharest Conservatoire
Enescu Palace (Bucharest), Filharmonica Constantinescu (Ploiesti) and other venues 8pm