Foyle-Štšura Duo wishes all friends and followers a Happy New Year! We are humbled that the third and final volume of our Beethoven cycle, released in November on Challenge Classics, has received this wonderful five-star review in the January issue of the BBC Music Magazine. Julian Haylock praises the “remarkably detailed” responses, “chamber-scale intimacy”, and […]
Foyle-Štšura Duo is delighted to let you know that the last installment of our Beethoven project was released today, on Friday 11 November 2022 by Challenge Records International. This CD marks the end of an extraordinary journey that started in July 2020 in the middle of a worldwide lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. We were […]
This week we were delighted to bring to fruition the project that has been close to our hearts and minds for a few years. During three evening recitals we performed Beethoven’s ten piano and violin sonatas, from memory and in chronological order. We are grateful to our friends and supporters and the amazing team at […]
We are delighted that Challenge Classics has released the first volume of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas performed by the Foyle-Stsura Duo. Exploring these Sonatas in 2020 took on a deeper significance beyond the anniversary celebrations. Recording all ten in Mechelen, Belgium, the home of Beethoven’s paternal ancestors, with much of the world’s population in […]
Foyle-Stsura Duo are excited to announce the release of the first instalment from the complete cycle of Beethoven’s Piano and Violin Sonatas, recorded in July 2020 for the Challenge Classics label. This was a special project, recorded in the middle of the international lockdown in Mechelen, Belgium, the home of Beethoven’s ancestors. Beethoven’s ‘struggle to […]
Foyle-Stsura Duo is delighted to have won First Prize at the Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition 2015, which took place between 8-13 September in Verona and Mantova, Italy. After the pre-selection round, 51 ensembles ranging from a duo to a quartet were admitted to the competition. The international jury led by the former concertmaster of […]
