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The Berkeley Ensemble is a British chamber music ensemble that explores little-known twentieth- and twenty first-century British chamber music alongside more established repertoire.

Berkeley Ensemble
OriginUK
GenresChamber music ensemble
Years active2008 (2008) – present
Websitewww.berkeleyensemble.co.uk

Founded in 2008 by members of Southbank Sinfonia, the ensemble reached the finals of the 2009 Royal Over-Seas League music competition and has since performed regularly in the UK and abroad.[1]

Their recordings and performances are regularly featured in the national press. Their album Lennox Berkeley: Chamber Works was selected by BBC Music Magazine as Chamber Choice in 2015,[2] and Lennox Berkeley: Stabat Mater was nominated for a Gramophone Magazine Classical Music Award in 2017.[3]

The ensemble celebrated its 10th anniversary with a performance at the Purcell Room in September 2018.[4]

Since 2016 the Berkeley Ensemble has curated the annual Little Venice Music Festival in London.[5]

The ensemble is named after the British composers Lennox Berkeley and Michael Berkeley.[1] Its patrons are Michael Berkeley and Petroc Trelawny.


Albums


The ensemble has released a number of albums, most notably:


References


  1. "Berekeley Ensemble | Artist Page | Resonus Classics". www.resonusclassics.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Lennox Berkeley: Chamber Works, review: 'well worth a listen'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2017: the Shortlist". Gramophone. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "125419 Berkeley Ensemble at 10 2018". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "About". Little Venice Music Festival. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. Clements, Andrew (1 August 2019). "Cobbett's Legacy: The New Cobbett Prize review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "Home listening: Charlotte Bray, Michael Berkeley and BBC Sounds". the Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. "L Berkeley". Classical Music. 11 September 2015.
  9. Pettitt, Hugh Canning, David Cairns, Paul Driver and Stephen. "Classical, May 3". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. "Clarion Call: Works for Septet and Octet review – verve, imagination and jellyfish…". the Guardian. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. "Review". Gramophone. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. "Clarion Call. M. Berkeley Clarion Call and Gallop. Casken: Blue Medusa. Ferguson: Octet op.4, C. Wood: Septet | Reviews | The Strad". 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. "Recent reviews round-up 12 March 2014 | Classical Ear". 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.



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