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"Jennifer Bennett (baroque violin) and Yair Avidor (theorbo) have
a genuinely magical chemistry as performers of Biber's violin sonatas, with Jennifer delivering a passionate, soulful and
intelligent interpretation of these fascinating works. As exceptional musicians, they play with great sensitivity, warmth
and vigour combined with a dash of quirkiness, and are equally compelling to watch"
Jane Cockcroft, Handel House Museum
The Amphion Consort are named after the mythological lyre player (as told by Ovid
in his Metamorphoses) who built the walls of Thebes by moving the stones to fall in their places by the power
and beauty of his playing.
The ensemble was initially formed to explore the
repertoire for baroque violin and continuo (theorbo) and has been expanding to include some of the best players
and singers on the scene to perform chamber music and large scale works.
Their repertoire ranges from the 14th century Ars Subtilior;
Elizabethan lute songs by Dowland and Danyel; French music for viol and theorbo by de Visee and Marais to English masques
and operas such as Blow's Venus and Adonis, Purcell's Dido and Aneas and the Fairy Queen.
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