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Sun, 2013-05-26 16:00Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano) recitalMishka Rushdie MomenWestminster Cathedral Hall London SW1P 1QWUnited Kingdom
Mishka Rushdie Momen (born 1992) is a postgraduate scholar and student of Joan Havill at the Guildhall School, where she previously also studied for 5 years with Imogen Cooper as her only student. Her competition successes include the Tillett Trust Young Artist Platform Scheme 2012-13, the Kenneth Loveland Gift 2012, and First Prize in the Norah Sande Award 2012.
Last season Mishka gave recitals at the Barbican Hall for the pre-LSO seies, Wigmore Hall for the Tillett Trust Monday Platform, and the Bridgewater Hall. Forthcoming venues include Cardiff University and The Venue, leeds.
Her concert expereince includes most of the major London venues as well as abroad in new York, Weimar, Prague , Mumbai and Cologne.
This recital is presented by The Chopin Society UK. Mishka last played for us at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair as part of our Chopin Bicentenary celebrations in 2010, when she appeared on the Andrew Marr Show (BBC1) with our President, Lady Rose Cholmondeley, to publicise our concerts.
- Impromptu No 3 in B flat major from 4 Impromptus
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Impromptu No 4 in F minor from 4 Impromptus
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Sonata for Piano No 19 in C minor
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Ballade No 1 in G Minor
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Nocturne No 3 in B
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Polonaise No 7 in A flat, 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
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Wed, 2013-05-22 19:00Beethoven Begins - Dances and NocturnesBridget MacRae, Kreutzer QuartetWilton's Music Hall London E1 8JBUnited Kingdom
Join us for a night of classical music with the Kreutzer Quartet, featuring music from Beethoven, Boccherini, and the world premiere of Dale Roberts's Quintet.
The members of the pioneering Kreutzer Quartet are the dedicatee of countless new works by composers including Michael Finnissy, David Matthews, Judith Weir, Judith Bingham, Poul Ruders, Robert Saxton, Jorg Widmann, Hans Werner Henze, George Rochberg, and many others. The quartet have recorded cycles of works by Matthews, Elliott Schwartz, Michael Tippett, Roberto Gerhard and Jeremy Dale Roberts, to name just a few. Although the quartet is in demand at major festivals from the Venice Biennale to the Bergen Festpillerne, Wilton's Music Hall is the heart of their activity. Over the past few years they have relished the opportunity to work in its wonderful acoustic and to develop and uniquely lively relationship with the audience there, and have developed an eclectic programming style in response to this unique venue.
- String Quartet No 1 in F
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- String Quartet in F
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- String Quartet No 60 in C, 'La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid'
- Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
- Quintet
- Jeremy Dale Roberts ()
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Fri, 2013-05-24 20:00Tilford Bach Baroque Festival - Day 1Adrian Butterfield, Four Centuries of Bach Ensemble, John AbbergerGreat Hall, Farnham Castle Farnham GU9 0AGUnited Kingdom
The first day of the Tilford Bach Society's annual three day spring Baroque Festival starts with an enticing mix of Bach and Vivalidi to act as an appetiser for the festival as a whole. Be sure to see further booking details on our web site www.tilbach.org.uk as well as more information about our Society. We expect tickets to go fast so be sure to make a booking as soon as possible.
- Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concerto for Strings in E flat, 'Sonata al Santo Sepolcro'
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Oboe Concerto in E flat major, after BWV 1053
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr jesu Christ', in F minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Allein Gott in der Hoh’ sei Ehr
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Sat, 2013-05-25 20:00Tilford Bach Baroque Festival - Day 2Adrian Butterfield, Laurence Cummings, Rachel Brown, The London Handel PlayersAll Saints Church Tilford GU10 2DAUnited Kingdom
Day two of our three day Spring Festivale, be sure to see the other days. All performances are on period instruments.
- Concerto for Keyboard and Strings in F minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord in E
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concert No 3 in A from Pièces de clavecin en concerts
- Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
- Sonata for Flute and Obbligato Harpsichord in A
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Concerto No 2 for Harpsichord and Strings in E
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Sun, 2013-05-26 19:00Tilford Bach Baroque Festival - Day 3Adrian Butterfield, Agnes Zsigovics, Alexander Dobson, Choir of the Theatre of Early Music, Daniel Taylor, Jeremy Budd, The London Handel OrchestraAll Saints Church Tilford GU10 2DAUnited Kingdom
The last day of our three day Spring Festival, formed entirely of the choral works of J S Bach. This is bound to be a concert much in demand. To hear these works peformed in the intimate surroundings of a beautiful parish church surely is the very best way to appreciate them. So if you want to attend book soon!
Dont forget to be sure to see the other days.
- Cantata No 165, 'O heilges Geist und Wasserbad'
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Cantata No 129, 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott'
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Magnificat in D
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30Haydn's CreationEdinburgh Players, Ivor Klayman, Jennifer Craig, Jubilo Choir, Ralph Strehle, Walter ThomsonSt Cuthbert's Parish Church Edinburgh EH1 2EPUnited Kingdom
Haydn’s ever-popular oratorio, 'The Creation', was written between 1796 and 1798. It depicts the creation of the world using texts from the biblical books of Genesis and Psalms, and John Milton's epic poem 'Paradise Lost'. You can look forward to hearing the famous orchestral movement 'The Representation of Chaos' and the beloved chorus 'The Heavens Are Telling' amongs the many other enjoyable pieces. This three-part oratorio is considered by many to be Haydn’s masterpiece.
Profits from the concert will go towards the St Columba's Hospice Rebuilding Appeal.
- The Creation
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Fri, 2013-05-31 19:45The Cambridge Chamber Ensemble at CaiusErvin Nagy, Sophie Gledhill, Stephen FosterGonville and Caius College Cambridge CB2 1TAUnited Kingdom
The founder of the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, Stephen Foster, is joined by the Hungarian pianist and composer, Ervin Nagy. Nagy studied at the Budapest Liszt Academy (where he now teaches) with Gyorgy Kurtag and Gyorgy Nador.
The young cellist Sophie Gledhill became well known to Cambridge audiences during her time at Clare College. Having completed graduate studies with the eminent cellist Steven Doane in Rochester, New York, she now works with the BBC Symphony and other London orchestras.
- Keyboard Trio No 43 in C
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern', from Mozart's 'Die Zauberflöte', for Cello and Piano
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Piano Trio No 5 in D, 'Ghost'
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Thu, 2013-05-30 19:30Scottish Chamber Orchestra South of Scotland tour: Langholm Buccleuch CentreChristian Baldini, Maximilano Martin, Scottish Chamber OrchestraThe Buccleuch Centre Langholm DG13 OAWUnited Kingdom
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm, for a perfect summer evening’s entertainment. Conductor Christian Baldini makes his SCO debut with a programme of music that includes Mozart operatic overtures and Haydn’s Symphony No 102. SCO Principal Maximiliano Martín performs Weber’s virtuosic Clarinet Concertino, which received rave reviews when recorded by Martín and the SCO in 2012. Not to be missed!
- Overture from Idomeneo
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Symphony No 102 in B flat
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
- Symphony No 1 in C
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
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Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30Sir John Tomlinson sings WagnerJohn Gibbons, Sir John Tomlinson, Worthing Symphony OrchestraAssembly Hall Worthing BN11 3PXUnited Kingdom
Sir John Tomlinson , one of the pre-eminent Wagnerian singers of the past thirty years performs a masterly Wotan Scena created by David Syrus, Head of Music Staff at the Royal Opera House and a long-standing Bayreuth Festival musician.
- Symphony No 2 in E minor
- Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
- Leb wohl (Wotan's Farewell) from Der Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, 'Die Walküre'
- Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
- Vltava from Má vlast
- Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
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Fri, 2013-05-31 19:00New London Singers 50th Anniversary ConcertIvor Setterfield, New London SingersSt Paul's Church, Covent Garden London WC2E 9EDUnited Kingdom
Celebrate New London Singers 50th Anniversary featuring Rutter's Birthday Madrigals and other choral favourites from the past fifty years.
New London Singers are one of London's most dynamic chamber choirs. Their repertoire includes music that is both broad and adventurous, including sacred and secular, Renaissance to contemporary. Concerts range from great choral works to ambitious and exciting a cappella performances. They strive to perform memorable music of the highest quality.
- Birthday Madrigals
- John Rutter (1945-)
- Festival Hall
- Dave Brubeck (1920-)
- Immortal Bach
- Knut Nystedt (1915-)
- Hear my Prayer, O Lord
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- A Blue True Dream of Sky
- Judith Weir (1954-)
- Two Motets
- William Hawley (1950-)
- Sure on this Shining Night
- Morten Lauridsen (1943-)
- With a little help from my friends
- Sir Paul McCartney (1942- )
- The Bare Necessities
- Terry Gilkyson ()
- A Good Night
- Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)
- Thank You For The Music
- Benny Andersson ()
- Sleep
- Eric Whitacre (1970-)
