St Barnabas Summer Proms 2009 (6)

Wednesday July 29th 7.30 pm

The Millwood Piano Trio

Catherine Myerscough (violin)
Richard Birchall (cello)
Rosie Richardson (piano)

Haydn : Piano Trio in C major
Rachmaninov : Trio Elegiaque
Schubert : Piano Trio in B flat

Admission £10. No tickets needed beforehand.

Catherine Myerscough (violin) was born in 1986 and studied at the Junior Royal College of Music, Cambridge University , and is currently a student on the Postgraduate Performance Course of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She won many awards at both the Junior Royal College and Cambridge University , and is an award winner of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund. She led the Azzura String Quartet, which won the National Youth String Quartet Competition, and which performed in major venues and festivals through the country. Future performances include solo recitals in London and Cambridge and concerto performances in the Far East .

Richard Birchall (cello) was born in 1984, was a chorister at St George's Chapel, Windsor, and subsequently read music at Cambridge where he gave numerous recitals and concerto performances, winning the CUMS Concerto Competition. He performed the Elgar concerto at St Johns Smith Square , and has appeared as soloist with various orchestras, and in Germany , the Czech Republic and Canada . He has won various prizes and awards, including the Muriel Taylor Scholarship, and is currently continuing his studies at the Guildhall School with Louise Hopkins.

Rosie Richardson (piano) was brought up in Ealing and studied at the Guildhall School with Joan Havill, where she won several prizes and graduated with honours in 2003. She is a Recommended Artist for the 'Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists', with forthcoming solo recitals throughout the UK . She has recently performed both the Grieg and Schumann concertos. She also has a strong interest in chamber music, and has given concerts with several outstanding young instrumentalists.