Living Room - Living Room In London (2012) / Chamber Jazz, Modern Creative, Contemporary Classical

Living Room in London is the only quintet of its kind consisting of Bjork’s percussionist, the Austrian jazz newcomer of the year and top London based string players from the Solstice Quartet and London Symphony Orchestra. All members write for the ensemble and have commissioned numerous works from composers including Peter Wiegold, Milton Mermikides and David Ibbett. They have performed at venues including LSO St Luke’s, Klangspuren Festival (Austria), the ICA, Vortex and featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with critical acclaim. In January 2012 the ensemble will make their Kings Place debut and European tour to promote the release of their debut album with SessionWork Records supported by the Musicians Benevolent Fund. Future plans include an Aldeburgh residency, performances at Hendon Festival, NonClassical, Platform 33 and collaborations with Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, Kate Whitley and John Turville. The ensemble also feature in documentary "The Imposter" recently short listed for the Sundance Film Festival.

Manu Delago, Austrian percussionist and composer, discovered the Hang, a Swiss sound sculpture in 2003 and has since performed in prestigious venues such as the Roundhouse, Southbank Centre and Barbican in London, Forbidden City Concert Hall Beijing, Downtown Independent Theatre Los Angeles and the Konzerthaus Vienna. His solo piece ’Mono Desire’ has more than three million hits on Youtube and is the most popular Hang video in the internet. The “masterful and sensitive musician“ (The Telegraph) has collaborated with high class artists such as Shpongle, Bugge Wesseltoft, Didier Lockwood, Stuart McCallum & Georg Breinschmid
Christoph Pepe Auer studied at the University of Music in Graz and studied with Dick Oatts, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Branford Marsalis, David Binney, Tony Malaby, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner. He has worked with the musicians including Adam Holzman (keyboard, Miles Davis Band), Joseph Bowie as well as the Vienna Art Orchestra. In 2005 he was sent to the IASJ (International Association of Schools of Jazz) meeting, directed by David Liebman, as a representative for the University of Graz. Awards include Jazzprice Biberach, 2007 Hans Koller Award “New York Scholarship” and “Newcomer of the Year“, Culture-Award Hörbiger.
Foundation Scholar from the Royal College of Music, Ellie Fagg enjoys a busy career playing regularly with the LSO as well as guest principal at CBSO and freelancing with London's top chamber, contemporary and baroque ensembles. With the Puertas Quartet she reached the semi finals of the Bordeaux International Quartet Competition and as a soloist has performed concertos and recitals across the country. Her awards include the MBF Emily English scholarship for 'most outstanding violinist heard at audition'.
Tom Norris, a principal violinist with LSO, is a versatile and diverse musician involved in numerous projects across a wide range of genres. He has performed extensively with Puertas Quartet, The Schubert Ensemble and Living Room In London, for which he has composed and arranged both classics and original music. Tom is also a singer and songwriter, and recently released his solo album, Edge Of The World.

Gregor Riddell is a founder member of the Solstice String Quartet who have won international awards, performed at prestigious concert halls throughout Europe and premiered numerous new works including his own, Touch-In, Touch-Out. He read Music at Cambridge University and composition at the Royal College of Music. He takes a strong interest in electronic composition and is also a member of band Monument Valley who recently released their debut EP with Communion Records.