CV
Members:
Violin 1: David Brodowski (Germany/Poland)
Violin 2: Catrin Win Morgan (Wales)
Viola: Felix Tanner (Scotland)
‘Cello: Vanessa Lucas-Smith (England)
Performing experience
A cross section of our performances throughout Europe, including:
London: Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Barbican Hall, Purcell Room, St James’s Piccadilly, The Benslow Music Trust, Draper’s Hall, British Library, National Portrait Gallery, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The Old Royal Naval College Greenwich, Blackheath Halls, Chelsea Arts Festival, Hampstead and Highgate Festival,
Other: The Anvil Concert Hall (Basingstoke), Madingley Hall (Cambridge), The Open University, The City Church, Leamington Pump Rooms, Hereford Concert Club, Hertford music club, Braughing Music Society, Ripley Recitals, Sutton Valence Concert Society, HHH concerts, Horsham Music Circle, Bristol University, Durham University, Woodbridge Chamber Concerts,
Europe and Festivals: Italy; Verona (11), Germany Tour – Frankfurt Region (07); Kronberg Music Festival (08), Dartington (09,10), Kings Lynn Festival (09), Brighton Festival (09), North Norfolk Music Festival (09), Orlando Festival, Netherlands (07), Bordeaux (08), Edinburgh Festival (08, 10).
Education Work: Schools and young people’s concerts for the Cavatina Music Trust. Workshops for the Anvil Concert Hall and The Philharmonia Orchestra Education Department. Trinity College of Music; coaching chamber ensembles, workshops and recordings for the composition department, cross departmental projects – such as our innovative ‘Schubertiade Project’.
Associations
‘Associate Artists’ – The Anvil Concert Hall, Basingstoke (since 2009)
‘Quartet in Residence’ – Bristol University (since 2010)
‘Quartet in Residence’ – Warwick School (commencing 2011)
Recent Successes
- 2nd Prize ‘Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition’ 2009 and ‘Artists in Residence’ Special Prize
- ‘Best Classical Music Act’ 2009 Brighton Festival
- Winners – Royal Over Seas League Competition 2008 (Ensemble Section)
- Winners – Val Tidone International Chamber Music Competition 2007
- 2nd prize – Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competition 2007
- Awarded Park Lane Group Young Artists 2008.
- Awarded Richard Carne Junior Fellowship for Chamber Ensemble at Trinity College of Music, London 2008 – 09
- Awarded Bulldog Scholarship for String Quartet at Trinity College of Music, London 2007 – 08
Study
Studied with Simon Rowland-Jones, Martin Outram, Prof. Johannes Meissl and Prof. Eberhardt Feltz.
Masterclasses and coaching also with members from the following renowned quartets; Amadeus, Maggini, Takacs, Endellion, Alberni, Belcea and Wihan.
Chamber Music Courses attended
- Proquartet 2010, 2009
- Interntionale Sommerakademie, Reichenau 2008
- Bordeaux Masterclasses 2008
- Orlando Festival Masterclasses (Heerlen) ’07
Reviews / Quotes:
‘The brilliant Brodowski Quartet are a group to watch out for’ The Independent (Dec ’08)
‘These virtuosic young players demonstrated the flair with which they tackle the most challenging of works’ The Strad Magazine
‘New kids on the London Scene’ The Times
Listed in The Times as ‘a foursome to watch, up and coming young quartet’ in an article about the retirement of the Alban Berg Quartet where they listed six young international quartets in this category.