Pleyel Ensemble Horn Trio
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- Laurence Davies horn,
- Sarah Ewins violin,
- Harvey Davies piano
The celebrated and versatile ensemble transforms into a horn trio for a fanfare finale to the season.
Alexander Janiczek
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- Alexander Janiczek was accompanied by renowned pianist partner
- Llŷr Williams.
North Wales’ own internationally acclaimed pianist joined the Austrian virtuoso in what has been described as a “perfectly attuned duo”.
Llŷr has become an artist of world-class significance and he and Alexander have been performing together in chamber music concerts and as a duo for many years across Europe.
After making their debut at the Wigmore Hall they have been invited to return there and will also perform in other major venues such as the Mozarteum in Salzburg where Alexander’s musical career began.
We were privileged to have not just one, but two, artists of such outstanding musical calibre with us in Rhyl.
Programme:
- Beethoven – Violin Sonata No.5 in F major “Spring Sonata”,
- Schumann – Sonata for violin and piano No.1 in A minor, Op 105,
- Brahms – Sonata for violin and piano No.2 in A major. Op 100
Clare Hammond
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Clare had gained her Doctorate in music since her last visit and appeared at seven festivals across Europe in 2014 so this was a most welcome return by a multi-talented performer and broadcaster.
Her programme included:
- Couperin – Selection from Pieces de Clavecin, 6e ordre,
- Chin – 3 Etudes,
- Schubert – Sonata in A major, D664,
- Lyapunov – 3 etudes from the 12 Etudes d’Execution Transcendente,
- Chopin – Selection from Etudes Op.25,
- Kapustin – 3 Studies in Different Intervals
David Shaw Quartet
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- David Shaw and Roman Lytwyniw violins
- Alex Meikle-Briggs viola
- Alex Talaifar cello with guest pianist Yuanfan Yang.
David brought the cream of Chethams for a delightfully varied musical menu from a young but highly talented quartet.
The acclaimed pianist Yuanfan Yang, who was the youngest of all finalists in the 2010 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, joined them in the Elgar quintet.
Programme:
- Mozart divertimento in F K138
- Shostakovich string quartet no 7 op 84
- Elgar piano quintet Op 84
Piatti String Quartet
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- Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, violins
- Michael Trainor, violins
- David Wigrams viola
- Jesse Ann Richardson cello
The highly recommended award winners and broadcasters who, in their own words, felt that they “have risen above trophy level”
Their programme included
- Haydn Op 33 no.1,
- Joseph Phibbs – String quartet no.1 (2014) and
- Dvorak – Op.106
Deiniolon Silver Band
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The National Championship of Great Britain competitors and National Eisteddfod winners from Snowdonia.
The National Championship of Great Britain competitors and National Eisteddfod winners from Snowdonia under the baton of Lois Eifion brought this year;s festive cheer.
The band has two CDs: Snowdon Fantasy and Llechen Las.