Quartet Voluté are an established String Quartet formed in 2014. Their repertoire spans many genres, from Classical to pop and Jazz.
Collaborations
As versatile musicians, they have collaborated with many big artists including: Elton John, The Cure, Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols, Dua Lipa, Dermot Kennedy and Wildflowers. Recordings include; Robert Smith "Pictures of You" for a BBC documentary, Roger O'Donnell "2 Ravens", Emma Hatton "Thirty Three and a Third" and Wildflowers "On the Inside".
Recent work
Quartet Voluté have worked for Secret Cinema since 2022, when they were the resident String Quartet for Secret Cinema and Fever's "Bridgerton Immersive Experience". Since then they have collaborated on other projects throughout London to include "Married at First Sight", the Channel 4 Leicester Square Premiere and the Bridgerton season 3 launch party at O2 Cineworld. This had led them to further connections including with Sony Pictures on events such as the UK premiere of "It Ends With Us" at Everyman Belsize Park and with Channel 4 for "Made In Chelsea".
Thanks guys, great playing and you were so easy to work with.
Max Herman
Composer & Producer
...and a big thank you, our guests really enjoyed the music.
Amy Cesnas
General Medical Council
...excellent players, always rock solid pitch and timing; a real pleasure to listen to.
Roger O'Donnell
The Cure
We are so grateful for the delightful music you played at our wedding. We will have no hesitation in recommending you to our friends!!
Ian Carpenter
Groom
Quartet Volute were diligent, kind, hard working and played phenomenally every time. They were a pleasure to work with and I am really lucky to have met such an amazing team of musicians.
Beth Duke
Composer & Producer
I wanted to pass on our thanks to you also – everybody very much enjoyed your playing.
Alex Palmer
Investec
...not only did they play beautifully but they were a delight to deal with.
Katharine St John-Brooks
Private Event
Quartet Voluté are a super talented and lovely bunch of people! ...Can't recommend them enough!
Alto Key
Singer-Songwriter
Nadine Nagen is currently in demand as a high calibre and versatile Violinist on a variety of scenes in and out of London. Having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2010, she then went on to further her studies with a Masters at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where her achievements included winning the Barbirolli Prize for String Quartets and being a Semifinalist in the prestigious Soloists Competition.
Daniel Gea studied violin in Spain with Olga Vilkomirskaya, continuing his studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with John Crawford on a TCM Scholarship. As a string quartet player, he represented Trinity Laban at the Britten Intercollege String Quartet Competition and received the John Thompson String Quartet Prize. He has won the Vera Kantrovich Competition for Solo Strings and was finalist at the Vivian Joseph Classical Concerto Competition.
Aled Jones is a versatile and engaging Viola player based in London. Originally from Staffordshire, he studied at the Royal Welsh College Of Music and Drama being awarded with a BMus in performance in 2008. Aled then went on to continue his studies at postgraduate level at the Royal College of Music, London under Jon Thorne (Badke Quartet).
Miriam Wakeling studied Cello at RWCMD with one of the U.K.’s foremost cellists, Richard May, where she gained a BMUS (Hons). She graduated with a Masters Degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London, thanks to the Ludwig Lebell Scholarship and Leverhulme Orchestral Mentorship Scholarship awarded to her. Miriam is currently studying cello with Richard Markson.
