String Quartet History
The Ardeton String Quartet was formed by students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama in Cardiff, and former postgraduates of the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music in
2001, and is now based near Bristol and Bath. The ensemble originally received coaching through the Royal Welsh College of
Music and Drama's Chamber Music Programme from professional chamber music
players including Graham Oppenheimer, Penny Driver and Richard May. It took
part in chamber music masterclasses from International Violist Lars Andes Tomter
and the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. The Quartet also attended the Pro Corda National
Chamber Music Academy in Leiston, Suffolk, studying with cellist Liam Abramson
and the Chillingirian Quartet.
Previous performances for the quartet include Ravel's Introduction and Allegro (for Quartet, Clarinet, Flute and Harp) at Cardiff's Weston Gallery, Haydn's 'Emperor' Quartet as part of the Welsh National Gallery's Sunday Concert Series, Mendelssohn's E Minor Quartet for a lunchtime concert series at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and Haydn's 'Sunrise' as part of an appearance at the Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh.
The Ardeton Quartet has also worked in other genres, including working with Cardiff-based singer Tanya Walker, developing the string arrangements heard on her EP The Changing Me on Fopp records
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