About the Guillami String Quartet
The Guillami String Quartet formed in 1998 and is in demand for recital appearances across the country. In the summer of 2000 they were awarded the Belmont Trust Award and were recipients of the prestigious Bulldog Scholarship for String Quartets from Trinity College of Music for two consecutive years (2000-2002). The Guillami String Quartet were finalists in the 2002 Royal Overseas League Competition, and has held residencies with both the Ludlow Festival and Eastbourne Arts Centre. In addition to their many appearances at the Ludlow Festival (where to date the quartet has given 18 recitals) the Guillami has also featured in the Festivals at Brighton, Battle, Hampstead and Highgate, Lewes and Isfield. In 2002 the quartet was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to perform the Arthur Bliss String Quartet No.1 to Lady Bliss in a private performance at her home. They have performed at venues across the UK including recitals at St. Martin in the Fields, St James’ Piccadilly, Chapel Royal Brighton, Charlton House, ‘The Space’ in Docklands, Charlecote Park, Dartington Hall, St George RC Cathedral Southwark, Royal Naval College Chapel Greenwich, Netherhall House and the Medieval Hall Salisbury. The Guillami is also a great favourite with Chamber Music Societies performing in Seaford, Farnborough and for the Funtington Music Group in Chichester. In 2004 the quartet gave the closing recital of the series for the Oxford Chamber Music Society performing in the Holywell Music Room and in 2005 performed a series of Beethoven String Quartet events at the Purcell Room, London. More recently the Guillami Quartet has performed for the City Music Society in London and released their debut CD featuring works by Mozart, Walton and Shostakovich. Events for 2007 included performances in Chichester, Towcester, Brighton, Farnham, Luton and the Nicholas Yonge Society in Lewes in addition to a further series with the Ludlow Festival.
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