Thursday 3rd October 2024
Ensemble 360
Formed in 2005 by Music in the Round to take up residency at Sheffield’s Crucible Studio Theatre (now known as the Crucible’s Playhouse), Ensemble 360 quickly gained an enviable national reputation. The group takes its name from the intimacy and immediacy of the Crucible’s in-the-round space, which influenced their performance and ethos to give audiences a ‘360 degree experience’ that goes beyond the traditions of classical concerts.
PROGRAMME:
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581
Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44
Ensemble 360
Some photos taken at the concert by Meg Hamilton.
Review by Kevin Maynard:
This was a concert of classical chamber music. It wasn’t a rave. Pity. The temptation to leap out of your seat and start wildly dancing was, at least in two of the three pieces played, well-nigh irresistible. If Ensemble 360 had intended to set this joint a’jumping, then on the night in question it was definitely a case of Job Done.