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Published: 21 May 2009

Gemma Rosefield

Sound waves for cellist

REVIEW: WIHAN QUARTET
Hampstead Parish Church

IF you ever get the opportunity to hear cellist Gemma Rosefield, seize it. Initially taught by Wendy Max and a graduate of the Royal Academy, the Hampstead musician is making waves on the London and international concert circuit.
She and viola player Tom Dunn joined the Wihan Quartet to play Brahms’ string sextet No 1 in B flat at a Hampstead and Highgate Springfest concert in Hampstead Parish Church, up the hill from her Keats Grove family home.
Gemma brought fun and enjoyment to the piece, infecting the other string players with her enthusiasm. This was particularly notable in her prominent role sharing the leadership with the first violin in the first and final movements, often in teasing unison.
Earlier, the Czech foursome had difficulty breathing life into Beethoven’s quartet in A, opus 18. But their handling of Martinu’s No 2 was eminently Slavish, firing up the Czech folk music among lyrical melodies.
Gemma has just returned from a well-received 10-concert tour of Japan. Future plans include a series recitals in this country, Belgium, France and Mexico, the latter with Morgan Szymanski her cello/guitar duo partner.

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