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© Gordon Burniston
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Maxi Martín Trio
maximiliano martín clarinet philip higham cello julian milford, piano
What a pleasure to welcome back three outstanding musicians and old friends, the charismatic trio of Maximiliamo Martín, Philip Higham, and Julian Milford, who will play the programme they originally prepared for us in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, culminating in Beethoven’s own arrangement of his Septet for clarinet, cello, and piano.
Sunday 26 February 2023, 3pm at Holy Trinity Church, Haddington
Sunday 26 February 2023, 3pm at Holy Trinity Church, Haddington
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Beethoven : Trio in B flat major, Op.11
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Brahms : Trio in A minor, Op.114
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Beethoven : Trio, Op.38
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Spanish Clarinettist and international soloist Maximiliano Martín is one of the most exciting and charismatic musicians of his generation. He combines his position of Principal Clarinet of the SCO with solo, chamber music engagements, and masterclasses all around the world. Born in La Orotava (Tenerife), he studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Tenerife, Barcelona School of Music and at the RCM, where he held the prestigious Wilkins-Mackerras Scholarship, graduated with distinction and received the Frederick Thurston prize. His teachers included Joan Enric Lluna, Richard Hosford, and Robert Hill. He was a prize-winner in the Howarth Clarinet Competition of London and at the Bristol Chamber Music International Competition.
Maxi has made his debut as a soloist and chamber musician in many of the world's most prestigious venues including the BBC Proms Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall, Library of Congress in Washington, Mozart Hall in Seoul, Laeiszhalle Hamburg in Germany, Durban City Hall in South Africa, and Teatro Monumental in Madrid. Highlights of the past years have included concertos with the SCO, European Union Chamber Orchestra, and Orquesta Filarmónica de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, amongst others. He performs regularly with ensembles and artists such as London Conchord Ensemble, Doric and Casals String Quartets, Francois Leleux, Pekka Kuusisto, and Llŷr Williams. He is one of the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of La Villa de La Orotava, held every year in his hometown.
Maximiliano Martín is a Buffet Crampon Artist and plays with Buffet Tosca Clarinets.
Philip Higham has been described as ‘possessing that rare combination of refined technique with subtle and expressive musicianship… all the qualities of a world-class artist’ (The Strad), and has been praised for his ‘expansive but tender playing’ (Gramophone). Born in Edinburgh, he studied cello with Ruth Beauchamp at St Mary's Music School and subsequently at the RNCM with Emma Ferrand and Ralph Kirshbaum. He also enjoyed mentoring from Steven Isserlis. In 2008 he became the first UK cellist to win 1st Prize in the Bach Leipzig competition, and followed it with major prizes in 2009 Lutoslawski Competition, and the 2010 Grand Prix Emmanuel Feuermann in Berlin. He was selected for representation by Young Classical Artist Trust between 2009 and 2014.
He has appeared as soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra (broadcast by BBC Radio 3), the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Brighton Festival and Lichfield Festival, and further afield in Germany, Istanbul and Washington DC. In 2014 he performed the complete Bach Suites in Tokyo at the Musashino Cultural Foundation, and again at Wigmore Hall in 2017. His debut recording of the Britten Solo Suites (Delphian, 2013) was named instrumental disc of the month in both Gramophone and BBC Music magazines. He has also recently released the complete Bach Suites, to critical acclaim.
Philip was appointed Principal Cello of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2016. He plays a fine Milanese cello by Carlo Giuseppe Testore, made in 1697, and is grateful for continued support from Harriet's Trust.
The combined classical music sounds of British pianist Julian Milford and the musicians whom he partners have not gone unnoticed by critics and listeners alike. Julian received an English degree from Oxford University before studying piano and piano accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In 2002, he helped establish the London Conchord Ensemble with which he still regularly performs. The group of internationally recognized chamber musicians has performed and recorded for more than a decade. The Ensemble has performed at locales such as Brussels’ Palais des Beaux Arts, London’s Wigmore Hall, Washington D.C.’s Library of Congress, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as well as taking their fresh style of classical music on tour throughout France, Ireland, and the United States. Their latest CD, released in February 2012 on the Champs Hill label, has drawn favourable acclaim from critics. The double disc CD features complete chamber works of Francis Poulenc.
As well as being a pianist in the London Conchord Ensemble, Julian Milford also partners other musicians in live performances, including Sarah Connolly, Sir Thomas Allen, Han-Na Chang, Christopher Maltman, and Toby Spence. His debut solo CD of William Alwyn works on the Chandos label received favourable reviews. Other recordings include Bach Flute Music and George Crumb’s The Voice of the Whale with flautist Daniel Pailthorpe, Vaughan Williams Music for Violin and Piano with Lydia Mordkovitch, and Benjamin Britten Song Cycles with tenor Justin Lavender.
Maxi has made his debut as a soloist and chamber musician in many of the world's most prestigious venues including the BBC Proms Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall, Library of Congress in Washington, Mozart Hall in Seoul, Laeiszhalle Hamburg in Germany, Durban City Hall in South Africa, and Teatro Monumental in Madrid. Highlights of the past years have included concertos with the SCO, European Union Chamber Orchestra, and Orquesta Filarmónica de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, amongst others. He performs regularly with ensembles and artists such as London Conchord Ensemble, Doric and Casals String Quartets, Francois Leleux, Pekka Kuusisto, and Llŷr Williams. He is one of the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of La Villa de La Orotava, held every year in his hometown.
Maximiliano Martín is a Buffet Crampon Artist and plays with Buffet Tosca Clarinets.
Philip Higham has been described as ‘possessing that rare combination of refined technique with subtle and expressive musicianship… all the qualities of a world-class artist’ (The Strad), and has been praised for his ‘expansive but tender playing’ (Gramophone). Born in Edinburgh, he studied cello with Ruth Beauchamp at St Mary's Music School and subsequently at the RNCM with Emma Ferrand and Ralph Kirshbaum. He also enjoyed mentoring from Steven Isserlis. In 2008 he became the first UK cellist to win 1st Prize in the Bach Leipzig competition, and followed it with major prizes in 2009 Lutoslawski Competition, and the 2010 Grand Prix Emmanuel Feuermann in Berlin. He was selected for representation by Young Classical Artist Trust between 2009 and 2014.
He has appeared as soloist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra (broadcast by BBC Radio 3), the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Brighton Festival and Lichfield Festival, and further afield in Germany, Istanbul and Washington DC. In 2014 he performed the complete Bach Suites in Tokyo at the Musashino Cultural Foundation, and again at Wigmore Hall in 2017. His debut recording of the Britten Solo Suites (Delphian, 2013) was named instrumental disc of the month in both Gramophone and BBC Music magazines. He has also recently released the complete Bach Suites, to critical acclaim.
Philip was appointed Principal Cello of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2016. He plays a fine Milanese cello by Carlo Giuseppe Testore, made in 1697, and is grateful for continued support from Harriet's Trust.
The combined classical music sounds of British pianist Julian Milford and the musicians whom he partners have not gone unnoticed by critics and listeners alike. Julian received an English degree from Oxford University before studying piano and piano accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In 2002, he helped establish the London Conchord Ensemble with which he still regularly performs. The group of internationally recognized chamber musicians has performed and recorded for more than a decade. The Ensemble has performed at locales such as Brussels’ Palais des Beaux Arts, London’s Wigmore Hall, Washington D.C.’s Library of Congress, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as well as taking their fresh style of classical music on tour throughout France, Ireland, and the United States. Their latest CD, released in February 2012 on the Champs Hill label, has drawn favourable acclaim from critics. The double disc CD features complete chamber works of Francis Poulenc.
As well as being a pianist in the London Conchord Ensemble, Julian Milford also partners other musicians in live performances, including Sarah Connolly, Sir Thomas Allen, Han-Na Chang, Christopher Maltman, and Toby Spence. His debut solo CD of William Alwyn works on the Chandos label received favourable reviews. Other recordings include Bach Flute Music and George Crumb’s The Voice of the Whale with flautist Daniel Pailthorpe, Vaughan Williams Music for Violin and Piano with Lydia Mordkovitch, and Benjamin Britten Song Cycles with tenor Justin Lavender.
