Audiences will remember Nicole who created the role of the King’s falcon in Toads on a Tapestry as part of Faversham’s Magna Carta celebrations. Hear her in a selection of French songs with pianist Helen Crayford. Ticket Information Full price ticket: £7 Student Tickets & Friends of Faversham Music Club: £5 Under 16s: FREE
Vivaldi, Schumann, Debussy & Prokofiev Both award-winning performers, Aleksandra Henszel from Poland and Maksim Štšura from Estonia bring a wide-ranging programme of music for flute and piano from across the centuries. A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Royal College of music, Henszel is both a fine chamber musician and has also
Bach, Beethoven, Medtner & Liszt “...She is a real virtuoso, a born pianist, a very natural player ” Sir Andras Schiff Award-winning Ukranian pianist Dinara Klinton recorded her debut disc at the age of sixteen and last year released a new disc of Liszt’s Trancendental Studies. She went on to win awards at many of
“I didn’t know the recorder could sound like that!” Barbara Law and friends present an entertaining and enlightening programme of innovative and exciting recorder music . A highly regarded performer and teacher, Barbara Law is a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Purcell School. Here she is joined by fellow recorder player
Beethoven, Debussy & Kreisler Recent winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Anderson Prize, Amarins Wierdsma was born in Utrecht and after studying in the Hague completed her musical education at the Guildhall School in London. An internationally active soloist and chamber musician, Amarins is also co-founder of the Barbican String Quartet which regularly performs at
Mussorgsky & R. Strauss “...but the revelation is the Irishman Alan Ewing. He has a masterly technique.” Hugh Canning / The Sunday Times Alan Ewing has sung for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, ENO, WNO, Netherlands Opera, Berlin Staatsoper, Zurich, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Opera National de Lorraine Nancy, Lille, Nantes, Opera Colorado and at the Festivals
Bach & Adrian Sutton “...Humphreys’s utter absorption and delight shines forth at every turn” Gramophone magazine With playing described in the press as ‘alluring’, ‘unforgettable’ and ‘a wonder’, violinist Fenella Humphreys enjoys a busy career combining chamber music and solo work. Performances have taken her around the world to venues including the Wigmore Hall, the
Bach, Bartók, Kodaly & McGuire “...The two of them are superb players...enthralling versatility and intensity...power, panache and a remarkable intimacy ” Two of the most sought-after young instrumentalists in the UK, Rachel Spencer and Duncan Strachan are no strangers to working together in a vast array of mediums. The couple met whilst students at the
Handel, Mozart, Elgar & Ibert “...a wonderful breath of fresh air” Formed over fifteen years ago, the Thorne Trio is a versatile and virtuosic wind group whose performances have delighted audiences throughout the UK and abroad. They bring a fresh and direct approach to their concerts and have performed at venues ranging from the Wigmore
Bach, Schubert, Rachmaninov & Kreisler Maya Irgalina was electric, fusing her pieces with a dark, emotive energy that could be felt with every key that was struck. Maya Irgalina from Belarus is a prize-winning pianist who has burst on the scene over the last few years performing throughout the UK, Italy, France, Austria, China, Poland,
Telemann Fantasia nos.1, 2 & 12 Colin Matthews Meditation after Telemann: 12. Fantasie Bach Flute Sonata Alastair Penman Mirrored Lines Handel ‘Sorge nel Petto’ & ‘Fa pur Guerra’ Described by Classic FM as challenging perceptions of the instrument, Tabea is constantly exploring the horizons of music for recorder and has performed widely in Europe, Asia
Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor Beethoven Sonata No.26 in E-flat major ‘Les adieux’ Debussy Images book 1 Chopin Ballade 1 Ben-San Lau presents an historical survey of music by some of the master composers for the keyboard. The music ranges from the rigorous counterpoint of Bach to Beethoven’s enigmatic and passionate ‘Les Adieux’
Debussy Syrinx Debussy Sonate for flute, viola & harp Leclair Trio Sonata in D major op. 2 no.8 Ravel Prelude Ravel Jeux d’eau Ravel Sonatine An all-French programme features Debussy’s masterwork for this unusual instrumental combination alongside music by his contemporary Ravel. The elegance of eighteenth century France is represented by music from the violinist
Erwazen A Philharmonic Fanfare Verhelst A Song for Japan Bohme Prelude and Fugue in E flat Mozart Divertimento Haydn Piano Trio Ibert Cinq Pièces Buck Brass Trio bring an eclectic mix of music from across the centuries ranging from original music for brass to wonderful arrangements. Buck Brass Trio is one of the leading young
Beethoven Sonata no. 30 in E major Bernstein Touches Chopin Ballade no. 4 Franck Prélude, Chorale et Fugue Beethoven’s late fantasy sonata contrasts with the exquisitely melodic barcarolle of Chopin’s 4th Ballade but shares the idea of theme and variations with Bernstein’s competition test piece whose inscription reads “ Written for my first love, the
Bates Toccata Mists of the Mountains Bernstein Overture to ‘Candide’ Golland Peace Grainger Molly on the Shore Doss Moskito Bruckner Locus Iste Arban Carnival of Venice Join A4 Brass on a whistle-stop tour! From Bate’s music inspired by the sounds of the Far East, to Bernstein’s Broadway operetta and from the Irish reels of Grainger’s
Scarlatti Sonatas K. 87, 155 & 124 Schubert Four Impromptus op. 90 H. Karstens Tanz der Masken No two composers represent delicate, intricate and concise writing for the piano more readily than Scarlatti and Schubert. The latter’s ever-popular Impromptus demonstrate the beautiful lyricism crossed with the idea of piano studies. The more recent work on
Bloch Méditation Hébraïque Bridge Four pieces for cello and piano Brahms Cello sonata no. 2 in F Brahms’ epic work for cello and piano explores the entire range of emotions and timbres and the programme is completed by two works from the early twentieth century, Bloch’s musical reflections on Jewish themes and Bridge’s set of
Cello & Piano Beethoven Variations on a theme from Judas Maccabeus Beethoven Sonata Op. 102 No. 1 in C Beethoven sonataop.102No2inD Two seasoned chamber musicians bring us an all- Beethoven programme to open this year’s season. Starting with variations on a theme from Handel they explore earliest works and latest works for cello and piano
Horn & Piano Beethoven Sonata Woolf Aria Glazunov Reverie Gonoud Six Melodies Strauss Andante Vinter Hunter’s Moon One of the UK’s most talented young French Horn players brings a tantalising array of music to display this brass instrument’s virtuosic and lyric qualities. The repertoire crosses the centuries from Beethoven’s only work for horn to Strauss’s lyrical
Piano Matedoja Pieces Sibelius Spruce Tree Dvarionas Winter Sketches Sibelius Sketches Op 114 Eva Maria Dorosowska serves up a winter selection from the eastern Baltic with music from Finland and Lithuania. Sibelius’s Sketches with its winter scene, forest lake and spruce tree heralds winter. Alongside these she reveals the intriguing works of two lesser known
Violin & Piano Mozart Sonata In A K 305 Brahmt Sonata No 1 In G Major Wienawski Faust Fantasy Perhaps a familiar face for some as a member of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Belgian violinst Alix Lagasse surveys two centuries of music ranging from the delicate classicism of the Mozart’s sonata through the rich
Oboe Bassoon & Piano Andre Previn Trio Poulenc Trio This ensemble of oboe, bassoon and piano continues the exploration of wind repertoire this season and brings two contrasting works which show off the colourful variety and versatile sonorities of these three instruments. Poulenc’s ever- popular trio written in 1926 and dedicated to Manuel de Falla
The Callanan Wind Ensemble is joined by Faversham Music Club chair, David Knotts, for a programme of music for piano and wind instruments. Alongside Mozart's quintet for piano and wind instruments, the group perform some musical rarities by the French composer, Vincent d'Indy and the Venezuelan-born French composer, Reynaldo Hahn. At the heart of