Gabrielle Painter – Violin

Gabrielle Painter has performed throughout Europe, Canada and the United States as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Her concerto engagements have included performances of Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto at the Staller Center, New York, performances of Lou Harrison’s Violin Concerto and a performance of the Triple Concerto by Beethoven in Germany, recorded for German National Radio. Gabrielle has also been a guest artist at venues including the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine Chamber Music Series (NY), the Miller Theatre (NY), the London Festival of Chamber Music (UK), and with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Dedicated to the performance of music of our time, she is a founding member of the New York based furious band who can be heard on CRI and New World Records.
Gabrielle holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Diana Cummings and a Master of Music Degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she will also receive her Doctorate of Musical Arts. She was a scholarship student of and Teaching Assistant to Mitchell Stern, who sadly died last year. Gabrielle is currently teaching at the junior department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Winner of the Montgomery Violin Competition 2001(US), Gabrielle has also won awards from the Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, the Ackerman Awards and the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Awards.

Karl Lutchmayer enjoys an international career as both a pianist and lecturer. He studied at the Royal College of Music where he won numerous prizes and scholarships, and later held the prestigious Constant & Kit Lambert Fellowship awarded by the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Karl has given recitals and concertos throughout the world, working with conductors including Lorin Maazel and Sir Andrew Davis, and performed at all the major London concert halls. He has broadcast on BBC Radio3 and Classic FM, and his recent recital series at the Warehouse was received with critical acclaim. A passionate advocate of contemporary music, he has given numerous premieres and had many works written for him.

He currently holds lectureships at the Royal College and Trinity College, and is a regular guest lecturer at the Julliard School, New York. Forthcoming engagements include solo recitals, concertos and lectures throughout Britain, the USA, Malta, Israel, Cyprus and India.