Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Hailed by The Times for its ‘exhilarating performances’, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective was dreamed up in 2017 by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste, who met through the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. The Collective operates with a flexible roster which features many of today’s most inspirational musicians, both instrumentalists and singers, and its creative programming is marked by an ardent commitment to celebrating diversity of all forms and a desire to unearth lesser-known gems of the repertoire. In 2020, it was appointed Associate Ensemble at Wigmore Hall, where the group makes multiple appearances each season and, in May 2021, was invited to give the Hall’s 120th anniversary concert. It broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio 3 and has recently been ensemble-in-residence at the Aldeburgh Festival, Kettle’s Yard, Ischia Music Festival, and Cheltenham Festival where the group gave several world premières and collaborated with Sir Simon Russell Beale and the cast of The Lehman Trilogy. The Collective has also made recent festival appearances at Cambridge, Dublin, Lammermuir, Oxford Lieder, and Chamber Music by the Sea, in Maryland, USA. Its début recording for Chandos Records, American Quintets, was an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and nominated for a BBC Music Magazine Award. Passionate about inspiring the next generation of musicians, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective has featured in the Learning Festival of Wigmore Hall and directed courses for the Benedetti Foundation.