The Gustav Holst Ensemble | Mozart & Brahms Piano Quartets

St Michael and All Angels Church, Bedford Park

Bath Road, W4 1LW, London, England, United Kingdom

Gustav Holst Ensemble

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The Gustav Holst EnsembleThe Gustav Holst Ensemble is an exciting new group, made up of professional musicians, who have worked with some of Europe’s top ensembles and orchestras. They are steadily building a reputation for their expressive playing and vibrant sound, and are particularly passionate about bringing the joy of classical music to local communities.Lucy Jeal (violin)Lucy is a member of the English Chamber Orchestra and a principal player in the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Highlights from her career have included piano quartets with Alfred Brendel in a worldwide tour including Carnegie Hall, guest leading the Brodsky string quartet with concerts in Holland, Italy and across the UK and, since 2014, leading Ensemble Reza, an exciting string sextet based in Sussex. She is also a former winner of the London Philharmonic/Pioneer 'Young Soloist of the Year' competition.Rachael Sheehy (viola)Rachael, founder of the Gustav Holst Ensemble, was educated at St Paul’s Girls‘ School, where she was awarded a Gustav Holst Memorial Scholarship. She then studied at the Royal College of Music where she won the Cecil Aronowitz Viola Competition and in Vienna with Thomas Kakuska, from the Alban Berg Quartet. As a chamber musician, Rachael has collaborated with Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the Eggner Trio, members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Artis Quartet. Rachael has played with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the BBC Philharmonic and the London Mozart Players.Pavlos Carvalho ('cello)Pavlos has been a prize-winner in international music competitions in England, Italy (Carlo Soliva competition), Germany (Koblenz international chamber music competition), and Russia (Taneev competition). He has performed as a solo and chamber musician in venues such as the Purcell room, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Teatro dal Verme, Milan and recorded for the BBC. Pavlos is currently recording the Bach suites for Willowhayne Records and Naxos.John Reid (piano)John Reid is a pianist of notable versatility and range, with wide experience as an outstanding chamber musician, song accompanist, soloist and exponent of new music. He is a professor at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2017 he made his concerto debut in Germany with the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck (Brahms No. 1) and he has extended his repertoire with orchestra in recent seasons to include Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie and Tippett’s Concerto. He has been principal pianist with Aurora Orchestra since 2007, appearing as a soloist with the group at the Aldeburgh Festival and as part of a complete Mozart concerto cycle at Kings Place in London. He also plays regularly with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.