PAST CONCERTS
Sunday 12 May 2024, 3pm
Oxford Chamber Music Society (125th anniversary concert) - Holywell Room, Oxford
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Grieg Lyric Pieces, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Robert Schumann (ar. Kirchner) Canonic Etudes, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2
Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 May 2024
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Friday 26 April 2024, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican, London
Anthony McGill (clarinet), Elena Urioste (violin), Benjamin Baker (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Mozart Gran Partita (with GSMD musicians)
Tuesday 23 April 2024, 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican, London
Anthony McGill (clarinet), Elena Urioste (violin), Benjamin Baker (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Saturday 20 April 2024, 7pm
East West Festival - Casa Museo Natal de Jovellanos, Gijón, Spain
Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Reena Esmail Saans, Takemitsu Songs, Ravel Piano Trio, Chen Yi Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Friday 29 to Sunday 31 March 2024
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Monday 18 March 2024, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Johanna Müller-Hermann String Quartet, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3, Korngold Suite for two violins, cello and piano left-hand
Thursday 22 February 2024, 7.30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford - Cultural Programme residency II
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste (violin), Savitri Grier (violin), Edgar Francis (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano) + actors to be announced
In Search of Lost Love: an evening of music and words inspired by Marcel Proust, Reynaldo Hahn and the salons of La Belle Époque, featuring music by Hahn, Fauré, Bonis, Lili Boulanger, Étienne Moulinié and Rameau
Monday 19 February 2024, 7.30pm
Manchester Chamber Concerts Society - Stoller Hall, Manchester
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Sunday 18 February 2024, 11am
Brighton Dome Coffee Concerts - Corn Exchange, Brighton
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, Elgar Salut d'amour, Louise Héritte-Viardot Piano Quartet "Im Sommer”, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3
Monday 8 January 2024, 7pm
Westminster School’s Sir Adrian Boult Memorial Concert - St John’s Smith Square, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Bridge Phantasie Trio, Boulanger D’un matin de printemps, Beethoven Piano Trio No. 4, Dvořák Piano Trio No. 3
Wednesday 13 December 2023, 7.30pm
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society - Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (violas), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Walker Lyric for Strings, Price Piano Quintet, Gabriella Smith Divertimento, Mendelssohn Piano Sextet
Tuesday 12 December 2023, 2pm
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center - New York, NY, USA
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1, Puccini Crisantemi, Price Piano Quintet
Saturday 9 December 2023, 2pm
Coastal Concerts - Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, DE, USA
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1, Jessie Montgomery Duo for violin and cello, Price Piano Quintet
Sunday 3 December 2023, 5.30pm
Shriver Hall Concert Series - Baltimore, MD, USA
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Beach Piano Quintet, Walker Lyric for Strings, Price Piano Quintet
Wednesday 8 November 2023, 8.00pm
Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany
Hilary Hahn, Elena Urioste, Melissa White, Nathan Amaral (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Edgar Francis (violas), Laura van der Heijden, Tony Rymer (cellos), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Anna Wolstenholme (flute), Carlos Ferreira (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Tom Poster (piano)
Carlos Simon be still and know, Jennifer Higdon Dark Wood, Barber String Quartet, Jessie Montgomery Starburst, Copland Appalachian Spring
Sunday 29 October 2023
Benedetti Foundation - Chamber Music Sessions
Kaleidoscope leads a chamber music day in London
Saturday 28 October 2023, 7.30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford - inaugural concert of Kaleidoscope’s Schwarzman Centre residency
Elena Urioste, Savitri Grier (violins), Edgar Francis (viola), Tony Rymer (cello), Tom Poster (piano) - with students from Oxford University and Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra
Jessie Montgomery Starburst, Jennifer Higdon Pale Yellow, Amy Beach Piano Quintet, Mendelssohn Octet
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Tuesday 24 October 2023, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Alec Frank-Gemmill, Ben Goldscheider (horns), Elena Urioste, Savitri Grier (violins), Edgar Francis (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Chi-chi Nwanoku (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Beethoven Sextet for two horns and strings, Goldmark Piano Quintet No. 2, Zemlinsky Jagdstück for two horns and piano, Schubert Trout Quintet
Saturday 21 October 2023, 7.30pm
Oxted & Limpsfield Music Society - Bawtree Concert Hall, Hazelwood School, Surrey
Elena Urioste, Savitri Grier (violins), Edgar Francis (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Chi-chi Nwanoku (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Walker Lyric for Strings, Goldmark Piano Quintet No. 2, Schubert Trout Quintet
HATFIELD HOUSE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2023
Elena Urioste, Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Tony Rymer (cello), Ruohua Li (double bass), Tom Poster (piano) - with Orsino Ensemble and Ben Goldscheider (horn)
Thursday 28 September, 7.30pm - Marble Hall, Hatfield House
Beethoven Sextet for two horns and strings, Coleridge-Taylor Nonet
Friday 29 September, 7.30pm - Marble Hall, Hatfield House
Walker Lyric for Strings, Dohnanyi Sextet
Saturday 30 September, 5pm - Marble Hall, Hatfield House
Robin Holloway Bassoon Quintet (world premiere), Beethoven Septet
LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL 2023
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Elena Urioste, Savitri Grier (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Ruohua Li (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Monday 11 September, 3pm - North Esk Church, Musselburgh
Mozart Bassoon Quartet, Dohnányi Sextet, Klughardt Schilflieder (selections), Coleridge-Taylor Nonet
Tuesday 12 September, 7.30pm - North Esk Church, Musselburgh
Britten Phantasy Oboe Quartet, Hahn Piano Quintet, Schubert Octet
Thursday 14 September, 3pm - Dirleton Kirk, Dirleton
Carl Stamitz Quartet for oboe, violin, horn and bassoon, Nicola LeFanu After Farrera for horn, violin and cello (world premiere), Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, Korngold Suite for two violins, cello and piano left hand
Sunday 27 August 2023, 2.00pm - broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
BBC Proms - Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Cristina Mateo Sáez (clarinet), Guylaine Eckersley (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Tony Rymer (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Trout Quintet, Coleridge-Taylor Nonet, Gershwin (arr. Tom Poster) Songs
Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 July 2023, 11.15am
Buxton Festival - St John's Church, Buxton
Savitri Grier, Amarins Wierdsma (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
19 July - Mélanie Bonis Soir et matin, Reynaldo Hahn Piano Quintet, and miniatures by Boulanger, Debussy, Ravel and Saint-Saëns
20 July - Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, Rebecca Clarke Lullaby and Grotesque, Elgar Piano Quintet
Monday 17 July 2023, 7.00pm
Ryedale Festival - Sledmere House, East Yorkshire
Savitri Grier, Amarins Wierdsma (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mélanie Bonis Soir et matin, Reynaldo Hahn Piano Quintet, and miniatures by Boulanger, Ravel and Saint-Saëns
Tuesday 11 July 2023, 8.00pm
St Albans International Organ Festival - St Albans Cathedral
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2, Errollyn Wallen Dervish, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Saturday 1 July 2023, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2, Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Tuesday 20 June 2023, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Hilary Hahn, Elena Urioste, Melissa White, Nathan Amaral (violin), Rosalind Ventris, Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden, Tony Rymer (cello), Graham Mitchell (double bass), Jane Mitchell (flute), Carlos Ferreira (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Tom Poster (piano)
Carlos Simon be still and know, Jennifer Higdon Dark Wood, Samuel Barber String Quartet, Jessie Montgomery Starburst, Copland Appalachian Spring
Sunday 11 June 2023, 2.30pm
Trinity College, Oxford
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2, Errollyn Wallen Dervish, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Thursday 8 June 2023, 7.30pm
Dublin International Chamber Music Festival - Windmill QTR, Dublin
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2, Errollyn Wallen Dervish, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 April 2023
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Sunday 19 to Tuesday 21 March 2023
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Friday 17 March 2023, 7.30pm
Champs Hill, West Sussex
Elena Urioste, Grace Park (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Kyle Armbrust (viola), Laura van der Heijden, Tony Rymer (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Webern Piano Quintet, Beethoven String Quintet Op. 29, Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
Friday 17 March 2023, 1pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Elena Urioste, Grace Park (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Ruohua Li (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Many Voices (premiere): sharing the stage with school age musicians, Kaleidoscope premieres several brand new works commissioned by Music Masters, including Tom Poster’s Lullaby and Waddle for Puffin
Tuesday 14 March 2023, 7.30pm
Leeds International Chamber Season 2022/23 (curated by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste) - Concert VI
Elena Urioste, Grace Park (violins), Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Kyle Armbrust (viola), Laura van der Heijden, Tony Rymer (cello)
Beethoven String Quintet Op. 29, Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht + extra surprises chosen by the performers
Tuesday 28 February to Friday 3 March 2023
Royal Academy of Music Chamber Festival: A Kaleidoscopic Chamber Celebration
As the culmination of Kaleidoscope’s visiting professorship at the Royal Academy of Music, Kaleidoscope musicians coach and perform alongside RAM students in three lunchtime concerts (28 Feb, 2 and 3 March)
Thursday 26 January 2023, 7.30pm
Chichester Chamber Concerts - Assembly Room, Chichester
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Amy Harman (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
Carl Stamitz Quartet for oboe, violin, horn and bassoon, Mark Simpson Nachtstück for horn and piano, Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, Clara Schumann (arr. Kaleidoscope) Songs, Brahms Horn Trio
Tuesday 24 January 2023, 7.30pm
Leeds International Chamber Season 2022/23 (curated by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste) - Concert IV
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Amy Harman (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Magnus Johnston (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
Carl Stamitz Quartet for oboe, violin, horn and bassoon, Mark Simpson Nachtstück for horn and piano, Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, Clara Schumann (arr. Kaleidoscope) Songs, Brahms Horn Trio
Tuesday 29 November 2022, 7.30pm
Leeds International Chamber Season 2022/23 (curated by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste) - Concert II
Fleur Barron (mezzo), Tami Pohjola (violin), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Songs by Takemitsu and Messiaen, Ravel Piano Trio, Huang Ruo Fishman's Sonnet, Borodin Three Songs for voice, cello and piano, Fang Man Lullaby for voice, cello and piano, Chen Yi Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in for violin and piano, Folksongs from China (arr. Tom Poster) and Britain (arr. Britten)
KALEIDOSCOPE @ WIGMORE HALL - also live-streamed on Wigmore Hall’s website
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Adam Walker (flute), Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Annemarie Federle, Ben Goldscheider (horns), Jordan Ashman (percussion), Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano), Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano)
Saturday 12 November 2022, 11.30am
Mel Bonis Scènes de la forêt for flute, horn and piano, Berlioz Le jeune Pâtre breton for voice, horn and piano, Philippe Gaubert Soir païen for voice, flute and piano, Saint-Saëns Une flûte invisible for voice, flute and piano, Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1
Saturday 12 November 2022, 3.00pm
Duruflé Prélude, récitatif et variations for flute, viola and piano, Reynaldo Hahn (arr. Tom Poster) Songs, Germaine Tailleferre Impressionisme for flute, double bass and two pianos, Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Sunday 13 November 2022, 11.30am
Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor, Coleridge-Taylor Nonet
Tuesday 8 November 2022, 7.30pm
Roman River Festival - Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1, George Walker Lyric for Strings, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Sunday 6 November 2022, 11.15am
Oxford Coffee Concerts - Holywell Room, Oxford
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Wednesday 2 November 2022
St John’s College, Cambridge
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1, Lara Weaver New work, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Thursday 27 October 2022, 8.00pm
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, George Walker Lyric for Strings, Florence Price Piano Quintet, Dvořák Piano Quintet
Tuesday 25 October 2022, 7.30pm
Leeds International Chamber Season 2022/23 (curated by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste) - Concert I
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violins), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Trio, George Walker Lyric for Strings, Florence Price Piano Quintet, Dvořák Piano Quintet
Saturday 17 September 2022, 7.00pm - recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Cowbridge Music Festival - Holy Cross Parish Church, Cowbridge
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2, Errollyn Wallen Dervish, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL RESIDENCY
Wednesday 15 June 2022, 7.30pm - Blythburgh Church
Nicola Benedetti (violin), Elena Urioste (violin), Nathan Amaral (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Vicki Powell (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Gabriel Cabezas (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
A sequence of night-themed miniatures by Dowland, Britten, Price, Lutyens, Boccherini, Schubert, Saariaho, Boulanger, Poulenc, Bloch, Vaughan Williams and Cole Porter; Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
Monday 20 June 2022, 7.30pm - Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Elena Urioste (violin), Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mozart Horn Quintet, Vaughan Williams Merciless Beauty, Britten Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain, Clara Schumann Songs (arr. Tom Poster for voice and strings), Korngold Piano Quintet
Saturday 11 June 2022, 8pm
Dublin International Chamber Music Festival - Townhall, Windmill Quarter
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Elena Urioste (violin), Nathan Amaral (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
MacDowell To a Wild Rose for solo piano, Elgar Soliloquy for oboe and piano, Bridge Phantasie for piano trio, Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, Beach Piano Quintet
Thursday 9 June 2022, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Elena Urioste (violin), Nathan Amaral (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
MacDowell To a Wild Rose for solo piano, Elgar Soliloquy for oboe and piano, Bridge Phantasie for piano trio, Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, Beach Piano Quintet
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 7.30pm
Maidenhead Music Society - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Elena Urioste (violin), Nathan Amaral (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
MacDowell To a Wild Rose for solo piano, Elgar Soliloquy for oboe and piano, Bridge Phantasie for piano trio, Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, Beach Piano Quintet
Monday 28 March 2022, 1.00pm - live-streamed by Wigmore Hall and broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Wigmore Hall, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Tim Crawford (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet, William Grant Still Mother and Child, Dvořák String Quintet in E flat 'American'
Sunday 27 March 2022, 3pm
Leeds International Concert Season on Tour - Slung Low at the Holbeck, Leeds
Elena Urioste (violin), Tim Crawford (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet, Florence Price Andante and Juba from Piano Quintet, Dvořák String Quintet in E flat 'American' (+ some extra surprises!)
Friday 18 March 2022, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Fleur Barron (mezzo), Elena Urioste (violin), Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Tony Rymer (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Coleridge-Taylor Piano Quintet, Amy Beach Songs (with violin, cello and piano), Florence Price Songs (arr. Tom Poster for voice and string quartet), Elgar Piano Quintet
Tuesday 8 March 2022, 6.30pm
Fidelio Cafe, Clerkenwell, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mel Bonis Soir - Matin, Fauré Piano Trio, Ravel Piano Trio (+ a few extra surprises!)
Friday 12 November 2021, 7.30pm
Halifax Philharmonic Club - Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax
Adam Walker (flute), Elena Urioste (violin), Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mozart Flute Quartet No. 1, Amy Beach Romance, Duruflé Prélude, récitatif et variations, Bartók Suite paysanne hongroise, Coleridge-Taylor Piano Quintet
Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 November 2021
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Sunday 7 November 2021, 3pm
Oxford Chamber Music Society - Holywell Room, Oxford
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Stacey Watton (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, Felix Mendelssohn Piano Sextet, Schubert Trout Quintet
Friday 29 October to Monday 1 November 2021
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL
Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Magnus Johnston (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
Thursday 16 September 2021, 2.30pm - Dunbar Parish Church
Tailleferre Sonate champêtre, Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, Glinka Trio pathétique, Mark Simpson Echoes and Embers, Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds
Friday 17 September 2021, 11am - Holy Trinity Church, Haddington
Tribute to Dennis Brain: Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds, Huw Watkins Lament, Brahms Horn Trio
CHAMBER MUSIC BY THE SEA - Maryland, USA
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste (violin), Melissa White (violin), Marije Johnston (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Stephen Upshaw (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Tuesday 3 August 2021, 7pm EDT / midnight BST - live-streamed online
Bartók Duos, Traditional (arr. Poster) Deep River, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Thursday 5 August 2021, 7pm EDT / midnight BST - live-streamed online
Mendelssohn Piano Sextet, songs by Jerome Kern and Vaughan Williams
Saturday 7 August 2021, 7pm EDT / midnight BST - live-streamed online
Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet, Amy Beach Piano Quintet, and Tom Poster’s arrangements of songs by Hahn and Blitzstein
Friday 30 July 2021, 8pm - live-streamed online
MusicFest Aberystwyth
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste (violin), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Handel Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle, Schubert Songs, Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio, Vaughan Williams How Cold the Wind Doth Blow, Hahn (arr. Poster) Four Songs
Friday 18 June 2021, 3pm and 7pm
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste (violin), Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet, Vaughan Williams How Cold the Wind Doth Blow, Hahn (arr. Poster) Four Songs, Beach Piano Quintet
Monday 31 May 2021, 7.30pm - live-streamed by Wigmore Hall (available for 90 days after)
Wigmore Hall, London
Mary Bevan (soprano), Elena Urioste (violin), Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Stephen Upshaw (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Florence Price Piano Quintet, Fauré La bonne chanson, Mendelssohn Piano Sextet
Saturday 29 May 2021, 11am - live-streamed by Wigmore Hall (available after)
Wigmore Hall, London - Family Concert: Fresh Awakenings
Elena Urioste (violin), Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano) - with Aga Serugo-Lugo (presenter)
An interactive concert featuring music from solo to sextet, by Bach, Bartók, Ravel, Price, Mendelssohn and others
Friday 28 May 2021
Album release: Kaleidoscope’s debut album, American Quintets - featuring music by Beach, Barber and Price - out now on Chandos Records!
Matthew Rose (bass), Elena Urioste (violin), Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Monday 29 March 2021, 1pm - live-streamed on Wigmore Hall's website and social media, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Wigmore Hall, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Colin Carr (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mélanie Bonis Soir - Matin, Lili Boulanger D'un soir triste, Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2
Monday 11 January 2021, 7.30pm - online performance
Wigmore Hall, London
Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Elena Urioste (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Sunday 20 December 2020, 11.15am - online performance
Oxford Coffee Concerts - Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Savitri Grier and Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
George Walker Lyric for Strings, Beach Romance for violin and piano, Elgar Piano Quintet
Friday 18 December 2020, 5-7pm
BBC Radio 3 - live appearance on In Tune's Christmas special
Amy Harman (bassoon), Elena Urioste and Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Music by Reynaldo Hahn and Florence Price, plus Christmas favourites arranged by Tom Poster
Friday 11 December 2020, 7.30pm
BBC Radio 3 - studio recording from BBC Maida Vale
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Notturno, Handel Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle, Hahn (arr. Tom Poster) Four Songs, Beach Piano Quintet
Monday 30 November 2020 - online performance
Chamber Music Pittsburgh, USA
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Works by Handel, Purcell, Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven, Fauré, Poulenc and Hahn
Wednesday 11 November 2020, 8pm - online performance
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon
Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert String Trio D. 471, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Korngold Piano Quintet
Sunday 1 November 2020, 6.30pm - online performance
Roman River Festival
Elena Urioste and Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Amy Beach Piano Quintet, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Wednesday 30 September 2020, 7.30pm - live and online, also broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Wigmore Hall, London
Matthew Rose (bass), Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Glinka Doubt, Borodin The Pretty Girl No Longer Loves Me, Kate Whitley This is my love poem for you, George Walker Lyric for Strings, Barber Dover Beach, Korngold Piano Quintet
Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September 2020, 10am to 5pm
Benedetti Sessions - online chamber music weekend for students
Elena Urioste and Savitri Grier (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (double bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Studying chamber works by Schubert and George Walker, plus discussions and Q&A sessions via Zoom
Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 September 2020
Recording sessions for Chandos Records - Potton Hall, Suffolk
Matthew Rose (bass), Elena Urioste and Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
American Quintets - Amy Beach Piano Quintet, Samuel Barber Dover Beach, Florence Price Piano Quintet
Album to be released May 2021
Saturday 22 August 2020 - online performance
Chamber Music by the Sea, Maryland USA
Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Saturday 1 August 2020 - online performance
Wigmore Hall, London
Tom Poster (piano), Elena Urioste (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Adam Wynter (bass), Armand Djikoloum (oboe), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn)
Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2, Coleridge-Taylor Nonet, Gershwin (arr. Poster) They Can't Take That Away From Me
WIGMORE HALL RESIDENCY
Wigmore Hall, London
Mark Simpson (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (bass), Tom Poster (piano)
Friday 14 February 2020, 7.30pm
Strauss/Hasenöhrl Till Eulenspiegel, Fanny Mendelssohn Fantasia, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Glinka Trio Pathétique, Schubert Trout Quintet
Saturday 15 February 2020, 7.30pm
Mozart Bassoon Quartet, Dohnanyi Sextet, Beethoven Septet
Friday 24 January 2020, 7.30pm
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon (part of a Kaleidoscope residency 2020)
Katharine Dain (soprano), Savitri Grier (violin), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Beethoven Folksong Arrangements, Clara Schumann Songs, Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2, Britten Folksong Arrangements, Vaughan Williams How Cold the Wind Doth Blow, Amy Beach Two Songs, Cole Porter (arr. Tom Poster) Songs
Wednesday 13 November 2019, 8.00pm
Cambridge Music Festival - Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge
Savitri Grier, Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Vashti Hunter (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Debussy Clair de lune, Rebecca Clarke Morpheus, Ravel Piano Trio, Puccini Crisantemi, Amy Beach Piano Quintet
Thursday 25 July 2019, 7.00pm
Music at Paxton - Paxton House, Scottish Borders
Savitri Grier (violin), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Tom Poster (piano)
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Brahms Horn Trio
CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019
Elena Urioste, Melissa White (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Gabriel Cabezas, Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Sunday 7 July, 2.00pm - Cheltenham Town Hall
Absolute Music: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8, with poetry and dramatic readings performed by Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles
Wednesday 10 July, 10.00am - Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
Composium: As Ensemble-in-Residence at Cheltenham Festival, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective will workshop, rehearse and perform eight new works written especially for them by Composer Academy participants
Sunday 14 July, 11.00am - Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
Maria Szymanowska Nocturne in B flat for piano, Lili Boulanger Nocturne and Cortège for violin and piano, Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio, Germaine Tailleferre String Quartet, Amy Beach Piano Quintet
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Friday 14 June 2019, 8.00pm
The Barn, Carlton
Savitri Grier (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Guy Johnston (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Felix Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio, Robert Schumann Piano Quartet
Thursday 9 May 2019, 8.00pm
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (part of a three-concert residency 2018/19)
Savitri Grier (violin), Ting-Ru Lai (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio, Schumann Piano Quartet
Thursday 7 February 2019, 8.00pm
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (part of a three-concert residency 2018/19)
Karim Sulayman (tenor), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Tom Poster (piano)
Handel Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Britten Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain, Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending, Clara Schumann Songs, Brahms Horn Trio
Thursday 29 November 2018, 8.00pm
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (part of a three-concert residency 2018/19)
Raphaela Papadakis (soprano), Elena Urioste (violin), Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Haydn Piano Trio in C major Hob. XV:27, Berlioz La captive, Saint-Saëns Violons dans le soir, Hahn Songs, Amy Beach Two Songs with piano trio, Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2
THE KIRKER ISCHIA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018
Ischia, Bay of Naples, Italy
Raphaela Papadakis (soprano), Mark Simpson (clarinet), Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Bjørg Lewis (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Saturday 13 October
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Schubert The Shepherd on the Rock, Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Sunday 14 October
Schumann Märchenerzählungen, Kurtág Hommage à Schumann, Clara Schumann Romance No. 1, Clara Schumann Songs, Mark Simpson Hommage à Kurtág, Brahms Clarinet Trio
Monday 15 October
Vaughan Williams Folksongs, Britten Folksong Arrangements, Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire, Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2
Tuesday 16 October
A Salon Evening - Beethoven Folksong Arrangements; instrumental works by Amy Beach, Paul Coletti, Dvořák, Fauré, Kreisler, Liszt and Schumann; songs by Saint-Saëns, Hahn, Satie, Gershwin and Cole Porter
Wednesday 17 October
Debussy Cello Sonata, Debussy Ariettes Oubliées, Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte, Walton The Lord Mayor's Table, Walton Piano Quartet
Thursday 18 October
Mozart Duo No. 1 for violin and viola, Schubert Impromptu in G flat major, Brahms Two Songs with viola, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 7.30pm
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Bjørg Lewis (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2, Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2
Concert in aid of Maggie’s Cancer Care
BEAMINSTER FESTIVAL - St Mary’s Church, Beaminster
Thursday 28 June 2018, 7.00pm
Elena Urioste, Savitri Grier (violin), Hélène Clément (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Debussy Clair de Lune, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2, Puccini Crisantemi, Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
Thursday 28 June 2018, 9.30pm
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective - as above - with Lizzie Ball (voice/violin) and Morgan Szymanski (guitar)
A vibrant and eclectic array of music curated by the performers, from Vivaldi's Lute Concerto to new arrangements of Great American Songbook classics and Piazzolla tangos
Wednesday 25 October 2017, 7.30pm
St John’s Smith Square, London
Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Schubert String Trio D. 471, Clara Schumann Three Romances, Dvořák (arr. Kreisler, Josef Suk and Tom Poster) Songs, Schumann (arr. Kirchner) Six Canonic Etudes, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2
Tuesday 24 October 2017, 5.30pm
Oxford Lieder Festival - Headington School, Oxford
Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Mahler Piano Quartet, Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2