Away from the Jukebox

Elena Urioste and Tom Poster on disc

To the Spring (2020)

Elena Urioste (violin); Tom Poster (piano)

Orchid Classics ORC100126

‘It was the second of the sonatas which Elena Urioste and Tom Poster really made me fall in love with,’ wrote our reviewer David

Nice about the couple’s all-grieg disc, released earlier this year.

Estrellita (2018)

Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano),

BIS BIS2428

With a title meaning ‘little star’, Urioste and Poster’s first disc together is a recital of shorter works ranging from Elgar’s Chanson de Nuit and Debussy’s Beau Soir to magic moments by Mancini and Grant Still. Themes and Variations (2019)

Guy Johnston (cello), Tom Poster (piano)

Orchid Classics ORC100095

Having met in the final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, Poster and Johnston have enjoyed a 20-year friendship and artistic partnership, both as a duo and as part of the Aronowitz Ensemble. On this album, they celebrate this milestone with variations by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Martinu˚. Echoes (2016)

Elena Urioste (violin), Michael Brown (piano)

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Having performed together as a duo for seven years, Urioste and Brown released their debut recording in 2016, with early works by Strauss, Beach and Ravel, all written when the composers were in their twenties or younger.

Légende (2016)

Alison Balsom (trumpet), Tom Poster (piano) Warner Classics 9029598772

Recorded live at St George’s Bristol, Légende is a journey through the 20th century. The recital includes The Thoughts of Dr May, a new piece written by Balsom and Poster inspired by Brian May, Queen guitarist and astrophysicist.