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| Saint-Saëns
Harp and Violin Duo |
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complementary colours of the harp and the violin combine to
magical effect in the Saint-Saëns Harp
and Violin Duo. |
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their first concert in 2000 for the Victor Salvi Foundation,
Eleanor Turner and Roger
Owen have been redefining the sound of Harp and Violin,
with performances at the Purcell Room, St James's Piccadilly
and festivals across the UK. They also perform on the Live
Music Now! scheme, founded by Lord Menuhin, sharing
the joy of live music with children and adults who may otherwise
be unable to experience it. |
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| Roger
Owen, Violin |
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| Roger
Owen was born in Dundee in 1977 and started learning
the violin at the age of six. Roger attained a Scholarship place
at the International Yehudi Menuhin School when he was ten,
to study violin with Natasha Boyarsky and composition with Malcolm
Singer. He led the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra, under the
direction of Lord Menuhin. |
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played for two years with the English Chamber Orchestra and
the Philharmonia Orchestra. Other groups he has worked with
include the London Mozart Players and Chroma. In 1989
Roger won a Scholarship at the Royal College of Music to study
with Rodney Friend and Yossi Zivoni. Roger has won awards from
the Countess of Munster Trust and the Martin Musical Scholarship
Fund. |
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Saint-Saëns Harp and Violin
Duo specialise in programming recitals around a theme,
featuring highlights of the repertoire and popular classics: |
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The poise of Boïeldieu's Sonata, poetry of Saint-Saëns's
Fantaisie, purity of Debussy's La fille aux cheveux
de lin and passion of Ravel's Tzigane create a captivating
evening of music to rouse all the senses. |
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An evening of film music by Arvo Pärt, John Williams, Schubert
and Gershwin will enthral listeners of any age. |
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