Ivan Ilić started music studies at age 6 and gave his recital debut at 11. He went on to take degrees in music and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. After capturing all of Berkeley’s music awards, including First Prize in the Concerto Competition, an Eisner Prize, First Prize in the Senior Recital Competition, […]
Artist and Programme Information: Hoot
Emma Wilkins (flute) Helen MacLeod (harp) Hoot made their debut performance at the Edinburgh Festival 2006 with Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. Their 2008 Homecoming Tour of the North of Scotland was a huge success and as the recent winners of the prestigious Tunnell Trust Award for Young Musicians 2009/2010, they will commence their second Scottish tour […]
Artist Information: Edinburgh Quartet
Tristan Gurney (violin)Philip Burrin (violin)Michael Beeston (viola)Mark Bailey (cello) The Edinburgh Quartet was founded in 1959 and quickly became established as one of Britain’s foremost chamber ensembles, appearing regularly at prestigious venues across the country including London’s Wigmore Hall and the South Bank Centre. It achieved international recognition after winning the Contemporary Prize at the Evian-les-Bains […]
Artist and programme Information: Fires of Love
Frances Cooper (soprano)Marcus Claridge (percussion)Gordon Ferries (lute, 4-course guitar)Jonathan Hugh-Jones (lute, woodwind, baritone) Fires of Love is a Scottish quartet specialising in Renaissance and early Baroque chamber music. Fires was formed in 1998 and has performed all over Scotland in venues including the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, the Tall Ship in Glasgow harbour, and the […]