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6 February 2010
Ben Hancox (Violin)
Conductor: Brian Wright
Brahms – Tragic Overture Ravel –
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending Dvorak –
Symphony No.8 A mighty Viennese late-romantic
work by Brahms leads Vaughan Williams’ iconic evocation of
English pastoralism, The Lark Ascending. Taking wing with MSO is
popular Kentish-born violinist, Ben Hancox, whose Sacconi Quartet is rapidly
gaining a reputation as one of the UK’s finest string quartets. Note this is a change
to the earlier advertised programme.
Maidstone Leisure Centre, Mote Park, Maidstone.
For ticket details click here or phone 0845 1552277
The Sacconi Music Festival takes place on 14th - 16th May 2010 in Folkestone. Further details can be found at http://www.sacconi.com/festival. there are free tickets to every event for young people up to 25.
Hancox started playing the violin at the age of four. In his late teens he studied with Serguei Fatkouline in Madrid and Bonn, before being accepted into the Royal College of Music. There he also studied with Felix Andrievsky. At the RCM, he won both major violin prizes, before leaving with a first class honours degree. In his postgraduate diploma, he was awarded a distinction in performance.
During his undergraduate studies, Hancox received the Emily English Scholarship, before then receiving the Associated Board for his postgraduate studies.
In 2001, Hancox founded the Sacconi Quartet along with its co-founders, Hannah Dawson, Robin Ashwell and Cara Berridge. The quartet started off playing in weddings, but rapidly grew as more and more people became aware of their existence. As well as playing in the quartet, Hancox is also a very well known soloist, collaborating with many famous orchestras and artists.