Duo Dorado

Duo Dorado

Hazel Brooks, who plays the violin and the viola d'amore, studied at Clare College, Cambridge, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she specialised in early music.

She has given solo recitals in most major venues throughout the UK as well as in Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain. In addition to chamber music, she is sought after as an orchestral leader, appears as a concerto soloist, and has released three solo CDs. She is in demand as a medieval-fiddle specialist throughout Europe and America, in particular touring and recording with duo Trobairitz, the Boston Camerata, USA, and the Camerata Mediterranea, a collaboration between Western and Moroccan musicians.

All her life, Hazel has been intrigued by things historical, and she spends much time in library archives, enjoying the process of turning dusty old manuscripts into living performances. Formerly an honorary research fellow at the University of Southampton, she is now a researcher at the University of Leeds, investigating violin music from seventeenth-century England.

Harpsichordist David Pollock studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music. He was inspired to take up historical performance because of a longstanding love for the music of J. S. Bach. Since then he has been in demand as a recitalist and concerto soloist, appearing at prestigious venues and festivals across the UK and abroad.

David is fascinated by the creative possibilities of basso continuo, with its potential for infinitely varied improvisatory colours, working with Duo Dorado, The Parnassian Ensemble, flautist Stephen Preston and others.

David is also interested in contemporary music and champions the harpsichord in this field. Many composers have written specially for him, including Colin Hand, Robert Page and Gavin Stevens. He teaches at the University of Chichester.

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