Matthew Jones & Annabel Thwaite
Biographie Matthew Jones & Annabel Thwaite
Matthew Jones
is equally at home as a soloist or chamber musician playing both violin and viola, performing classical or contemporary repertoire, or improvising. He has recorded 26 solo and chamber albums, is head of chamber music and professor of viola at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, and directs the Intermediate course at Pro Corda International Chamber Music Academy. In recent years he has premiered concertos by Tolibkhon Shakhidi, Derek Ball and Gordon Crosse.
Sarah-Jane Bradley
Since her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1997, violist Sarah-Jane Bradley has established a distinguished international reputation as a soloist and chamber musician. She is a pioneer of new works and has premiered and recorded a number of new concertos for solo viola, including those by David Matthews, Paul Patterson and Matthew Taylor. She teaches viola at the Royal College of Music and The Purcell School, and chamber music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Tim Lowe
spends much of his time performing in solo and chamber recitals throughout the UK and Europe. He has given many recitals in major London venues, including St John's Smith Square, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Purcell Room. As an orchestral player he is guest principal cello with many major UK orchestras. He is a cello professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and is the artistic director of the York Chamber Music Festival.
Annabel Thwaite
is the winner of numerous major accompaniment prizes, and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. She appears regularly in recital with Sir Bryn Terfel in venues including Bordeaux and Zurich Opera Houses, and has collaborated with Roberto Alagna, Rebecca Evans and the BBC Singers. She is director of Core courses at the Pro Corda International Chamber Music Academy.
