Pelléas Ensemble

The Pelléas Ensemble have made a name for themselves through their intimate, honest music-making and ambitious programming. They are regularly praised for their compelling performance and immediate connection with audiences. Playing with “verve and polish” (The Times), they have won awards from the Royal Philharmonic Society, the Royal Overseas League and the Tillett Trust, and performed extensively across the UK.

Their programme for this Peak Music event ranges from Rameau to Prokofiev, Rodney Bennett and Debussy.

Their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Nature and the Imagination’, (Linn Records 2021), presents a rich and expressive collection of repertoire spanning three centuries, and demonstrates the versatility of the ensemble.

They are persuasive advocates for their unusual combination of instruments and are constantly exploring ways to expand the group’s repertoire. As well as arranging their own pieces, The Pelléas Ensemble have enjoyed many close collaborations with contemporary composers. These relationships have lead to various new commissions: Misha Mullov-Abbado’s ‘Three Meditation Songs’ was premiered at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2016, and the ensemble joined with the Park Lane Group to commission Benjamin Graves’ ‘Scherzo’, which features on their album. With each of these relationships, the ensemble have been closely involved in the compositional process throughout; they feel that creating an open dialogue between performers and composer leads to a very special and personal outcome.

Three dedicated teachers, the members of the Pelléas Ensemble are very interested in musical work outside the performance space. They have extensive experience giving workshops in schools, family concerts alongside animateurs, and have taken masterclasses at universities and music colleges around the UK. Connecting with young people and finding ways to inspire creative music making is of the utmost importance to this ensemble.

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