The Zetland Foundation will host a special Early Summer Concert on Tuesday 6th May at the English Speaking Union.

The Concert will start promptly at 7pm and will be followed by  a buffet supper with wine at approximately 9.15pm.  Tickets £80 per head.

Our performers will be Polish violinist Magdalena Filipczak accompanied by Viktor Bijelovic, and Russian pianist Yulia Chaplina. 

All enquiries to mhairi.mercer@aske.co.uk

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" and "the 1913 Scandal Concert in Vienna" Magdalena has been involved in recording projects at the Banff Arts Centre (Canada) with Gruppo Montebello, Marianne Pousseur and Nan Hughes under the direction of  Henk Guittart.  The recordings will be released in late 2013. 

Cellophony will shortly be releasing their first commercial CD on the Edition Classics label.

A unique and unusual opportunity has arisen whereby investors can purchase shares (in multiples of £5,000) in an exceedingly  fine old violin made in Naples by Nicolaus Gagliano in 1732.

The price is £230,000 and investors will be able to take advantage  in due course of any capital gains which it may generate.

Brilliantly talented young Polish violinist, Magdalena Filipczak, will have the long term use of this wonderful old instrument for the 20 years of the Trust's life.

Full details and brochure are available on request from The Zetland Foundation, The Orangery, Aske, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 5HE (zetland@aske.co.uk).

In October and December 2012 Veronika will be giving a series of concerts and master classes in Sharjah and Dubai.

Veronika's performance of Medtner's 3rd Piano Concerto 'The Ballade', conducted by Maxime Tortelier and accompanied by  the Marylebone Philharmonic Orchestra reaches Youtube.

Part 1:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZm_D3Q0J78

Part 2 :    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG-YzQaTZmI&feature=plcp

Artem Kotov has accepted an invitation to be a first violin and the Manager of the Odeion String Quartet, the Leader of the Symphony Orchestra and a professor at the University of Bloemfontein, South Africa.

In September 2012, Artem has been invited to take part as a co-leader in a series of orchestral concerts in Mumbai, India.

Mandhira de Saram leaves on July 18th on a tour of China with the Ligeti Quartet.

Rhoslyn Lawton plays live at The Royal Albert Hall following a tour to New York with the Royal Academy Orchestra.