Contemporary Classical Piano Trio
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“stunning…a thing of beauty and brilliance”

***** Songlines

“an album’s worth of discovery, optimism and inspiration to savour” Trebuchet

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“Compositionally complex, inventive in technique, and wonderfully ambiguous in tonality… a joy to behold” Jazzwise

London-based contemporary trio Quest Ensemble bring a unique take to the classical piano trio format.  A collaboration between 3 versatile performers/composers - Filipe Sousa (piano), Preetha Narayanan (violin) and Tara Franks (cello), weave together a lyrical tapestry of sound, blending their varied musical styles through improvisation and co-creating all original compositions.

Drawing on influences as broad as the contemporary minimalism of John Adams and Steve Reich to medieval plainchant, the experimental melancholic textures of Radiohead to the progressive jazz precision of Brad Mehldau, their lyrical melodic lines, rich harmonies and interwoven rhythmic counterpoint place the trio in a unique musical landscape between chamber, jazz, folk and 21th century contemporary classical music.

Quest Ensemble’s much lauded debut album Footfall was described by Sinfni as “borrowing from everywhere yet stealing from none”., and newly released second album The Other Side as “stunning” (5 star review - Songlines) and “beyond genre”.

The Other Side was released in June 2020 produced by talented Fred Thomas and is available to download, on CD and limited edition vinyl.

 

or get in touch at qensemble@gmail.com