David Le Page was born in Guernsey, and began playing the violin at the age of seven. He joined the Menuhin School at the age of 12. After a short period of study in Switzerland with Igor Ozim he returned to England, aged nineteen, and began working with chamber groups, orchestras, in musical theatre and as a soloist. He has worked with a diverse selection of artists and ensembles including Keith Tippett, Michael Tippett, John Woolrich, Nicholas Daniel, Thomas Ades, Roger Eno, Billy Jenkins, Harvey Brough, The Gogmagogs, Errolyn Wallen, Huw Watkins, David Gordon, Matthew Sharp, Chroma, Continuum, James, Joe Duddell, Composers Ensemble and many more. He formed his own groups, the Le Page Ensemble, Subway Piranhas and most recently The Harborough Collective. David is the Artistic Director of Harborough Concerts presenting around 25 concerts a year in Market Harborough alone. He is leader of Stratford-upon-Avon's highly acclaimed Orchestra of the Swan and in 2013 was invited to become president of European String Teacher's Association following on from Yehudi Menuhin, Steven Isserlis and Tasmin Little.

Viv McLean (piano) , the winner of the First Prize at the 2002 Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona , has performed at all the major venues in the UK as well as throughout Europe, Japan , Australia and the USA . He has played concerti with most major UK orchestras, performed chamber music with leading groups such as the Ysaye String Quartet and the Leopold String Trio. Viv studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was the piano winner at the Royal Overseas-League Music Competition and one of three winners of the National Federation of Music Societies' Young Artists Competition, leading to various recitals and concerto appearances throughout Great Britain . Viv has recorded regularly for BBC Radio 3 and recorded for Sony Classical Japan and Naxos , as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's own label. Viv lives in Harrow and has been a huge supporter of concerts at both St Mary's Perivale and St Barnabas in recent years.

 

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