Join us at The Old Chapel for an afternoon of music, art and delicious food! Prepare yourself for a musical feast as the Wild Arts Quartet present a 50 minute set of film music by Philip Glass, Arvo Pårt, Gregorio Allegri and more, with Ben Baker and Iréne Duval on violins, Jordan Bak on viola, and Orlando Jopling on cello.
We will also be joined by the wonderful London Basque Kitchen who will be serving up some delicious nibbles especially chosen to accompany the music and if that is not enough, there will also be the chance to have a sneak preview of our forthcoming exhibition, 'Moving Cities'.
The event will take place in Anise Gallery's new home, a recently converted 19th Century Zion chapel in Forest Hill, SE23, where the surroundings promise to do the music the justice it deserves!
Drinks and canapés will be served from 4pm. The quartet will start at approx 4.45pm and there will be plenty of time after to speak with the musicians themselves, view the artwork and enjoy another tasty morsel from London Basque Kitchen.
We hope you can join us for our inaugural event at The Old Chapel. Everyone involved in this event is doing it for the love of music, art and food - we have no additional funding so unfortunately we will only be able to run this event if we sell enough tickets. Please therefore share this with like-minded souls and join us for an inspiring, beautiful and tasty afternoon. We will of course keep you updated on ticket sales and as soon as we know that we can run the event for definite you will be the first to know!
The Wild Arts Quartet
Benjamin Baker
Since winning 1st Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York and 3rd Prize at the Michael Hill Competition in New Zealand in 2017, Benjamin Baker has established a strong international presence.
Described by the New York Times as bringing ‘virtuosity, refinement and youthful exuberance’ to his debut at Merkin Concert Hall, he is much sought after as soloist and chamber musician.
Recent highlights include regular appearances at Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3, his debut with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the East Neuk Festival and with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in NZ, alongside solo recordings with the BBC Concert and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras.
Irène Duval
Praised for her infinite delicacy (Le Populaire du centre), astonishing virtuosity (Revelation Classiques, Prades) and her mastery of phrasing and of the dramatic dimension (Diapason), Irène has won multiple international competitions and is an active performer of concerti, recitals and chamber music.
Irène has appeared frequently as a soloist both throughout her native France and abroad. Her engagements have included performances at the Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Salle Gaveau, Dresdner Kulturpalast, Wigmore Hall, Les Folles Journées in Japan.
She has played with the Dresdner Philharmonie, Kremerata Baltica, Orchestre dAuvergne, Sinfonia Varsovia, Bad Elster Chursaesische Philharmonie, Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, Orchestre Lyrique de Région Avignon Provence, with conductors Maxim Emelyanichev, Roberto Fores Veses, Michael Sanderling, Robert Trevino.
Jordan Bak
Award winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is building an exciting international career as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power.
He is frequently in demand as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and educator. The 2021 YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition, Bak is also a Grand Prize winner and Audience Prize recipient of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition.
In addition, Jordan Bak is a member of the celebrated New York Classical Players and is a featured artist for WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab.
Orlando Jopling
A conductor, cellist and collaborator, Orlando Jopling combines a deep knowledge of orchestral and operatic repertoire with a thirst for new music and discovering new composers.
Orlando read music at Trinity College Cambridge where formative influences were the Wagner expert John Deathridge and Janáçek expert Paul Wingfield. He studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London under principal teachers Colin Metters, George Hurst, Colin Davis and Ilya Musin.
He has since worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the Irish Chamber Orchestra among many others, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio.