Colin Scobie and Jâms Coleman | Ilminster, 11 July 2025
Ilminster Arts Centre East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, United KingdomColin Scobie and Jâms Coleman come together to perform Beethoven, Elgar and Schumann.
Colin Scobie and Jâms Coleman come together to perform Beethoven, Elgar and Schumann.
Aside from the vast standard repertoire for piano trio, the Mitsu Trio enjoy exploring less played composers, such as Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů and Brazilian composer Henrique Oswald, with on going plans of the trio’s debut album with music of the latter.
Voice is an exciting, female vocal trio. In their 18 years together, they have built a dedicated fan-base across the world; a rich, varied repertoire of their own arrangements, new commissions, and rarely performed Early Music; and they have honed a truly unique sound.
The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of repertoire, notably from the classical and romantic eras.
Pianist Daniel Lebhardt has been described by the New York Times as playing with ‘… power, poetry and formidable technique’.
We welcome Icelandic-American cellist, Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, who is joined by Franco-Belgian pianist, Antoine Préat.
Founded in 2019, Ensemble Augelletti specialises in creating engaging programmes that tell the everyday stories of people living in the 17th and 18th centuries through baroque chamber music.
Formed in London in 2006, the Greenwich Trio brings together Slovenian violinist Lana Trotovšek, Canadian cellist Heather Tuach, and Japanese pianist Yoko Misumi. Described by Bernard Greenhouse as the “New Beaux Arts Trio” they quickly earned major awards.
Lauded by The Strad for her ‘thrilling and exuberant’ Royal Festival Hall debut, Shiry Rashkovsky pursues an international and diverse career. Lana Suran is an internationally acclaimed Swedish pianist praised for her expressive power, refined tone, and deeply personal interpretations.
“The group feels more like a Baroque chamber ensemble than voices and accompaniment. Instrumental and vocal lines interweave, so that the purely instrumental numbers feel like a continuation of what has gone before."
Sophie Rosa is in demand as a soloist, director and chamber musician. She has performed across the UK as a recitalist in major festivals and venues including the Royal Festival Hall, and Wigmore Hall. Ian Buckle enjoys longstanding associations with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the John Wilson Orchestra, appearing as soloist on numerous occasions.
We welcome back harpist Oliver Wass who holds a First Class Masters Degree from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He is currently a professor at the Royal College of Music in London. He is joined by Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, a Polish-British musician who has built a multifaceted career as a violinist, conductor, and recording artist across classical performance, theatre, and film.