Hidden festival gem (From This Is Wiltshire)

Hidden festival gem

2:25pm Tuesday 30th June 2009 in

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Few could have expected this concert to have been so good. Dressed in matching white and white these two young, attractive violinists made a charming picture standing in front of a too-small audience; when they started to play it was a case of not just pretty faces… Mozart’s Duo for 2 violins, from the Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311, was a touch hurried causing a phrenetic, somewhat muddy final movement.

But for a show of dynamics David Matthews’s 8 Duos and John McCabe’s Spielend for two violins demonstrated the musicality of these two young performers.

Their attack and bite was as youthful and invigorating as their obvious enjoyment of their fusion. They loved the sound they made; and so did the audience.

If only they had practised their announcements as much as their programme. But it turned out to be one of the hidden gems of the festival.