Kleio Quartet with Jack Hancher (Guitar) and Simon Rowland Jones (Viola): NNMF Midwinterfest

WALTON String Quartet in A minor WALTON Five Bagatelles for Guitar MOZART String Quintet in C, K515 Following on from Alessandra Vinciguerra's talk on Susana Walton and La Mortella, this special programme celebrates the music by Sir William Walton. Well-known to NNMF audiences the KLEIO QUARTET are back, with a new look! This prize-winning internationally recognised quartet are BBC New Generation Artists and have recently been appointed as the resident quartet for the Royal Northern College of Music’s String Quartet Studio. Recent performance highlights include debuts at the Edinburgh International Festival, London’s Kings Place, and appearances at the North Norfolk Music Festival. Upcoming highlights of their 2024-25 season include a Danish Tour and appearances at La Schubertiade de Sceaux (FR), Frederiskværk Festival (DR) and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival (GE) alongside cellist Eckart Runge and pianist Jacques Ammon. JACK HANCHER guitar, won the prestigious Gold Medal of the Royal Overseas League Competition in 2022, becoming just the third guitarist to win the award. In 2024, he released his debut album "The Memory Garden" on the Deux-Elles label to critical acclaim.