Maria Włoszczowska, Steffan Morris and Dinis Sousa play Haydn and Schubert

The Programme
• Haydn: Piano Trio no 45 in E flat major, Hob XV:29
• Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D 898
The Ensemble
• Maria Włoszczowska (violin)
• Steffan Morris (cello)
• Dinis Sousa (piano)
Maria Włoszczowska (violin)
Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska performs as a soloist, chamber musician and guest concertmaster worldwide. She is recognised for her versatile musicianship, having won the First Prize and Audience Prize at the XXI Leipzig International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in 2018, as well as numerous prizes at the XV International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition.
Maria gave her debut recital at the Wigmore Hall with pianist Alasdair Beatson in 2016. She has appeared as soloist with several international ensembles since, including the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Concerto Budapest and several of Poland’s symphonic and chamber orchestras. She regularly performs at festivals around Europe where her chamber music partners have included Robert Levin, Philippe Graffin, Nobuko Imai, Amy Norrington, Paolo Giacometti, Bengt Forsberg, Matthew Hunt, Alasdair Beatson, Dinis Sousa and the Doric String Quartet amongst others.
Recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Emily Anderson Prize, the Hattori Foundation Senior Award and Poland's Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prize, Maria based herself in the UK after studying at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Leonid Kerbel, the Royal Academy of Music in London and completing her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Hungarian violinist and conductor András Keller.
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Steffan Morris (cello)
Much in demand as a soloist, chamber and orchestral player, Welsh cellist Steffan Morris enjoys a very varied career. At 13 years old, Steffan started studying at the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey with distinguished cellist, Thomas Carroll. While a student there, he performed as a soloist at many notable venues such as St David’s Hall and Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
At 17 years old, Steffan won the Texaco Young Musician of Wales and in 2010 moved to Vienna to study the cello under Professor Heinrich Schiff at the University of Music and Performing Arts. He is the youngest ever guest principal cello with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and has also been guest principal cello with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He is now principal cellist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Steffan is Creative Associate for Sinfonia Cymru and has performed with them as a soloist. He has also performed as soloist for The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, the Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra and The Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others. His concert and recital engagements have taken him to Japan, Holland, Germany, Italy, Russia and Austria.
Steffan is Artistic Director of the Nidum Ensemble - a dynamic, diverse and innovative group of young professional musicians who are passionate about bringing chamber music to audiences across the UK. As cellist of the Marmen Quartet, he has performed across the UK and internationally.
As a tutor, Steffan regularly teaches at the Yehudi Menuhin School, the Royal College of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
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Dinis Sousa (piano)
Portuguese pianist and conductor Dinis Sousa studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was the Conducting Fellow. At Guildhall, Dinis studied conducting with Sian Edwards and Timothy Redmond and piano with Philip Jenkins and Martin Roscoe. As a pianist, he had the opportunity to study with musicians such as Yekaterina Lebedeva, András Keller, Angela Hewitt, Richard Egarr, Ralf Gothóni, amongst others. Dinis plays as a duo with violinist Maria Włoszczowska.
Dinis is founder and artistic director of Orquestra XXI, an award-winning orchestra that brings together some of the best young Portuguese musicians from around Europe. Orquestra XXI has already established itself as one of the leading performing groups in Portugal, appearing regularly in its main concert halls. He has also worked closely with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his ensembles - the English Baroque Soloists, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and the Monteverdi Choir - culminating in his appointment as the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras’ first-ever Assistant Conductor. He has assisted Sir John with other orchestras as well, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich.
In recognition of his work with Orquestra XXI, Dinis was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Prince Henry in Portugal.
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