Stephen Upshaw
@stephenupshaw
American violist traversing the globe. 🌎 @RiotEns 🎻 @solemquartet 🎻 👨🏫 Prof: @trinitylaban @guildhallschool⚡️London⚡️
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Can’t wait to head back to Barbican Centre to open their 24/25 season with this new opera by rolf hind based on the life of Rumi with Elaine Mitchener . Riot Ensemble Mahogany Opera Frederic Wake-Walker - Grab your tickets now !
barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/…
The songs emerged fresh-minted | #Review | Solem Quartet
Ron Simpson, The Reviews Hub
#classicalmusic through the noise
tashmina.co.uk/review/the-son…
'I have not experienced anything like it before and, when the piece ended, I felt as if I could listen for another fifty minutes'
Many thanks Niki Zohdi for sharing your thoughts on our Bára Gísladóttir premiere hcmf// last year! 💙
📸 hcmf ‘23 Arts & Events space
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A wonderful evening with Solem Quartet and Alice Zawadzki performing Steve Reich and Kate Bush. I wept through most of 'This Woman's Work' (in a good way). Go see them immediately!
Composers 📣📣📣
Our 2024 Call for Scores is open!
For more information and to apply, click here: riotensemble.com/cfs-2024
Deadline April 14th 🎶📯🍀
#callforscores #submityourmusic #composers #newmusic
⭐️ Looking forward to sharing our Different Trains / Kate Bush arr. Will Newell prog alongside the brilliant Alice Zawadzki on tour starting tomorrow! ⭐️
March:
22 @barnesmusicfestival
27 6:30 @m3_7lw
27 9:00 @m3_7lw
28 Future Yard
29 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑
through the noise
Post concert smiles after the world premiere of Errollyn Wallen ‘s beautiful new Quintet yesterday in Suffolk with Shiry Rashkovsky ❤️
🎓 Head to riotensemble.com/education to read about some of our work with next generations, led by our L&P team (Adam Swayne 🕷️ Sarah Dacey 🇪🇺 Stephen Upshaw Ruth Rosales and Chrissy Kinsella) in collaboration with everyone on our #ArtisticBoard 💚
Can’t wait to play this amazing work with a special group of friends! 🌈❤️🎻 #classicalpride Barbican Centre barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/…
'It’s about exploring the potential of the initial ideas’
Composer Errollyn Wallen discusses her new string quintet featuring two violas, which was written for Shiry Rashkovsky and the Solem Quartet.
Read more here: trib.al/oEaHluh
Thanks Tom McKinney for including us and for the shutout re: upcoming gigs! 🙏🏽 DELPHIAN through the noise Errollyn Wallen Tashmina Artists Barnes Music Festival bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Thanks Linton Stephens for featuring our recording of “Earth” by Ayanna Witter-Johnson on your #IWD show with Ania Magliano on BBC Radio 3 ! Listen here 👉🏽podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cla…
Ayanna Witter-Johnson joined the RPS Composers programme in 2021 and was nominated for the 2024 RPS Instrumentalist Award. 'Earth' marvels at the natural world, featuring the composer's enchanting vocals with the Solem Quartet. open.spotify.com/track/0CcAPKID…
Some fiery Beethoven from the first movement of Quartet no. 15, op. 132. Live from last December's Spotlight Chamber Concerts .
Watch in full youtube.com/watch?v=P2sUjL… and subscribe!
Sound and video Alexander Barnes
Huge thanks to The Strad for featuring us again this month - we can’t wait to give the world premiere of Errollyn Wallen ‘s new Quintet “Lencten” March 17 alongside Shiry Rashkovsky who has commissioned this beautiful new work! 🙌🏽
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“…the remarkable soprano Sarah Dacey, a fearless singer and composer […] supported by various permutations of a string quartet and piano. They coax from their instruments a vivid range of sounds and textures…”
theartsdesk.com ✍️
riotensemble.bandcamp.com/album/vestige
Congratulations to Amy Bryce on the premiere at today's lunchtime concert of their brilliant work 'Mimic' performed by Solem Quartet, commissioned by Royal Philharmonic Society. What a joy to witness!
Very grateful to have been invited to perform with Sleeping At Last and @[email protected] to a sold out crowd at Union Chapel London last night - if you missed it we’ll be back May 3 at Southbank Centre! southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/gigs/… 🎟️
The dream team, with Aaron Holloway-Nahum at the helm (and behind the camera!📸) getting ready to play Ferneyhough at Wigmore Hall yesterday🖤 Riot Ensemble
