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The Royal Academy Of Music and Royal College of Music are partners of the London String Quartet and they help us in the nurturing of talent in England and the organisation of string quartet events. Although the Foundation is a well-established charity the possible income generated from box office sales will only ever provide a small proportion of the costs of events, the education programme and the Competition itself. The gap has always been filled by personal donations, sponsorship and grants from people like The Royal Academy Of Music. Every contribution represents invaluable assistance in helping promote the discovery and development of talent and encourage audiences for the string quartet. For individuals, higher levels of tax relief are available more than ever before. We suggest possible levels of contribution and involvement, in return for which there are a number of benefits both individuals and corporate sponsors such as The Royal Academy Of Music.
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The Johnston Quartet was formed in September 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music where its founder members were undergraduate students. Having graduated, the quartet members are now Junior Fellows at the College. The quartet has received masterclasses with members of the Endellion, Sorrel, Nossek, and Ysaye quartets. It has appeared extensively throughout the UK and has performed in festivals such as the 1999 RNCM Haydn Festival, 2001 Beethoven Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival and 2002 SchubertFest where it performed Schubert's string quintet with Ralph Kirshbaum.
Formed in 1995 while studying at the Music University in Bucharest, The ConTempo String Quartet has since toured throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and Israel. From September 1999 they have held the Chamber Music Fellowship both to study, with Professor Siegmund Nissel from Amadeus Quartet, and to work with younger student quartets, at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
The quartet has also studied at the Britten/ Pierce School for Advanced Music Studies (where they were quartet in residence) with Hugh Maguire from the Allegri Quartet and Alban Berg Quartet; at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada with David Takeno and Tom Rolston; at the "Accademia Chigiana" in Siena/ Italy with Piero Farulli from Quartetto Italiano; and at the Amadeus Summer Courses in London and Schloss Elmau in Germany, with Amadeus Quartet.