Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/Jul/2015
Genre - Trios
Fidelio Trio : Darragh Morgan, violin , Adi Tal, cello and Mary Dullea, piano
In a programme of Haydn: Piano trio Hob. XV 25 (Gypsy Rondo); Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok Op. 127; Jonathan Dove: Minterne and Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor
Born in Bombay, Patricia Rozario studied at London’s Guildhall School of Music, winning the Gold Medal and the Maggie Teyte Prize. Since then, her career has developed in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting. Her unique voice and artistry has inspired several of the world’s leading composers to write for her, most notably Arvo Pärt and Sir John Tavener, who alone has now written over thirty works for her. Her wide concert and opera repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music.
Fidelio Trio perform diverse repertoire internationally, broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3, RTÉ Lyric FM, WNYC, NPR and in 2010 were featured in a Sky Arts documentary. The trio has performed worldwide. The Fidelio Trio’s most recent CD release is Korngold and Schoenberg (Verklarte Nacht arr. Steuermann) on Naxos. Year 2015-16 will see a concert series at St. John’s Smith Square, London and a residency at University of Birmingham. They are artists-in-residence for 2012-15 at St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Dublin City University.
Irish violinist Darragh Morgan has a hugely diverse career. As a chamber musician and soloist Darragh has performed at many International Festivals. He is violinist and founding member of the Fidelio Trio with whom he has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Symphony Space New York, Casa da Musica Porto, Johannesburg Musical Society and recorded Michael Nyman’s complete piano trios for MN Records. He has regular solo appearances with the Ulster Orchestra include the world premiere of Sir John Tavener’s Hymn of Dawn which he also performed with the Istanbul Symphony Orchestra.
Winner of the Muriel Taylor Cello Prize and the Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists, Adi Tal is emerging as one of the most dynamic young cellists of her generation. She made her solo debut at age 12 with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, and has since performed with numerous ensembles. Her solo and chamber music performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Singaporean Radio, and Israeli Radio, and she has recorded for Naxos and Meridian Records. Born in Israel, Adi began her cello studies at the age of seven with Hillel Zori. Adi joined the acclaimed Fidelio Trio in 2014. The trio performs a broad variety of works, ranging from antiquity to brand-new commissions.
As soloist and chamber musician, Irish pianist Mary Dullea performs internationally and is a sought-after interpreter of new music. Mary’s expansive repertoire covers the standard piano literature as well as an ever-increasing amount of 20th and 21st century compositions, many of which are dedicated to her. Mary studied at The Royal College of Music, London on the Edith Best Scholarship with Yonty Solomon. She holds a MMus in Contemporary Music Studies from Goldsmiths University of London and a PhD in Performance from The University of Ulster. Mary is Director of Performance at The University of Sheffield and is a teaching staff of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.