KATHARINE GOWERS, AMY NORRINGTON & JÂMS COLEMAN
WITH CONDUCTOR SAM LAUGHTON, THE ELYSIAN SINGERS & THE CRASWALL PLAYERS
Three of this country’s leading soloists and chamber musicians come together to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto – the only concerto that Beethoven wrote for more than one solo instrument.
Katharine Gowers (violin) has performed in recital and as a chamber musician throughout Britain and abroad, collaborating with many leading international artists and appearing in chamber music partnerships across Europe. Herconcerto performances have included concerts with the Royal Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestras, and with the BBC Big Band and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. She has broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and across various European networks and has recorded for EMI Classics and Somm.
Acclaimed by the press for her honesty and singing sound, Amy Norrington enjoys an international career as a chamber musician, soloist and guest principal cellist in orchestras throughout Europe. Her musicianship attracts world class musicians to share in unique concert experiences, one of the most renowned being Festival Resonances of which she is the founder and artistic director.
She has collaborated with musicians such as Jeremy Denk, Philippe Graffin, Alina Ibragimova, Steven Isserlis, Pekka Kuusisto, Aleksandar Madzar, Denes Varjon and Antje Weithaas and is regularly invited to play at festivals and in all the main concert halls in Europe and beyond.
From Anglesey, North Wales, Jâms Coleman is a pianist who enjoys performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and vocal accompanist. He regularly performs at the major festivals and venues in the UK and in Europe, working with singers and instrumentalists at the top of the profession.
Sam Laughton was organ scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he read music. He now juggles busy careers as both a barrister and musician. He is musical director of The Elysian Singers, the Trinity Camerata, Aylesbury Opera and the Craswall Players, as well as chair of trustees for two musical charities, and is much in demand as a guest conductor.
The Elysian Singers of London is one of the UK’s leading chamber choirs. Founded in 1986, the group quickly developed an interest in contemporary music, giving world premières by a number of composers including John Tavener, who was the choir’s Patron until his death in 2013. Their first CD of James MacMillan’s music, Cantos Sagrados received a 5-star rating from BBC Music Magazine and The Elysian Singers are now privileged to have Sir James MacMillan as the choir’s patron.
Their programme includes music by Weir, Vaughan Williams and Handel.