Parkhouse Award, International chamber music competition

  International chamber music competition
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The Notos Quartet
“...full-blooded playing, which successfully trod the fine line between Classical finesse and Romantic drama.”
(Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major Op. 47)

Notos Quartet from Germany: winners of the 2011 Parkhouse Award

Notos Quartet Antonia Köster, piano
Sindri Lederer, violin
Liisa Randalu, viola
Florian Streich, cello

The first of their winners’ concerts is on 3 November 2011, at St John’s Smith Square. Programme:

Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat major KV 493
Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 47
Walton Piano Quartet

The next of their winners’ concerts is on 6 February 2012, at the Purcell Room. Programme:

Frank Bridge Phantasy in F sharp for Piano Quartet
Saint-Saëns Piano Quartet in B-flat major op.41
Dvořák Piano Quartet in E-flat major op.87

The Parkhouse Award was founded in 1990 in memory of David Parkhouse and his outstanding work as a chamber musician in Britain and abroad, notably as pianist and founder-member of the Music Group of London.

The 2013 competition takes place on 16, 17 and 20 April 2013.
The deadline for applications is 1 December 2012.
last updated: 12 April 2012