Akoka Quartet
Artists
- Simeon Broom (violin)
- Rachel Church (piano)
- Victoria Simonsen (cello)
- Sara Masters (clarinet)
Four talented musicians have combined to create an exciting new group - the Akoka Quartet. The members are all New Zealanders who have been studying and performing in the United Kingdom and Europe, each with an impressive biography.
Clarinettist Sarah Masters graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with a Master of Music and Postgraduate Diploma, and currently performs in the UK's top professional orchestras including the Hallé Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic. Violinist Simeon Broom has been a finalist in the Beares Solo Bach Competition in London, and was the winner of the Duo-Sonata Competition 2009 at the North London Music Festival with pianist Rachel Church. Rachel completed her Masters at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, after studies at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. Described as 'a musician of rare quality' by The Strad and 'beautifully sensitive and composed' by The Times, cellist Victoria Simonsen has won a number of competitions, including the 2008 Royal Over-Seas League Strings Competition.
Programme
Milhaud: Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano Opus 157b
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor Opus 120
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Venue & date
Concert Chamber, Rotorua Convention Centre
Friday, 20 April 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
This concert is presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand