Gagarin Quartets - creative team
Modulus Quartet - performers
Jonathan Truscott
Violin 1
Craig Stratton
Violin 2
James Hogg
Viola
Nick Allen
Cello
Modulus Quartet specialises in performing original string quartet repertoire written in close collaboration with a number of international composers. Drawing on its collective experience, the quartet seeks out music of an individual style, developing creative relationships with composers and artists. The quartet explores new ways of presenting music, performing in unusual venues and incorporating visual arts and multi-media technology.
Past projects include their 2017 debut album 12 Seconds of Light performed on tour in UK and Romania; premiering new scores, by Terry Davies, for three 1920s silent Surrealist films at the Crucible Theatre for the 2019 Sheffield DocFest; and several recording projects including Richard Norris's Sensoria; Veera Lummi's Tide Within for the film short Burning Gold directed by Mat McDermott; and Veera's solo vocal album Liminal. IN 2024, Modulus worked with Newham Music’s Youth Ensemble Scheme, using Gagarin Quartets as the inspiration for creative composition work.
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In 2025, Modulus started a new series of concerts, Modulations, at the Theatreship in Canary Wharf, London, showcasing new string quartet writing. They will be continuing this series during 2026 - their 10th anniversary year.​ The quartet have recently recorded Gagarin Quartets for release later this year and will also be bringing out an EP of works by Malcolm Lindsay and Eliot Lloyd Short. This will be released in April 2026 at the Theatreship.
Photo: Diego Barraza
Nicholas de Carlo - composer
Nicholas de Carlo is an award-winning contemporary composer whose music seeks to explore symbolic interpretations of subject matter and story. Previous projects include Tempelhof Airport, Berlin Stations, Women of Troy, Othello, The Human Body and Gagarin with the albums Gagarin - Son of The Earth & Gagarin - Returns.
Nicholas de Carlo is an award-winning composer, producer and recording artist who has worked with artists & directors across almost every genre, from west end theatre, global advertising, documentaries & film scores to world famous rap artists, rock, punk & alt-pop.
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Clementine Bartaud - editing and montage
Clementine Bartaud is a freelance video editor based in Margate/London, UK. She specialises in short form - Branded content, music videos, fashion promos and short documentary.
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Julian Bigg - graphics and film
Julian Bigg trained at Epsom School of Art & Design in the mid 1980s and started Fresh Produce Design Consultancy in 1989. Fresh Produce’s clients include the food outlet EAT and News International.
Julian has created visuals for the music industry designing album covers and directing videos for chart topping bands including Tom Jones, Space and Adamski. He also has been creative director for music and style-based magazines Touch and critically acclaimed, but short lived, Untold magazine.
In 2013, he launched and co-curated Ramsgate Music Hall, winner of NME magazine’s UK’s best small venue.
Julian is creator of visuals for Gagarin Quartets.
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Johnny Goddard - projections and film
Johnny Goddard is a film director, visual artist and curator at this museum is not obsolete. As a director for Youth Hymns he has worked with artists as diverse as Snoop Dogg and Wolf Alice and has recently directed an advert for JBL. He brings a timeless analogue aesthetic to the live visuals for Gagarin Quartets.
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