Emma Purslow violin
Marike Kruup violin
Claire Newton viola
Jobine Siekman cello
Performing:
BRITTEN Rhapsody for String Quartet
BRITTEN String Quartet no. 1
A CHANCE Nose Scrunch Reel*
M LAING Space Exploration*
MACONCHY String Quartet no. 13
K MOORE TranscenDance
PURCELL Fantasia XI in G major
H SDRAULIG Swirl for String Quartet*
P STANHOPE String Quartet no. 3, From the Kimberley
*Commissioned by the Australian String Quartet with funds received from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund
Alkyona Quartet has performed in many leading UK venues including St Martin in the Fields, St John Smith Square and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as at many music societies both at home and abroad. They were New Generation Artists at the Stift International Music Festival 2019 and residents at Music at Brel the same year, as well as being featured at the Huygens Festival 2020 and 2021. The quartet especially enjoys cross-collaborative projects, and has worked closely with Latin American band Quimantu, Tabla player Kuljit Bhamra MBE, actress Saskia Reeves, percussionist Adriano Adewale, composer Caroline Heslop and dance company the Dutch Don’t Dance Division. They released their debut album, “Intimate Letters’ in June 2020 in collaboration with Cegin Productions. The quartet has studied with David Waterman, Simon Rowland-Jones, Richard Lester, Marc Danel, Ben Hancox, Rafael Todes, Catherine Manson, James Boyd and Mark Messenger. The quartet is mentored by Marc Danel of the Danel Quartet and took part in the European Chamber Music Academy 2020. The quartet is grateful to the RCM Director’s Fund, the Dutch National Music Instrument Foundation and the Harrison-Frank Foundation. They were Tunnell Trust Award Holders 20/21 and Making Music Selected Artists 21/22, and are the Royal College of Music String Quartet Fellows 2022/23.