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6 February 2010 - Brahms, Ravel, Vaughan Williams, Dvorak
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Soloist -
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.
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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.