Erola Masque (violin) & Aimee Taranni (piano)

Experience inspiring performances by top emerging artists in our historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Our recitals are programmed in collaboration with leading music colleges and charities, providing a platform for the stars of tomorrow. Discover exceptional talent in a unique settting.

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Programme

Frederick Delius – Violin Sonata No. 3 (1930)
I. Slow
II. Andante scherzando
III. Lento – Con moto
Frederick Delius – Romance for Violin and Piano
Joaquín Turina – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 82
I. Lento – Theme and variations
II. Vivo
III. Adagio – Allegro moderato
Joaquín Turina – Homenaje a Navarra op.102

Artist Bio

Born in 2002 in Vic, Spain, Erola began her musical studies at age seven with Coloma Bertran and Quim Térmens at the Vic Professional Conservatory. In 2020, she was admitted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Stephanie Gonley, where she earned a First-Class bachelor’s degree with Honours. She is currently pursuing a master’s at Guildhall with Krzysztof Smietana and studies historical violin with Pavlo Beznosiuk and chamber music with Krysia Osostowicz, Jacqueline Ross, Caroline Palmer, Evan Rothstein, and Adrian Brendel.
She has received guidance from members of the Endellion, Quiroga, and Casals Quartets and is a member of the Quartet Calders. In 2024, she participated in the Resonances Academy in Ciney, Belgium, with Philippe GraMin and David Quiggle. Erola has performed recitals and concerts as a soloist across Spain, the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, and Portugal, including Atlàntida de Vic, the Moments Musicals cycle in Vic, Pianíssim in Torredembarra, Villa Margarita Music Fest in Arbúcies, the Festival of Religious Music in Vic, Pyrenees Classical Music Festival, and concerts in London and Cambridge. In 2023, she debuted in Cambridge with the Horizons String Orchestra, performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Piazzolla’s Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas.
She has participated in numerous international masterclasses and courses, studying with Boris Kuschnir, Dalibor Karvay, Mark Gothony, Yair Kless, Boris Brovskyn, Esther Haffner, and Dora Schwarzberg. Since 2019, she combines performance with teaching in schools and privately with Pelican Music Company and DEA Academy, also giving masterclasses to young musicians.
Since 2021, she has been a member of Talent Unlimited and has received support from the Albert Cooper Trust, Wolfson Foundation, Fundació Puig Porret, the BritishSpanish Society, the Fundación Cañada Blanch and Help Musicians Trust for her studies at Guildhall. She plays a Sitjas violin (2020) and a Chris Graves bow (2024).

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