Cropper Welsh Roscoe Trio
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'...playing with a torrential passion that was an immediate reminder of the virtues of seasoned musicianship. Three more experienced and insightful players it would be hard to find...' The Sunday Times
Launched in the 2005/06 season, the Cropper Welsh Roscoe Trio comprises three of Britain’s finest chamber musicians: violinist Peter Cropper, ex-leader and founder member of The Lindsays, Moray Welsh, former Principal Cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Martin Roscoe, one of Britain’s finest pianists.
The trio gave its launch concert at the Beverley Chamber Music Festival in 2005 and have since successfully toured the UK. Highlights include performances at the Wigmore Hall and the Bridgewater Hall as well as appearances at the Chipping Campden Festival, Ribble Valley International Piano Week, Fishguard Festival, and for Oxford Philomusica, Dartington College of Arts and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham. They have also enjoyed a two year residency for Music in the Round, both at the festival’s home in Sheffield and across the UK and a series at Kings Place in London.
Peter Cropper has been a renowned member of the international chamber music scene for over thirty years as the founder and leader of The Lindsays, one of Britain’s finest quartets. Following The Lindsays retirement in summer 2005, Peter embarked on project to record the complete Beethoven violin sonatas with Martin Roscoe. He continues to have Artistic Directorship of the Sheffield concert series Music in the Round and to give talks for the BBC and has now accepted new positions on the music panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain and at Sheffield University, where he teaches an MA in String Quartet performance.
'…Integrity, directness, intelligence and an intense engagement with the very different complexions of each work…' The Gramophone
A former student of Rostropovich, Moray Welsh was Principal Cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1992 to 2007 and alongside this position maintained a varied diary as soloist and chamber musician, directing his own string sextet The Arienski Ensemble. An ardent champion of contemporary repertoire, Moray premiered the David Blake Cello Concerto at the Cheltenham Festival with the BBC Symphony and the Ronald Stevenson Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. His recording of the Hugh Wood Cello Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic was selected as a Record of the Year by the Sunday Times and his disc of works by Herbert Howells, recorded with the LSO, was a previous Editor’s Choice in Gramophone Magazine.
'…On the evidence of this impressive new performance, Moray Welsh probably has stronger credentials in Rachmaninov’s majestic Sonata than any other British cellist of his generation, having studied under Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatoire...' BBC Music Magazine
Martin Roscoe is a versatile musician who flourishes in performance, whether as a concerto soloist, recitalist or chamber musician. His enduring popularity and solid reputation are built on a deeply thoughtful musicianship which is allied to an easy rapport with audiences and fellow musicians alike. He is closely associated with UK orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic and recent and forthcoming concerto performances include engagements with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
'…Roscoe remains one of the most reassuring voices, bringing mastery and sheer musical quality to bear on everything he plays...' The Gramophone
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