The RTÉ Vanbrugh QuartetResident string quartet to Radio Telefis Eireannartists in residence to University College Cork Gregory Ellis - violin Keith Pascoe – violin Simon Aspell – viola Christopher Marwood - cello 
Winner of the 1988 London International String Quartet Competition and now embarking on
its twenty-fifth anniversary season, the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet is one of Europe's most
successful ensembles, internationally recognised for its beauty of sound, clarity of
texture and integrity of interpretation within an unusually wide and varied range of
repertoire. Familiar visitors to all the main UK festivals the Vanbrugh Quartet also
broadcasts frequently for BBC Radio 3 and performs regularly at London’s Wigmore Hall
and South Bank. In the autumn of 2010 the quartet presents the complete cycle of
Beethoven quartets at London’s Cadogan Hall to celebrate its 25th anniversary.The Quartet enjoys a thriving international career with past appearances including concerts in Berlin (Konzerthaus), Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Hungary (Liszt Academy), Poland (Lancut Festival), Spain (Galicia Festival), Flanders Festival, Menuhin Festival, Gstaad plus numerous visits to Scandinavia where recordings were made of the complete Beethoven quartets. The quartet tours the USA on a regular basis with performances in Carnegie Hall, New York and The Kennedy Centre in Washington. 
Based in Cork as Resident Quartet to Radio Telefis Eireann, Ireland's national
broadcasting service; the members of the Quartet are also Artists in Residence
to University College, Cork, and founders of the internationally acclaimed
West Cork Chamber Music Festival. In April 2005 the Quartet hosted European
Quartet Week as part of Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture.The RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet’s critically acclaimed discography of some twenty-five CDs includes the complete Beethoven quartets as well as premiere recordings of music by Luigi Boccherini and Charles Villiers Stanford. Other releases include Metronome’s second CD devoted to the music of Piers Hellawell, a Black Box release of Ian Wilson's first three quartets and a recording for Hyperion of works by John Tavener. CD Reviews Concert Reviews Discography Sample Sounds |