Justin Pearson

Born in Dublin, Justin left Ireland at 14 to study in England with Derek Simpson of the Aeolian String Quartet. He entered the Royal Academy of Music where he won all available prizes for chamber music playing. Justin joined the Locrian String Quartet who became Resident String Quartet at The University of Hertforshire) 1979-1990. The Locrian Quartet were prize winners at both Evian and Belgrade International String Quartet Competitions. The quartet commissioned premieres of works by Maconchy, Bedford, Lutyens, Crosse, McGuire, and collaborated with composers such as Penderecki, Lutoslawski and Kurtag, undertaking very many tours, both national and international. Justin formed the Locrian Ensemble of London in 1985 in order to organise numerous tours, recordings and broadcasts. The Ensemb