Event 47: The Borromini Quartet

James Toll (violin) Naomi Burrell (violin) Sam Kennedy (viola) Peggy Nolan (‘cello)

The Borromini Quartet are a young and exciting period instrument string quartet. They have performed Beethoven's "Grosse Fugue" as finalists at the York Early Music Festival International Young Artists Competition 2011, made premiere recordings of Boccherini quartets and are currently participants in the Brighton Early Music Festival Live! scheme. Armed with gut strings and historical bows, they will present one of Mozart's "Viennese" string quartets, no. 9 in A major k. 169 and Beethoven's first string quartet op. 18 no. 1 in F major.