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Gwendolyn Masin, violin

Tara-Lee Angell, cello

Sergio Neves, Clarinet

Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, piano

Quartet for the end of Time 

'In homage to the Angel of the Apocalypse, who raises his hand towards Heaven saying: "There shall be no more time"'.

Music Artists Management Ireland® present an Autumn Tour of Messiaen’s Quartett pour la fin du temps and Raymond Deane’s Ice flowers featuring virtuoso violinist Gwendolyn Masin, acclaimed Irish cellist Tara-Lee Angell, distinguished Portuguese clarinettist Sergio Neves and international prizewinning pianist Jovanni-Rey de Pedro.

Messiaen’s ethereal Quartett pour la fin du temps, inspired by text from the Book of Revelation was written in 1940 while Messiaen was a prisoner of war after he discovered amongst his fellow prisoners a clarinettist, cellist and violinist.  Messiaen said of its first performance in the concentration camp "Never was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension." Raymond Deane’s Ice Flowers was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's celebrated tale The Snow Queen.

The concert tour is generously supported by Music Network’s Performance and Touring Award. Tickets are available from all concert venues.

Gwendolyn Masin has been described as “a natural performer with an authority most violinists would envy” (The Irish Times), “a formidable talent that demands attention” (The Sunday Business Post), “setting first-rate standards in concert performance with her technically superior, refined, intensive and richly contrasting expression” (Der Bund).Gwendolyn is the descendant of a long line of professional musicians from Central and Eastern Europe. Born in Amsterdam, she began her musical education at the age of three when, inspired by her Hungarian grandmother, she began to play the piano. She took up the violin at the age of five and within her first year of schooling, gave her debut performance in the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
At the age of ten her family settled in Dublin, her parents establishing Ireland’s renowned Young European Strings School of Music.

Gwendolyn has performed extensively in Europe and South Africa to critical acclaim and has toured as a soloist with orchestras such as the Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, the Bernese Symphony Orchestra, the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra (Moscow), the State Symphony Orchestra of Belarus, the chamber orchestra of the Hungarian National Philharmonic, the Savaria Orchestra (Hungary), the Hibernian Orchestra and I Suoni Bianchi and the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland.

She holds degrees with highest honours from the Royal Schools of Music in London, the Hochschule der Künste in Berne and the Musikhochschule in Lübeck. Gwendolyn has studied with her parents, Maria Kelemen and Ronald Masin, as well as Herman Krebbers, Igor Ozim, Ana Chumachenco, Zakhar Bron and Shmuel Ashkenasi.

Devoted to the performance of contemporary music, Gwendolyn has premiered works from, amongst others, Urs Peter Schneider, Eric Sweeney, Martijn Voorvelt and John Buckley, the latter of whom has recently completed his first violin concerto, dedicated to her. Research and application of music methodology have always been an inseparable part of Gwendolyn’s undertakings. She has thus given violin and chamber music masterclasses throughout Europe and is currently completing a doctoral thesis on 20th century and contemporary violin pedagogy for Trinity College in Dublin.
A pedagogue since her teenage years, Gwendolyn’s award-winning book on violin teaching, Michaela’s Music House, The Magic of the Violin, was published in 2009 by Müller & Schade, and is available worldwide.

Tara-Lee Angell studied in Holland, Italy and England and holds degrees from The Royal Irish Academy of Music Dublin, Utrecht Conservatorium, Holland and Trinity College of Music London. Whilst studying in London Tara-Lee was awarded a place on the Mentorship scheme with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Pears Festival Orchestra and was a finalist in the London Symphony Orchestra String Experience. Her solo performances include appearances with The Hibernian Orchestra; Dublin Orchestral Players; Dublin, Symphony Orchestra, Royal Irish Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra; " I Suoni Bianchi " Chamber Orchestra.

Tara-Lee was a Music Scholar at Trinity College of Music London where her master’s degree was generously supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Artlinks Ireland and the City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee. Tara-Lee has held the position of principal cellist with Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Holland; Opera Orchestra di Teatro Mancinelli, Orvieto, Italy; Trinity College of Music Symphony Orchestra, London; Orchestra da Camera Di Scuola APM, Saluzzo; The Hibernian Orchestra and  Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

In September 2009 Tara-Lee established the Munster Music Academy in Clare. She is in demand as a cello teacher and chamber music coach in Ireland and and abroad having previously taught in the Young European Strings School in Dublin and Royal Academy of Music Junior Department London. She is currently touring giving string workshops based on her recently completed book ‘The Cello Motorway', an interactive teaching book and DVD focusing on cello bowing technique for beginners of all ages.

Tara-Lee's passion for ethnic music combined with her western music classical background has led to a highly creative musical collaboration with Jordanian pianist Tala Tutunji. In their performances this dynamic duo epitomises musicality, vitality and a deep musical integrity. The Rhian Duo is building a reputation for the highest level of musical excellence both at home and abroad.
In 2006 Tara-Lee founded MAMI - Music Artists Management Ireland®, a music agency promoting young artists in prestigious music venues throughout Ireland.

Filipino-American pianist Jovanni-Rey V. de Pedro has been heard in solo recitals and with orchestras in Asia and throughout North America and Europe. As a student at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, he was honoured with the 2003 Boesendorfer Stipendium, the overall prize of the Fidelio Competition given by the City of Vienna’s Cultural Affairs Department, and the 2007 Rotary Club Graben Stipendium.  Jovanni has received scholarships from many distinguished organizations such as the Young Musicians Foundation in Los Angeles and the American Women’s Association in Vienna.

Jovanni completed his Master of Music degree from Trinity College of Music London in 2008 with the highest recognition - the Isabelle Bond Gold Medal for Performance Excellence. Jovanni is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions including: first place - 2000 United States Open Music Competition, first place - 2002 International Pacific Piano Competition in Canada, second place - 2003 Ibiza International Piano Competition in Spain and second place in the 2007 Beethoven Society of Europe’s Intercollegiate Piano Competition in England. 

His love and dedication for teaching led him to serve on the staff at City University London, the New Ross Chamber Music Festival (Ireland) and Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. He currently holds a teaching assistantship at the University of Michigan where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy

Sérgio da Silva Neves was born in Aveiro, Portugal. He studied at Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian de Aveiro and Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas de Castelo Branco graduating with top class honors.  He completed his Masters degree at Trinity College of Music, London with Joan Enric Lluna, graduating with the award for  “Excellence in Clarinet Studies”.

Sérgio is an international prize-winner having been awarded 1st Prize in the Wilfred Hambleton clarinet competition 2008, (England): 1st Prize FOLEFEST 2007, Chamber Music (Portugal); 1st Prize in The Harold Clarke Woodwind Competition 2007, (England); 1st Prize in I Concurso de Clarinete Carreño 2006 (Astúrias / Spain); 1st Prize Young Musicians in the modality of Chamber Music, promoted by C.I.A. (Norway) 2006; Prize Prémio de Mérito Ensino Magazine (Portugal) 2006; 2nd Prize Young Musicians RDP, (Portugal) 2006 and 2nd Prize in Concorsi Internazionali di Musica della Val Tidone, Chamber Music (ITÁLIA) 2006.

Sérgio has  performed as soloist with Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras(Portugal), Orquesta del Conservatorio Superior de Oviedo "Eduardo Martínez Torner”(Spain) and Orquestra Sinfónica da Póvoa de Varzim(Portugal). Sergio has performed across Europe and South America as both soloist and a member of the European Union Wind Orchestra.  Sérgio studied conducting under George Hurst, Robert Houlihan and Rodolfo Saglimbeni. He is principal conductor of the  Santa Comba Dao Wind Band (Portugal) since 2004.