Pax String Quartet Lunchtime Recital

Join us in person for a delightful lunchtime treat with the Pax String Quartet. Take a break, relax, and enjoy some beautiful string music . Whether you're a classical fan or just looking for a cool way to spend your afternoon, Come hang out and let the music brighten your day!

Programme

Two pieces of Danish folk music arranged by the Danish String quartet, Beethoven’s String Quartet Op 18 No 2 and Imogen Holst’s Phantasy quartet.

Lily An:

Lily An began playing at age five, originally studying under Christina Ryan and has been active in solo and ensemble performance ever since. She studied at Chetham’s School of Music under Yumi Sasaki for seven years, where she won the concerto competition and performed the first movement of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole at Bridgewater Hall, and later leading the Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra. Lily has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra, performing in major UK venues including the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms. She is currently an undergraduate at the Royal College of Music in London, studying with Jiafeng Chen, where she performs in orchestral, chamber, and contemporary projects, including a string quartet and a clarinet quintet. Lily is supported by the charity Talent Unlimited and plays on a violin generously loaned by the RCM.

Alice Younger:

Alice started learning the violin aged 7 through her local music service, before joining Eastbourne College for sixth form on a full academic and music scholarship, where she studied with Anne Wilson. She is now a second-year undergraduate at the Royal College of Music, studying under Ani Schnarch. Equally at home in orchestral and chamber settings, Alice has performed with many ensembles across the UK and Europe. She served as leader of the Brighton and East Sussex Youth Orchestra 2023-24, appearing as a soloist for their Summer 2024 tour of Germany, and played with the National Youth Orchestra for several years as a String Leader and Leverhulme Arts Scholar. With the Pax Quartet, Alice has worked closely with renowned chamber musicians and was selected to perform side-by-side with the Marmen Quartet in October 2025. As a soloist, Alice has participated in many masterclasses, including that of Lana Trotovšek, Milena Simović, Laci Olah, Massimo Coco, and Simmy Singh, with whom she focused on folk-classical improvisation. She has also collaborated with orchestras such as Hastings Sinfonia and the London Mozart Players, performing with them as part of the ensemble and as a soloist in summer 2024.

Carlotta Vitaloni:

Carlotta began learning the viola aged 13 at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. She studied with Jonathan Barritt before gaining a full music scholarship for sixth form at Marlborough College, where she studied with Philip Dukes. She is now a second year undergraduate student at the Royal College of Music, studying under Bryony Gibson-Cornish. Her studies are generously supported by Young Sounds UK and the Wrightson Trust. Carlotta was previously principal viola of the English Schools Orchestra (2022/2023) and a member of the National Youth Orchestra (2023/2024). In March 2024, she made her debut as a soloist with Sinfonia Smith Square performing Bruch’s Romance for Viola. With the Pax Quartet, Carlotta has worked closely with renowned chamber musicians and was selected to perform side-by-side with the Marmen Quartet in October 2025. Carlotta currently plays on an 18th century French viola on loan from Benslow Music Trust.

Magdalena Drmac:

Magdalena Drmac is a Macedonian cellist studying at the Royal College of Music, London, under Professor Alexander Chaushian. She began learning the cello at age eight with Professor Aleksandra Janevska in Skopje and also studied with Professor Stefan Popov. Magdalena has won multiple international competitions, including the Open Europe Festival in Moscow and the Polyhymnia Festival in Skopje, and holds a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia.

She has performed as a soloist with the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra Polyphony, and internationally in Italy, Greece, and Hungary. At RCM, she performs with her string quartet Pax, the Profundus Piano Quintet, and a Piano Trio, and is an active orchestral musician with ensembles such as the Jeunesses Musicales Macedonia Chamber Orchestra and DMM “Ajga.” Magdalena plays on an Apostol Kaloferov cello (2022) and continues to develop a versatile and expressive musical voice across solo, chamber, and orchestral music.

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