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Hot Chillys switch cellist

March 21, 2013 by Norman Lebrecht

Founder Philip De Groote is stashing his bow after 40 years. the new cellist is Stephen Orton of the Delmé Quartet, a regular with London orchestras and principal cellist with the ASMF since 1985.

Chilingirian_Quartet_med stephen orton

Orton pic credit: ASMF

03/21/13 4:51 PM | filed under: main |

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Roger Neill says:

March 21, 2013 at 6:56 pm

And great to see Ronnie Birks playing with them.

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