Magnus Johnston, Nadia Wijzenbeek - violin

Jennifer Stumm, Tom Hankey - viola

Guy Johnston, Marie Macleod - cello

Tom Poster - piano

"I can recall few London debuts as exciting as this... A deeply and richly satisfying performance... It is difficult to see how these fine players can greatly advance from this bridgehead. Let us hope we have many more chances to hear them attempt to do so." - The Strad

"The Aronowitz works as a true ensemble, listening, responding, moving as one and creating mellifluous, fascinating textures." - Daily Telegraph

The Aronowitz Ensemble was formed in 2004 out of the desire of seven outstanding young international artists to explore and perform chamber music together in the highly adaptable combination of string sextet and piano. Since its sell-out debut at St John's Smith Square, the ensemble has had a busy schedule of engagements across the UK and beyond, including performances at the Aldeburgh, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Chichester, City of London, Newbury and Spoleto Festivals; the Wigmore Hall, St George's Bristol and Queen's University Belfast; and, following Artists' Residencies at Snape Maltings, the inaugural Aldeburgh Residencies tour in 2006.

As members of the BBC's prestigious New Generation Artists scheme, the Aronowitz Ensemble's performances have been regularly featured on BBC Radio 3. Such broadcasts include  concertsat the Wigmore Hall, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the Sage, Gateshead, and in Glasgow, as well as concerts at the Bath, City of London and Tetbury Festivals and a residence at the Two Moors Festival.  In addition to its wide-ranging repertoire of chamber works for strings and piano (including several world and UK premieres), the ensemble enjoys collaborations with artists such as Nicholas Daniel, James Gilchrist, Yvonne Howard, Andrew Kennedy, Tasmin Little, Gwilym Simcock and Ailish Tynan. The ensemble has made several studio recordings for the BBC, including works by Brahms, Fauré, Schoenberg, Shostakovich and Strauss, and recently recorded Barber's Dover Beach with Gerald Finley for Hyperion.

Future engagements in the UK include a series of concerts over three seasons in Malvern and their return to the Wigmore Hall in both coffee and evening concerts.  

The Aronowitz Ensemble is delighted to announce that it has recently been given a  Borletti-Buitoni Special Ensemble Scholarship, an award from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust which helps outstanding young artists achieve their particular goals.