Amici Concerts - String Dimensions Trio

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This exceptional ensemble showcases two virtuoso violinists, Bogdan Vacarescu and Akiko Ishikawa with the distinguished cellist Vanessa Lucas-Smith.

Their program on 5th March will take you on a fascinating journey of the evolution of violin playing from the Baroque to the Romantic era featuring works by brilliant violinist-composers, Tartini, Viotti, Pugnani, Kreutzer and Lipinski.

Tickets £20 in advance (£25 on the door) £0.00 for under 25s

String Dimensions, founded by Bogdan Vacarescu in 2017, is a London-based chamber ensemble of international soloists. United by a mutual interest in performing music all too rarely heard in today's concert programmes, they have given the UK premieres of lost masterworks such as Karol Lipinski and Antonio Bazzini's works and perform neglected repertoire such as Fritz Kreisler's String Quartet and works by Enescu and Cherubini. Their programmes also include original arrangements of well-known classical works for string duos, trios, quartets and larger groups.

Bogdan Vacarescu - violin

Bogdan has toured internationally since his teens as a concerto soloist, chamber and orchestra musician. His album with pianist Julian Jacobson, "Violin and Piano Thrillers" came top of the Album of the Year in Romania and was given a 5 star review in Musical Opinion. He performed in halls such as the Sydney Opera House, Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romanian National Radio Hall, The United Nations Concert Hall in New York, New Morning in Paris, Kings Place and Purcell Room in London. Bogdan has recorded solo on soundtracks for films and documentaries, most notably in collaboration with Oscar winners Stephen Warbeck and Gabriel Yared. He has collaborated with Nigel Kennedy, Graffiti Classics, Secret Cinema and as a free-lancer with many successful ensembles in the UK. Bogdan is a graduate of the Conservatoire of Music in Bucharest and the Royal Academy of Music in London as a student of Beno Schwartzman, Paul Ratz and Gyorgy Pauk.

Akiko Ishikawa - violin

Akiko performed in several concert halls in Tokyo and Yokohama from a young age, most notably in front of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, founder of the Suzuki Method. She moved to England in 1998, and promptly was invited with a full scholarship to the Berkshire Young Musicians Trust for five years. She studied with noted chamber musician Ofer Falk and international soloist Rivka Golani at Trinity College of Music. As a chamber musician, Akiko won numerous prizes, including the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition and the John Barbirolli String Quartet Competition. Recent performances include a recital at St. Martin in the Fields and as a soloist with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan.

Vanessa Lucas-Smith cello

Vanessa has toured as the cellist of Britain's oldest chamber group, the Allegri Quartet. A regular performer at the Wigmore Hall, QEH, Purcell room, Kings Place and at festivals throughout the world Edinburgh, Kronberg, Orlando, Cervo, SoWeCa (Canada), she can be heard on radio BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, Radio Netherlands and on TV and film as a frequent session musician. Vanessa is on the teaching staff at Junior Trinity and various courses (Benslow, ProCorda, English Camerata Soloists), and sits on competition judging panels (2015 Royal Over Seas League Competition). Her studies began as a scholarship student at the Junior Dept of the RCM and then later at the RNCM. She is a prizewinner of competitions including the Royal Over Seas League, Zinetti (Italy), Charles Hennen (Netherlands) and has been awarded the Sir John Barbirolli Prize for string quartet. Vanessa has a life-long love of football and continues to play whenever possible!