2009-2010 Concerts

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Thursday 24 September 2009

Chopin Four Ballades

Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

Debussy Masques

D’un cahier d’esquisses

L'Isle joyeuse

We welcome one of the most exciting artists to emerge from France in recent years. A BBC New Generation artist, he will play a programme of music all written in his homeland. The Chopin marks the forthcoming bi-centenary of his birth.

Thursday 22 October 2009

PAVEL HAAS STRING QUARTET

Haydn Quartet in D Minor, Op.42

Britten Three Divertimenti

Janáček Quartet No. 1 (Kreutzer Sonata)

Dvořák Quartet in G , Op. 106

“One of the most polished and musically exciting young string quartets in the world’ - Washington Post. This Czech group, former BBC Young Generation artists, will include two quartets from their native country

Thursday 12 November 2009

MARK PADMORE tenor

ELIZABETH KENNY lute and theorbo

“The Italian Manner: the rise of the ‘loud tenor’ in 17^th century England.

Works by Monteverdi, Dowland, Caccini, Frescobaldi etc

This world renowned English tenor will give us an insight into what was being sung here in the 1600s. He will be partnered by one of the UK’s foremost lutenists

Thursday 28 January 2010

EMMA JOHNSON clarinet

PHILIP DUKES viola

JOHN LENEHAN piano

Schumann Märchenerzählungen, Op.132

Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op.120, No.1

Schumann Adagio and Allegro for viola and piano, Op. 70

Bruch Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83

Mozart Trio in E flat, K.498 ‘Kegelstatt’

Emma Johnson became famous when she won the BBC Young Musician award at an early age and has since become one of the few clarinettists to have established an international career as a soloist. Distinguished British colleagues will join her in this largely Romantic programme.

Thursday 25 March 2010

JERUSALEM STRING QUARTET

KRZYSTOF CHORZELSKI viola

Mozart Quartet in D, K.575

Debussy Quartet in G Minor

Mozart Quintet in G Minor, K.516

One of the most dynamic and exciting quartets currently performing, this group are in great demand world-wide. They will give us a programme of Debussy and Mozart, with our second distinguished violist of the season joining them in one of the latter’s great quintets

Thursday 6 May 2010

ARONOWITZ ENSEMBLE

Bridge Phantasy Piano Trio in C minor

Mendelssohn String Quintet no. 2 in B flat, Op.87

Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D.667 ‘The Trout’

This Ensemble was formed out of the desire of seven brilliant young artists to explore and perform together in the highly adaptable combination of string sextet and piano. This concert is the first of three they will be playing for us over successive seasons, with gradually increasing forces.