This performance forms part of the Hattori Foundation early evening concert series. This is a very friendly series, in true Salon-style, where guests are invited to enjoy a pre-concert drink included in the ticket price, a one-hour performance (without interval) and then meet the performers and Trustees in the Club's bar after each recital for complimentary refreshments.
Programme (60 minutes, no interval)
Haydn
String Quartet in D, Op.64 No.5 'Lark' Debussy String Quartet in G minor |
The Hattori Foundation was established as an Educational Trust by the Hattori Family and granted charity status in 1992.
The aim of the Foundation in the field of music is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career. |
Fibonacci Quartet
Photo by Kaupo Kikkas
As the only ensemble ever to win both the First and Audience Prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024), the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets.
During the 2025/26 season the quartet will perform extensively across Europe, with highlights including performances at Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Wigmore Hall, Munich Prinzregentheater and Philharmonie de Paris, as well as festival appearances at Edinburgh International Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Heidelberger Frühling Festival and Bad Tölz Winners Summit.
Alongside their busy performing schedule, the quartet teach as Quartet in Residence at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as at the Royal Academy of Music in their position as Nina Drucker Fellows.
The Fibonaccis are currently managed by YCAT, having joined their roster in 2024. They were also recently appointed as Grand Résident ensemble at ProQuartet in Paris for seasons 2025-2027.
Originally formed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, they were Resident Ensemble at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid with Günter Pichler and at the Dutch String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam.
The Fibonacci Quartet are prolific prize winners and have received numerous awards including First Prize in the Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition, The RPS Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award, First Prize in the International Triomphe de l’Art Competition in Belgium, The Kirckman Society Award, Audience Prize at the Schiermonnikoog Festival and Special Prizes of the Shostakovich Association in Paris and Peermusic in Hamburg.
The Fibonaccis are becoming increasingly renowned for their own original arrangements of non-classical repertoire. Their two-year Janacek project paired both of Janacek's quartets with arrangements of Moravian folk songs, and their wider repertoire of sets and encores has expanded to include jazz, musical theatre, heavy metal and beyond.
The quartet is generously supported by the Hattori Foundation, the Cosman Keller Trust, The Frost Trust and Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre in Paris.
During the 2025/26 season the quartet will perform extensively across Europe, with highlights including performances at Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Wigmore Hall, Munich Prinzregentheater and Philharmonie de Paris, as well as festival appearances at Edinburgh International Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Heidelberger Frühling Festival and Bad Tölz Winners Summit.
Alongside their busy performing schedule, the quartet teach as Quartet in Residence at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as at the Royal Academy of Music in their position as Nina Drucker Fellows.
The Fibonaccis are currently managed by YCAT, having joined their roster in 2024. They were also recently appointed as Grand Résident ensemble at ProQuartet in Paris for seasons 2025-2027.
Originally formed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, they were Resident Ensemble at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid with Günter Pichler and at the Dutch String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam.
The Fibonacci Quartet are prolific prize winners and have received numerous awards including First Prize in the Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition, The RPS Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award, First Prize in the International Triomphe de l’Art Competition in Belgium, The Kirckman Society Award, Audience Prize at the Schiermonnikoog Festival and Special Prizes of the Shostakovich Association in Paris and Peermusic in Hamburg.
The Fibonaccis are becoming increasingly renowned for their own original arrangements of non-classical repertoire. Their two-year Janacek project paired both of Janacek's quartets with arrangements of Moravian folk songs, and their wider repertoire of sets and encores has expanded to include jazz, musical theatre, heavy metal and beyond.
The quartet is generously supported by the Hattori Foundation, the Cosman Keller Trust, The Frost Trust and Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre in Paris.
Luna De Mol
At the age of 21, Luna De Mol has already performed on some of the most famous stages in the world, including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, Het Concertgebouw, Flagey, the Palace of Versailles and Bennet Gordon Hall.
Luna entered the class of Prof. Coosje Wijzenbeek at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam at the age of 12, and received a scholarship to the International Music Academy Liechtenstein. Only three years later, she was accepted to the class of David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. At graduation she received the “Chairman’s Prize” for the highest overall marks across the school. She is also a student of Pavlo Beznosiuk on the baroque violin.
Luna is currently a 2023-2024 fellow at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, USA, under the artistic direction of Miriam Fried and Midori, and was recently in residence at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad. She has been taught by masters such as Miriam Fried, Midori, Donald Weilerstein, Mark Steinberg, Rainer Schmidt, Renaud Capucon, Alasdair Tait and has performed
with artists including Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis, Julian Rachlin, and Boris Brovtsyn. As a soloist, Luna won the Dutch Violin competition and has previously been a laureate of multiple international competitions. She is a part European Union of Music Competitions (EMCY) database.
Luna has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician at festivals such as the Ravinia Festival (USA), Gstaad Menuhin Festival (CH), Het Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL), and other festivals across Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, the Czech Republic,
and the USA.
She has been broadcast on international radio and TV, including performances on France Musique, BBC In Tune, Dutch Concert Radio, and Dutch and Belgian national TV.
Luna entered the class of Prof. Coosje Wijzenbeek at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam at the age of 12, and received a scholarship to the International Music Academy Liechtenstein. Only three years later, she was accepted to the class of David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. At graduation she received the “Chairman’s Prize” for the highest overall marks across the school. She is also a student of Pavlo Beznosiuk on the baroque violin.
Luna is currently a 2023-2024 fellow at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, USA, under the artistic direction of Miriam Fried and Midori, and was recently in residence at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad. She has been taught by masters such as Miriam Fried, Midori, Donald Weilerstein, Mark Steinberg, Rainer Schmidt, Renaud Capucon, Alasdair Tait and has performed
with artists including Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis, Julian Rachlin, and Boris Brovtsyn. As a soloist, Luna won the Dutch Violin competition and has previously been a laureate of multiple international competitions. She is a part European Union of Music Competitions (EMCY) database.
Luna has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician at festivals such as the Ravinia Festival (USA), Gstaad Menuhin Festival (CH), Het Grachtenfestival Amsterdam (NL), and other festivals across Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, the Czech Republic,
and the USA.
She has been broadcast on international radio and TV, including performances on France Musique, BBC In Tune, Dutch Concert Radio, and Dutch and Belgian national TV.
Kryštof Kohout
Czech violinist Kryštof Kohout has most recently become a laureate of the Bartók World Competition in Budapest performing the Beethoven Concerto in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Regularly performing as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and in the USA, he made his London solo debut at the Barbican Hall at the age of 21 playing the Berg Violin Concerto.
Kryštof has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikverein Vienna and festivals such as Gstaad Menuhin Festival, International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv, Encuentro Santander, Nordlysfestivalen, Schiermonnikoogfestival, Northern Chords, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Young Euro Classic. Solo appearances with orchestras include the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moravian Chamber Soloists, London Classical Orchestra and Guildhall Symphony Orchestra working with conductors including Tomáš Netopil, Adrian Leaper, János Kovács, Koji Kawamoto, Tomáš Brauner and Ondřej Kukal.
Kryštof is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a full scholarship student with David Takeno. He has worked with artists such as Midori, Leonidas Kavakos, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pierre Amoyal and Josef Špaček and attended international courses including IMS Prussia Cove and Kronberg Violin Masterclasses.
Kryštof regularly broadcasts on the Czech Radio, Dutch Concert Radio, and BBC Radio 3. In January 2024 he will make his New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall.
Kryštof has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikverein Vienna and festivals such as Gstaad Menuhin Festival, International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv, Encuentro Santander, Nordlysfestivalen, Schiermonnikoogfestival, Northern Chords, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Young Euro Classic. Solo appearances with orchestras include the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Moravian Chamber Soloists, London Classical Orchestra and Guildhall Symphony Orchestra working with conductors including Tomáš Netopil, Adrian Leaper, János Kovács, Koji Kawamoto, Tomáš Brauner and Ondřej Kukal.
Kryštof is currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama as a full scholarship student with David Takeno. He has worked with artists such as Midori, Leonidas Kavakos, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pierre Amoyal and Josef Špaček and attended international courses including IMS Prussia Cove and Kronberg Violin Masterclasses.
Kryštof regularly broadcasts on the Czech Radio, Dutch Concert Radio, and BBC Radio 3. In January 2024 he will make his New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall.
Elliot Kempton
Elliot Kempton regular performs as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe; recent appearances include Wigmore Hall (London), Auditorio Sony (Madrid), Museo del Violino (Cremona), and the Palacio de Festivales, (Santander).
As a chamber musician, he has had the privilege of participating in music festivals such as the Scheirmonnikoog International Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands; Arte Amanti International Festival, Belgium; as well as major music festivals across the UK.
Elliot is currently a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studies with Matthew Jones. Previous to this, he studied with Bartosz Woroch at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as receiving lessons from Itzahk Rashkovsky.
Elliot is extremely grateful for the generous support he has received throughout his career from the Harrison Frank Foundation, Stephen Bell Charitable Trust, LSO, Countess of Munster Trust and Hattori Foundation.
Aside from performing, Elliot enjoys composing music, drawing pictures for friends and family, and long walks in the Wye Valley.
As a chamber musician, he has had the privilege of participating in music festivals such as the Scheirmonnikoog International Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands; Arte Amanti International Festival, Belgium; as well as major music festivals across the UK.
Elliot is currently a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studies with Matthew Jones. Previous to this, he studied with Bartosz Woroch at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as receiving lessons from Itzahk Rashkovsky.
Elliot is extremely grateful for the generous support he has received throughout his career from the Harrison Frank Foundation, Stephen Bell Charitable Trust, LSO, Countess of Munster Trust and Hattori Foundation.
Aside from performing, Elliot enjoys composing music, drawing pictures for friends and family, and long walks in the Wye Valley.
Findlay Spence
Scottish cellist Findlay Spence has performed at festivals and venues throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal. Recent chamber performances include Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. He has performed major cello concertos with numerous British orchestras and has been invited for residencies in association with the Aldeburgh Festival, St. Magnus International Festival, McGill University Montreal, and the Mendelssohn on Mull Festival.
Findlay has performed as Principal Cello of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Riot Ensemble, Grafenegg Academy Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and Ensemble Modern Hans Zender Akademie as well playing regularly with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera Orchestra, European Union Youth Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and many others.
Findlay was a scholar at the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with Melissa Phelps, and he is now mentored by John Myerscough of the Doric String Quartet.
Findlay plays Robert Brewer Young’s ‘Rostropovich’ cello, generously loaned to him by the St. Paul’s Foundation.
Whenever he can find a gap in his schedule, Findlay returns to the Scottish Mountains with his 1-person tent.
Findlay has performed as Principal Cello of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Riot Ensemble, Grafenegg Academy Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and Ensemble Modern Hans Zender Akademie as well playing regularly with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera Orchestra, European Union Youth Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and many others.
Findlay was a scholar at the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with Melissa Phelps, and he is now mentored by John Myerscough of the Doric String Quartet.
Findlay plays Robert Brewer Young’s ‘Rostropovich’ cello, generously loaned to him by the St. Paul’s Foundation.
Whenever he can find a gap in his schedule, Findlay returns to the Scottish Mountains with his 1-person tent.