Svyati Duo
Cello and Organ duo
Rebecca Hewes (cello) Julian Collings (organ)
Patron: Sir John Tavener
Consisting of
cellist Rebecca Hewes and organist Julian Collings, Svyati Duo take
their name from their first collaboration as cellist and conductor in a
performance of Sir John Tavener's masterpiece Svyati for choir and cello
solo. Since then they have established a tremendous rapport as the only regular
cello and organ duo in the UK,
gaining an outstanding reputation for their innovative concerts. Tavener became
their patron in 2009, and they now pursue a busy concert schedule, taking their
seldom heard instrumental combination to venues across the United Kingdom, Europe,
Asia and the United
States of America.
The duo maintains a
diverse and exciting repertoire, ranging from baroque sonatas through to
substantial romantic and contemporary works. Their tireless search for
repertoire has rewarded them with many unjustly neglected works, and the duo
have also commissioned several new pieces including 'Invisible Landscapes'
(Russell Hepplewhite 2009), 'Vitis Flexuosa' (Timothy Salter 2010) and a substantial
new Sonata (David Bednall 2011). They have also released two
critically-acclaimed recordings on the Regent Records label.
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