The LOGOS Chamber Group

Ciaran Macabe (violin)

Ciaran studied with Yossi Zivoni at the Royal College of Music, London as a Yehudi Menuhin Scholar and later in the chamber music class of Günter Pichler in Madrid. He was a recipient of the Milton Violin Award and the Young Artists' Platform Award from the Arts Council of N.Ireland, which included a BBC studio recording of virtuoso violin works He plays a 1689 Cremonese violin by Andrea Guarneri, on generous long term loan from a private trust. He recently became a member of the Maggini Quartet, one of Britain’s leading chamber ensembles, currently celebrating their 30th anniversary season. Prior to joining the Magginis,

Ciaran was a founding member of the Cavaleri Quartet, with whom he performed in major venues such as the Musikverein, Vienna and Wigmore Hall, London and throughout New Zealand and Australia. They were First Prize winners at the 2012 Hamburg International Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize winners at the 2014 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and in 2011 won the Royal Over-Seas League Competition.

Ciaran enjoys a varied musical life as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Recent solo engagements include ensembles such as the Ulster Orchestra and Orpheus Sinfonia the Brandenburg Sinfonia, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, English Chamber Orchestra ( of which he is a member), Irish Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Nordica.

Ciaran has appeared as guest leader of the Ulster Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, English Touring Opera and Brandenburg Sinfonia and as a guest co-leader or principal with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the John Wilson Orchestra.

西倫‧麥卡比 (小提琴)

西倫於皇家音樂學院師隨貝納‧齊沃尼研習小提琴，曾獲頒耶胡迪梅紐因獎學金，後來於馬德里由君特爾‧皮特勒教授室內樂。他曾贏得米爾頓小提琴獎和北愛爾蘭藝術委員會的青年藝術家平台獎，並在BBC錄音室錄製了精湛動人的小提琴作品。他手上的小提琴為1689年由安德里亞‧瓜奈里所製的克雷莫納小提琴，並獲私人信託贊助長助貸款。

他最近成為了馬吉尼四重奏樂團的一員，該樂團為英國最頂尖的室內樂樂團之一，最近正慶祝他們的三十週年紀念。在加入馬吉尼前，西倫是卡瓦列里四重奏樂團的創始成員，當時他們曾於各地的著名音樂殿堂表演，包括金色音樂廳、維也納、威格摩爾音樂廳、倫敦、新西蘭和澳大利亞。他們曾贏得2012年漢堡國際室內樂比賽的一等獎、2014年大阪國際室內樂比賽的二等獎，亦曾於2011年贏得皇家海外聯盟比賽。

西倫的音樂生活多姿多彩，同時兼任獨奏家、室內樂音樂家和管弦樂音樂家，他最近與多個不同樂團合作進行獨奏表演，當中包括阿爾斯特管弦樂團、奧奧菲斯交響樂團、勃蘭登堡交響樂團、聖馬田教堂學院、英國室內樂團（他亦是成員之一）、愛爾蘭室內樂團及北歐室內樂團。

西倫亦出任為阿爾斯特管弦樂團、曼徹斯特室內樂團、英國巡演歌劇團和勃蘭登堡交響樂團的客席領導小提琴，他亦是英國皇家愛樂管弦樂團、蘇格蘭室內樂團、伯明罕市立交響樂團和約翰威森交響樂團的客席協同領導或首席小提琴。