What we have noticed is that a lot of other groups in London neglect the string duo repertoire, just playing off the quartet scores and using string quartet arrangements, which often doesn’t work well for violin and cello at all, because in a quartet the melodic line is shared between instruments. The reason why the violin and cello duo is so versatile and can play basically anything is that we are able to adapt the music directly from the piano part – again, imagine the violin as being the treble/right hand of the piano, and the cellist the bass/left hand – and Voilà! That’s why the violin and cello duo is so popular and can offer a musically complete rendition of any song or piece.

A duo has the added bonus of being able to fit in most spaces – we don’t need as much room as a string quartet or string trio, and we aren’t that much quieter than a string quartet, either! If you’re wanting a bit more volume for your large event, you can hire the violin and cello duo amplified, with or without backing tracks – we can bring our portable PA system with mics, if your venue doesn’t already provide these.


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