SIROCCO DUO
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Formed in November 2021, Sirocco Duo consists of Toril Azzalini-Machecler and Isaac Harari, two percussionists studying at the Royal College of Music. They began their collaboration when both players were chosen as two of the only twelve percussionists globally to participate in the prestigious World Percussion Group 2021.
The duo has already started making a name for themself in the local music scene as well as within the RCM. After their inaugural concert in Barnes, sponsored by the Cherubim Music Trust, they have been invited to play in numerous events including the Cuckfield Festival in West Sussex, the RCM Chamber Festival, the annual Crees Lecture, and multiple RCM Percussion Showcases. Nurturing a strong interest in new music, they have performed at St Giles Cripplegate, a gothic church in the Barbican complex, and have recorded with the experimental music label State 51 as part of the contemporary ensemble Rothko Collective. As well as being keen arrangers and composers, they often collaborate with the RCM composition department, recently premiering and recording composer Jack Ledger-Dowse's Sylvan Fantasy. In 2024, they premiered a new double percussion concerto by Jasper Eaglesfield with the RCM Philharmonic Orchestra, Many Hands in High Places. |
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