Arwen Newband is a violinist with wide ranging experience as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player and teacher. Originally from New Zealand, she studied at Auckland University before travelling to the UK where she studied with Emanuel Hurwitz. She spent a few years freelancing as an orchestral musician and more recently has devoted her energies to playing chamber music. She has performed most of the standard repertoire for violin and piano, in particular with her regular duo partner Anna Le Hair. She is a founder member of the Hertfordshire based Icknield Ensemble and also has a busy teaching practice.
Nicholas Turner (Viola) started playing the violin at the age of 8 before transferring to the Viola at the age of 16. Whilst reading Law at University College London he was Principal Viola in the Nottinghamshire County Youth Orchestra and University of London Orchestra.
He has been Principal Viola of the Forest Philharmonic Orchestra, St Albans’ Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, and has recently appeared as a guest viola player with the Devenport and St Matthews Chamber Orchestras in Auckland New Zealand. He is viola player with the Icknield Ensemble, which has given recitals at this lunch time series, at the Trunch Music Festival in Norfolk, Benslow Music, St Albans and Wheathampstead. He has played at many of the major London halls and has given chamber music recitals throughout London, the home counties and farther afield. He also plays with the St Albans Chamber Opera Group.
On separate occasions he has given chamber music recitals at private functions before H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Canterbury. He plays on a viola made to the Guarneri model in 1999 by the contemporary maker Paul Harrild, of Newark.
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Violin/Viola Duo
