1983

 

January 11th 1983 

The Ensemble's first concert (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London). Programme: Mozart Piano Quartet No.2 in E flat, Schubert 'Trout' Quintet. Players: Paul Barritt (violin), Gustav Clarkson (viola), Josephine Horder (cello), Peter Buckoke (double bass), William Howard (piano)

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October 12th 1983

First concert with Jane Salmon, cello (Falmouth)

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December 1983

First overseas tour (to Hong Kong)

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May 30th 1984

First Wigmore Hall concert. Premiere of first commission: Triptych by Colin Matthews

 

September 13th and 16th 1984

Two Smetana Centenary concerts, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London

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March 1985

First of many British Council sponsored tours (to Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore)

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January 12th 1986

First concert with Roger Tapping, viola (The Stables, Wavendon)

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May 8th 1986

First live broadcast for BBC Radio 3 (lunchtime concert at St, George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol)

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November 11th 1986

First concert with Jackie Shave, violin (Pangbourne College)

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Summer 1987

Ann Senior (Ensemble Manager 1987-2018) starts working for the Ensemble

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23rd to 25th October 1988

First CD recording (Schubert and Hummel for Hyperion Records)

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June 1989

Creation of the Schubert Ensemble Trust

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15th June and 5th July 1989

Mozart/Fauré Series at Wigmore Hall

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26th September 1989

First live TV performance (Frank Bridge in Prague)

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November/December 1989

First visits to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Brunei (British Council)

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November 1990

First tour of South America (Ecuador and Peru, British Council)

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20th June 1991

First concert with Douglas Paterson, viola (St. George's Bristol)

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5th July 1992

First of many appearances at the Cheltenham International Music Festival

(and premiere of Judith Weir's piano quintet I Broke off a Golden Branch)

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July 1993

Performances of all of Beethoven's works for three instruments in five concerts

at the Cheltenham International Music Festival

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21-28 August 1993

First of many residencies at the Dartington International Summer School

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October 1993

First of many tours to Canada and the USA: Vancouver (BC), Corvallis (Oregon), Eugene (Oregon), Peterborough (Ontario), Markham (Ontario)

 

March/April 1994 

British Council Tour of Malaysia (Kuching, Miri, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, including workshops with the Malaysian National Symphony Orchestra)

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July 1994

British Council Tour of South America (Colombia, Peru and Ecuador)

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