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Happy Hour No. 32: Elena Urioste and Tom Poster, Violinist and Pianist

London-based husband-and-wife duo Elena Urioste and Tom Poster treat us all to live performance and intimate conversation.

Amusingly hailed by The Washington Post as “a drop-dead beauty who plays with equal parts passion, sensuality, brains and humor,” violinist Elena was recently selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, and has been featured on the covers of Strings and Symphony magazines. She has given acclaimed performances with major orchestras throughout the United States and abroad, including the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras; New York, Los Angeles, and Buffalo Philharmonics; the Chicago and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras; and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and BBC Symphony and Philharmonic.

Tom is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. In addition to being in demand internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, he is a composer concert curator as well. In demand internationally as soloist and chamber musician across an unusually extensive repertoire, he has been described as “a marvel, [who] can play anything in any style” (The Herald), “mercurially brilliant” (The Strad), and as having “a beautiful tone that you can sink into like a pile of cushions” (BBC Music). He features regularly on BBC radio and television and has made multiple appearances at the BBC Proms. Tom is increasingly in demand as a curator and innovative concert programmer.