Past Season 2015 -2016
Murray McLachlan, Matthew, Callum and Rose McLachlan, with Kathryn Page
All 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos, with pre-recorded orchestras. This is an unusual concert but made more so by the 5 participants. Murray has an international career, teaches at both RNCM and Chetham's, writes for International Piano and in particular has been the...
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Elinor Bennett – harp and triple harp
Theme: The harp 1750-1840 (two types of harp to be included) with music by Handel, John Parry, Edward Jones John Thomas, Fauré, Mozart, Dussek, Rossetti, Spohr and Glinka Looking through our Visitors Autograph book I found several famous...
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Joo Yeon Sir – violin and Irina Andrievsky – piano
Making Music Philip & Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists Bach-Mendelssohn Chaconne from Partita no.2 Grieg Sonata in G Major Op 13 Poulenc Sonata Frolov’s Fantasy on Porgy and Bess (Gershwin) Joo Yeon is a Korean-born, British...
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Yuanfan Yang – piano
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat, Op. 7 David Matthews: Two Dionysus Dithyrambs, Op. 94 G Ligeti: Two Etudes Y. Yang: Waves and Prayers of the North Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 1st prize Cleveland International Piano Competition, 2015 1st prize Liszt...
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Welsh Chamber Orchestra
Soloist: David Shaw, violin Jeremy Huw Williams baritone Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.8 “Christmas Concerto” Béla Bartók Rumanian Folk Dances J S Bach Concerto for violin No. 2 in E major, Joseph Davies Echoes (1st performance) Gustav Holst...
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Marisa Gupta – piano and Adam Newman – viola
Brahms F minor from Op. 120 Hindemith Op. 11 No. 4 Krein 3 songs Beethoven piano sonata Tonight's pianist took the place of Alex Karpeyev who had played in Rhyl previously. Marisa made her debut playing Prokofiev’s 1st Piano Concerto with the Houston Symphony...
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Samantha Ward – piano, Fenella Humphreys – violin and Brian O’Kane – cello
Haydn trio in E flat major Hob XV No 22 Beethoven trio in E flat major op 1 no 1 Brahms trio in B major op 8 The concert has been partly sponsored by Minna and Peter Wigley for whom the Trio played at a 70th birthday party celebration in July 2014. Samantha was once a...
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Alison Rose – soprano and Matthew Fletcher – piano
Wednesday 4 November 2015 Songs by B Britten, C Debussy, O Messiaen, R Schumann, R Strauss, K Weill Sponsored by the Oxford Lieder Festival Alison is a Young Artist prizewinner at the Oxford Festival; this Festival won a special award in 2015 and has become a major...
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Carducci String Quartet
Wednesday 21 October Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 “Joke” Shostakovich Quartet no.4 Beethoven Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 String quartets improve over time - they can develop over years or decades whereas this may be less significant...
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Sam Haywood – piano
Wednesday 7 October 2015 Schumann Fantasiestücke Op 12, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, Schubert Impromptus D899 No 3 and 4, Brahms Intermezzo Op 117 No 2, Rhapsody Op 119 No 4 Chopin Barcarolle Op 60, Nocturne in E flat Op 9 No 2, Polonaise in A flat Op 53 Sam Haywood...
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