David Rowe Artists

David Rowe Artists

  • 24 Bessom St
  • Marblehead, Massachusetts
  • 01945

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Fergus McWilliam (horn) was born on the shores of Scotland's Loch Ness and studied initially in Canada (John Simonelli, Frederick Rizner, and at the University of Toronto with Eugene Rittich), having made his début as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony under Seiji Ozawa at the age of fifteen. Further studies were undertaken in Amsterdam (Adriaan van Woudenberg) and Stockholm (Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto). From 1972 through 1979 McWilliam was a member of several Canadian orchestras and chamber music ensembles before joining the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin) was founded in 1988, during the era of Herbert von Karajan, the first permanently established wind quintet in the famous orchestra's rich tradition of chamber music.

The SLSQ was founded in 1989 at the University of Toronto, and in 1992 won both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. They are now regarded among the world’s premier string quartets, and are in demand for over 100 performances each season. The quartet’s mission is to bring every piece of music to the audience in vivid color, with pronounced communication and teamwork, and great respect to the composer. Alex Ross of The New Yorker magazine writes, "the St.

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