David Harris -Violin, Alexandra Harrison – Viola, Chloe Chen – Cello, Thomas Judge – Double Bass, Asia Movsovic – Piano

The ONYX Ensemble is a piano quintet formed of students based in Manchester at the Royal Northern College of Music and is one of the only professional groups in the world to work solely with this instrumentation. Due to their rare instrumentation, it has allowed the group to explore a wide range of chamber works that are incredibly unique and as a group aim to put underrepresented works side by side with the “classics” that audiences are typically used to hearing at chamber concerts. The ensembles performances have been noted as being incredibly energetic and full of passion, due to the innovative programmes they put together and the vibrant playing of the members. All coming from very different musical backgrounds, each individual member brings something special to the group while also balancing their own musical commitments outside of the ensemble. Constantly pushing for new works for their instrumentation, they have collaborated with renowned composers including Danny Elfman and Xavier Foley, as well as encourage new and upcoming composers to explore their ideas with the ensemble. The group have various exciting projects ahead including a recital series at Manchester Cathedral, multiple European and World premieres, and a tour of South Wales this May.

– ‘Die Wolfsjungen’ by Danny Elfman
– ‘Memories of Astor’ by Yasunori Kanazawa
– ‘Music from the Truman Show’ by Philip Glass
– ‘Key West’ by Xavier Foley Welsh Premiere
– INTERVAL-
– ‘The Trout Quintet’ by Franz Schubert