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Hazel Brooks - violin, viola d'amore Hazel studied at Clare College, Cambridge,
the Hochschule
für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, and the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in London, where she specialised in early music. Here
she won the Christopher Kite Memorial Prize and the Bankers Trust
Pyramid Award, and she was a finalist in the international competitions
in York and Antwerp. All her life, Hazel has been intrigued by things historical, and she spends much time in library archives, enjoying the process of turning dusty old manuscripts into living performances. Formerly an honorary research fellow at the University of Southampton, she is now a researcher at the University of Leeds, investigating violin music from seventeenth-century England.
'flexible and virtuosic' - Boston Herald, USA
David Pollock - harpsichord David studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music. He was inspired to take up historical performance because of a longstanding love for the music of J. S. Bach, and soon came to specialise in the harpsichord, winning the Croft Early Music First Prize. Since then he has been in demand as a recitalist and concerto soloist, appearing at prestigious venues and festivals across the UK and abroad. Notable recent projects have included the complete harpsichord concertos of J. S. Bach and the complete keyboard music of William Byrd. Solo recordings include The French Harpsichord and O Mistris Myne:150 years of English virginals music. David is fascinated by the creative possibilities of basso continuo, with its potential for infinitely varied improvisatory colours, working with Duo Dorado, The Parnassian Ensemble, flautist Stephen Preston and others. David is also interested in contemporary music and champions the harpsichord in this field. Many composers have written specially for him, including Colin Hand, Robert Page and Gavin Stevens. As the collection grows, David hopes to compile a modern-day 'Virginals Book' which would tie together his interests in early and modern music. David teaches at the University of Chichester.
'David Pollock plays with taste, poetry and
richness...prodigious keyboard skill... |
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