‘Pure chamber music heaven!’ was how the Gould Trio’s Wigmore Hall performance of Schubert’s great B flat piano trio was described in ‘The Times’. On tour in the USA, the Washington Post raved that they produce, ‘a musical fire that ignites from the very first bar.’

Clarinet

Robert Plane’s career as a solo and chamber clarinettist is rich and varied. Concerto appearances in Europe, Asia and North America have included performances of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in Madrid with the City of London Sinfonia, Beijing with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and in the USA with the Virginia Symphony.

Violin

Lucy is a founder member of the Gould Piano Trio, one of the UK’s most respected chamber ensembles. International competition successes in Melbourne and Florence laid the foundations for the long-lasting career that she has enjoyed since dedicating her musical life to the genre.

Cello

Chamber-musician, solo-cellist, orchestral principal and renowned teacher, Richard Lester was a member of the award-winning Florestan Trio, a founder-member of the ensemble Domus and was a member of Hausmusik and the London Haydn Quartet.

Piano

Ben studied with Dame Fanny Waterman from the age of ten, culminating in many awards including top prize in the Busoni International Piano Competition and winner of the Arthur Rubinstein International  Piano Masters, Gold Medal.

violin

viola

Gary is a founder of the Heath Quartet, who have recently been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award, live-recorded the complete string quartets of Michael Tippett and Bela Bartok, studio-recorded Tchaikovsky Quartets 1 + 3 to critical acclaim.

cello

Alice enjoys a varied performing career as a chamber musician, soloist and was principal cellist of BBCNOW from 2017- 24. Alice is delighted to have recently joined the London Haydn Quartet. 

double bass

bassoon

A passionate chamber musician, Flo is a founder member of Lumas Winds, winners of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition in 2023. They have been Britten Pears Young Artists, leading to a Snape Maltings residency, and as winners of the Kirckman Concert Artists award they will make their King's Place debut in May 2025.

horn

Ben Goldscheider has premiered over 50 new works for the horn to date including concerti, solo, chamber and cross-genre projects including with live electronics and lighting.

musicologist

Richard Wigmore is a well-known music writer, broadcaster and lecturer. After reading modern languages at Cambridge and studying music at the Guildhall School of Music and the Salzburg Mozarteum, Richard combined a career as a singer, in Britain and on the continent, with writing and translating.