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Sun, 2013-05-26 14:15English Music Festival: Parry and Stanford choral works | The Elysian SingersSam Laughton, The Elysian Singers of LondonRadley College Chapel Radley, Abingdon OX14 2HRUnited Kingdom
The Seventh English Music Festival will take place in and around Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire over the weekend of 24th – 27th May 2013. Once again, the Festival showcases works which were box office hits during their day, but which have since fallen into unaccountable neglect.
Highlights of this year’s English Music Festival include world première performances of important works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Henry Walford Davies; a rare opportunity to hear Arthur Sullivan’s cantata The Golden Legend, masterpieces by Elgar, Moeran and Bax, and a ‘last night’ celebration concert boasting no fewer than eight new commissions.
The English Music Festival has always been keen to showcase our country’s rich choral heritage and this year the Elysian Singers will perform a programme of choral works by Parry and Stanford in the beautiful Chapel at Radley College, near Abingdon on the afternoon of Sunday 26th May. The music will be set in context with readings, including extracts from letters by the composers.
For the evening concert back in Dorchester Abbey, Hilary Davan Wetton will conduct his City of London Choir in John Gardner’s Stabat Mater, as well as works by Britten, Dyson and Finzi, ending with Vaughan Williams’s ever-popular Five Mystical Songs.
A convenient mini-bus transfer is available to/from Didcot station, Dorchester-on-Thames and other venues; see website time-table for details.
Booking opens on 15th March; more details on the English Music Festival website.
- Ode at a Solemn Music, 'Blest Pair of Sirens'
- Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
- Beati quorum via from 3 Motets
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
- I was glad
- Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
- Eternal father
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
- There is an old belief from 6 Songs of Farewell
- Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
- For lo, I raise up
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
- Lord, Let me know mine end
- Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
- Magnificat for Double Choir
- Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Sun, 2013-05-26 19:30Russian Gala Concert - The Moscow State Symphony OrchestraMoscow State Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Kogan, Tatiana KolesovaPerth Concert Hall Perth PH1 5HZUnited Kingdom
- The Three Wonders from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 1 in B flat minor
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
- Adagio from Spartacus
- Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
- Francesca da Rimini
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
- Waltz from Masquerade Suite
- Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
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Sun, 2013-05-19 19:30Sir James and Lady Galway with The English Chamber OrchestraEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Martin, James Galway, Jeanne GalwayPerth Concert Hall Perth PH1 5HZUnited Kingdom
Sir James and Lady Galway will play at the Festival’s Opening Concert on Sunday 19th May with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martin. Sir James will play the Mozart flute concerto. The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway is regarded as both the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries. Sir James has made himself a modern musical master whose virtuosity on the flute is equalled only by his limitless ambition and vision. Through his extensive touring, over 30 million albums sold and his frequent international television appearances, Sir James has endeared himself to millions worldwide and is a tireless promoter of the arts.
- Concerto in D for Strings
- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
- Adagio from Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No 2 in D
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Concerto for 2 flutes, strings and continuo in C
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Symphony No 29 in A major
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Fri, 2013-05-24 13:00Lunchtime Wind Quintet RecitalChrome Woodwind Quintet, Elliot Seidman, Jernej Albreht, Joshua Wilson, Lavinia Redman, Luke O'TooleRegent Hall (The Salvation Army) London W1C 2DJUnited Kingdom
Royal Academy of Music presents the Chrome Quintet. Formed just six months ago, the Chrome Quintet is a new woodwind quintet made up of current first-year undergraduate students of the Royal Academy of Music. The quintet is internationally diverse, with members representing England, Slovenia, and America. The members, averaging age nineteen, are all accomplished orchestral musicians and have performed with the National Youth Orchestra in the UK and the National High School Honors Orchestra in the US. The Chrome Quintet has most recently been coached by Keith Bragg of the Philharmonia Orchestra
- Wind Quintet in E - major
- Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
- Summer Music
- Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
- Wind Quintet No 1
- Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Mon, 2013-05-27 20:00Doric String Quartet - Benslow Music International Recital Series 2012 - 13Alex Redington, Doric String Quartet, John Myerscough, Jonathan Stone, Simon TandreePeter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music Trust Hitchin SG4 9RBUnited Kingdom
Licensed bar; free parking; disabled parking and access
- String Quartet No 1 in E Flat, 'Sun'
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Eclipse
- Brett Dean (1961-)
- String Quartet No 13 in G
- Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
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Wed, 2013-05-29 19:30Piano Recital by Tomasz LisTomasz Lis1901 Arts Club London SE1 8UEUnited Kingdom
One of the outstanding pianists of the young generation, Tomasz Lis is in great demand as a soloist and chamber musician.
"...Equally impressive was the confident Tomasz Lis, admirable in support and characterful on his own terms, finding more light and shade in the piano part...." Classical Source
"...the piano part played with great artistry by Mr Lis." Opera-Britannia
Tomasz has performed in major concert halls in the UK and abroad including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, St. John's Smith Square, LSO St. Luke’s, The Warehouse and The Chopin Society. He has appeared with great success at the Cheltenham Music Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, Chelsea Schubert Festival and London Festival of American Music. He has also received rave reviews for his performances in Poland most notably with the Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra “Amadeus” conducted by Agnieszka Duczmal and Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra with Grzegorz Nowak.
Recent seasons have seen his highly acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut with outstanding baritone Jonathan Sells as a result of winning the Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize. He recently embarked on two different but equally fascinating recording projects. The American Album presents three generations of American composers: Aaron Copland, John Harbison and Andre Previn. In 2008 Tomasz gave a European premiere of the Milosz Songs by John Harbison with rising-star soprano Nadine Mortimer-Smith at the Second London Festival of American Music. The sessions took place at the Henry Wood Hall and the album has been recorded and produced by Tony Faulkner. The second recording project began in January 2012 and includes music by Debussy, Chausson, Messiaen and Poulenc with soprano Jessica Leschnikoff and the Sacconi Quartet. Both albums are due to be released soon.
After the concert ticketholders are invited to join the Tomasz in the Club's exclusive bar.
- Fantasia in C minor
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Sonata for Piano No 14 in C minor
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Sonata for Piano No 9 in E
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- 3 Klavierstücke
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
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Mon, 2013-05-27 14:30English Music Festival: Britten, Purcell, Ireland and Elgar chamber recitalDanielle Salamon, Thamyse String QuartetSilk Hall, Radley College Abingdon OX14 2HRUnited Kingdom
Highlights of this year’s English Music Festival include world première performances of important works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Henry Walford Davies; a rare opportunity to hear Arthur Sullivan’s cantata The Golden Legend, masterpieces by Elgar, Moeran and Bax, and a ‘last night’ celebration concert boasting no fewer than eight new commissions.
The Seventh English Music Festival will take place in and around Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire over the weekend of 24th – 27th May 2013. Once again, the Festival showcases works which were box office hits during their day, but which have since fallen into unaccountable neglect.
A convenient mini-bus transfer is available to/from Didcot station, Dorchester-on-Thames and other venues; see website time-table for details.
Tickets on sale from 15th March from the English Music Festival website.
- String Quartet No 3
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
- Selected Fantasias
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- Phantasie Trio in A minor
- John Ireland (1879-1962)
- Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor
- Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
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Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30Stephen Raine - Piano RecitalStephen RaineSt Barnabas Church, Ealing London W5 1RHUnited Kingdom
20 year old pianist Stephen Raine performs a mixture of music to reflect the legacy of Bach's music and the expressive art of Chopin. To include a balance of baroque, classical and romantic music.
Ticket includes wine and refreshments during interval.
- Toccata in D minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor, from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier' Book 2
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Chorale Prelude ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’ from Cantata No 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Waltz in C sharp minor
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Nocturne No 21 in C minor
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Ballade No 3 in A flat
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Gypsy Dance from 3 Dances (1913)
- John Ireland (1879-1962)
- Sonata for Keyboard No 50 in D
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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Javascript is required to view this map.Fri, 2013-05-24 19:30Philip Fowke - piano recitalPhilip FowkeEmmanuel United Reformed Church Cambridge CB2 1RRUnited Kingdom
Philip Fowke plays pieces for the piano by Dohnányi, Chopin, Haydn and Bartók. Fowke has appeared in many of the major concert halls worldwide with leading conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy and Sir Simon Rattle. He is currently Senior Fellow of Keyboard at Trinity College of Music and has made critically-acclaimed recordings for labels such as EMI, Linn and Naxos. Fowke recently performed with The Prince Consort in the Wigmore Hall, at the Cheltenham Festival, and in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
This concert is being performed in aid of Cambridgeshire Mencap, and will be held in memory of Geoffrey Long, a late service user and family friend of Philip Fowke.
- 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs
- Bela Bartók (1881-1945)
- Ballade No 1 in G minor
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- 4 Mazurkas
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante in E flat
- Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- Rhapsody in C
- Erno Dohnányi (1877-1960)
- Sonata for Keyboard No 38 in F
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
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Sun, 2013-05-26 13:15Violin Recital by Charlotte Rowan - Fitzwilliam Promenade ConcertsCharlotte Rowan, Charlotte StevensonThe Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge CB2 1RBUnited Kingdom
Free concert by violinist Charlotte Rowan including works by Brahms, Kreisler, Sarasate, Saint-Saens, Bazzini and JS Bach.
Scottish violinist Charlotte Rowan is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, USA. For more information please visit http://www.charlotterowan.com
- Scherzo in C minor, 'FAE Sonata'
- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
- Tambourin Chinois
- Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
- Zapateado
- Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908)
- Sonata for Violin No 1 in G minor
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- La Ronde des lutins (The Dance of the Goblins)
- Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897)
- Salut d'amour, 'Liebesgruss'
- Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
No Tickets required.
