BRITAIN’S acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble comes to Santa Monica on Saturday, October 12th to perform at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage. The Ensemble are famous for performing the world’s greatest chamber musicm and they will be playing in this smaller configuration at The Broad Stage for the first time. The program includes some of the greatest works ever for chamber music, Brahms’s Sextet for strings in G-Major, Op. 36 and Mendelssohn’s Octet for strings in E flat-major, as well as the West Coast premiere of Beamish’ Partita for string octet. The Washington Post calls them, “Luminous, often breathtaking.”
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble was created in 1967 to perform the larger chamber works with players who customarily worked together, instead of the usual string quartet with additional guests. Drawn from the principal players of the orchestra and led by violinist Tomo Keller, the Chamber Ensemble performs in all shapes and sizes, from string quintets to octets, and in various other configurations featuring winds. Its touring commitments are extensive and include regular tours of Europe and North America, whilst recording contracts with Philips Classics, Hyperion, and Chandos have led to the release of over thirty CDs.
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble features Tomo Keller (violin), Harvey de Souza (violin), Martin Burgess (violin), Jennifer Godson (violin), Robert Smissen (viola), Fiona Bonds (viola), Stephen Orton (cello) and Will Schofield (cello).
Tickets are now on sale at www.thebroadstage.org or by calling 310.434.3200. Classical Music Series at The Broad Stage made possible in part by generous support from the Colburn Foundation.
