Upcoming Notting Hill Concerts
Free recitals every thursday 1-2pm at Church of St. John The Evangelist, Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, W11 2NN continue with:
3rd June - Plaegan Piano Quartet (Helen Sills violin, Michael Nebe cello, Amber Bonham-Carter viola, Peter Croser piano): Brahms Piano Quartet No 3 in c Op 60, Turina Piano Quartet in A Op 67
10th June - Sulki Yu (violin) James Kreiling (piano): Bach Partita No 2 in d BWV1004, Ysaye Sonata No 3 in d ‘Ballad’ Op 27/3, Franck Violin Sonata in A
17th June - Mansoon Bow (violin) Sam Liu (piano): Mozart Violin Sonata No 1 in G KV301, Schubert Ave Maria, Schumann Sonata No 1 in a Op 105
24th June - Marsyas Trio (Helen Vidovich flute, Valerie Welbanks cello, Fei Ren piano): Mendelssohn Trio in d Op 49, de Manziarly Flute Trio, Brahms (arr. Geller) Six Hungarian Dances
1st July - Jane Gordon (baroque violin): Locatelli Capriccio XIII L’Art du Violon Op 3/7, Geminiani Sonata B flat, Bach Partita No 2 in d BWV1004, von Biber Passagalia
8th July - Emily Pringle (violin) Noel Skinner (piano): Brahms F.A.E. Scherzo, Bach Sonata in G BWV1019, Schumann Sonata No 1 in a Op 105
15th July - Regent Trombone Quartet (Iain Maxwell, Ross Brennan, Lewis Rowlands, Hilary Belsey): Bach Chorale and Fugue in g, Haydn ‘Achieved is the Glorious Work’, Wagner At Weber’s Grave WWV72, Ross Trombone Quartet, Carmichael Stardust, Serocki Trombone Suite
22nd July - Jiafeng Chen (violin) Alexis White (piano): Prokofiev Violin Sonata in D Op 94b, Mozart Violin Sonata No 18 in G KV301
29th July - London Myriad Ensemble (Julie Groves flute, Jenni Britton oboe, Susana Dias bassoon, Chris Beckett viola, Yuki Negishi piano): Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, Arnold Trio for flute, viola & bassoon, Saint-Saëns Sonata for oboe & piano Op 166, Bloch Concertino for flute, viola & piano.
Free recitals every monday 1-2pm at St. Peter's Church, Kensington Park Road, W11 2PN continue with:
7th June - Angela Jung (violin) Konomi Kobayashi (piano): Bach Partita No 1 in b BWV1002, Satoh Birds in Warped Time II, Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 in D K218 (Allegro)
14th June - Flotilla Sax Ensemble (Kyle Horch, Naomi Sullivan, Andy Tweed & Alistair Parnell saxophones): Elliott Carter Canonic Suite, Liz Johnson O Vos, Bach (arr. Grainger) Prelude and Fugue BWV874, Edward McGuire Remembrance, Zelenka (arr. Horch) Trio Sonata No 1 in F
21st June - Annett Busse (piano): Beethoven Sonata No 17 in d Op 31/2 ‘Tempest’, Chopin Ballade in A Flat Op 47, 4 Mazurkas Op 24, Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante Op 22
28th June - Fenella Humphreys (violin) Nicola Eimer (piano): Brahms F.A.E. Scherzo, Schubert Duo Sonata in A Op 162 D574, Bartok Roumanian Folk Dances, Gershwin/Heifetz Porgy and Bess songs, Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre
5th July - Susana Dias (bassoon) Hana Fiserova (piano): Brahms Cello Sonata No 1 in e Op 38, Bach 2nd Partita in c BWV826, Saint-Saëns Sonata for bassoon and piano Op 168
12th July - Waldegrave Wind Ensemble (Anastasia Franklin flute, Alexandra Birchall oboe, Elliott DeVivo clarinet, Alison Bach horn, Neil Strachen bassoon): Albeniz Suite Espagnole Op 165, Farkas Antique Hungarian Dances, Arnold 3 Shanties, Holcombe Salute to M.G.M.
19th July - Mistral Clarinet Quartet (Elliott DeVivo, Kristal Hamson, Clare Neville & Laurence Scott clarinets): Gershwin 3 Preludes, Albeniz Tango from Espana Op 165, Paul Carr 5
English Postcards, Piazzolla Histoire du Tango, James Rae Cinerama
26th July - Dionysus Piano Trio (Warwick Hewson piano, Mark Pedus violin, Samara Ginsberg cello): Haydn Piano Trio in G Hob XV/25 ‘Gypsy Rondo Trio’ & other pieces TBA
***PAST CONCERTS***
St. Peter's 2010
22nd March - The Gagliano Trio - Jiafeng Chen (violin) Alexis White (piano) Anna Melita Beryl (cello): Mozart Trio in B flat KV502, Schubert Trio in B flat Op 99 D898
29th March - Quartet Albéniz - Guillem Calvo (violin) Mireia Ferrer (violin) Núria Garcia (viola) Alberto Ferrés (cello): Mozart Quartet No 17 in B flat K458 “Hunt”, Shostakovich Quartet No 7 in f sharp Op 108, Beethoven Quartet No 10 in E flat Op 74 “Harp”
3rd April - 03 Trio - Ruben Marques Jacinto (clarinet) Cristina Ocaña (viola) Diego Ghymers (piano): Stravinsky ‘L’histoire du soldat’, Bartok Contrasts, Debussy Rhapsodie pour clarinette et piano No 1
12th April - Idomeneo Quartet - Mark Derudder (violin) Eugene Lee (violin) Reinoud Ford (cello) Matthias Wiesner (viola): Haydn Quartet in C Op 20/2, Shostakovich Quartet No 9 in E flat Op 117
19th April - Puertas Quartet - Tom Norris & Ellie Fagg (violins) Andrew Joyce (cello) Julia Joyce (viola): Mozart Adagio and Fugue in c K546, Beethoven String Quartet No 12 in E-flat Op 127
26th April - Clarke Brass Quintet - led by Paul Cott (horn): Lutoslawski Mini Overture, Ewald Quintet No 3, Horovitz Music Hall Suite
3rd May - Puertas String Quartet: Tom Norris & Ellie Fagg (violins) Andrew Joyce (cello) Julia Joyce (viola): Haydn String Quartet No 37 in C Op 50/2, Zemlinsky String Quartet No 4 Op 2, Schubert A minor quartet no 1
10th May - Steinberg Duo (Louisa Stonehill violin, Nicholas Burns piano): Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro, Grieg Violin Sonata No 3 in c Op 45, Suk 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano
17th May - Maranta Trio (Tatiana Andrianova piano, Maria Milstein violin, Ann Lines cello): Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op 1/2, Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No 1 in g
24th May - Peter Collyer (Baroque viola): JS Bach Suites for Cello No 1 in G BWV1007 & No 4 in E flat BWV1010
31st May - Zielinski Quartet (Warren Zielinski & Patrick Kiernan violins, Bruce White viola, Martin Loveday cello): Beethoven String Quartet No 4 in c Op 18/4, Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 in c Op 110
St. John's Church Notting Hill:
2008
November 20th - Barbara Rathbone (soprano) Stephen Reck (guitar) Gina Kruger (piano) Tedesco Fantasia, Lorca Canciones, Ravel Chansons, Piazzolla Tango, Villa Lobos AriaNovember 27th - Maestoso Trio - Joas Cardoso (cello) Christina McMaster (piano) Mansoon Bow (violin): Beethoven ‘Kakadu Variations’ Op 121a, Schubert Piano Trio in Bb D898
December 4th - Fenella Humphreys (violin) Nicola Eimer (piano): Beethoven Violin Sonata No 5 in F, ‘Spring’, Op 24, Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel, Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor
December 11th - Pavel Timofejevsky (piano) Denitsa Laffchieva (clarinet) Aleksei Kiselyev (cello): Beethoven Trio Op 11 in b flat major, Brahms Clarinet Trio Op 114
December 18th - Jane Gordon (violin) Jan Rautio (piano): Schubert Sonatina in A Minor Op 137/2, Luciano Berion Due Pezzi, Schubert Fantasy in C Minor D 934. The first of two concerts featuring Schubert's violin repertoire.
2009
January 15th - Jane Gordon (violin) Jan Rautio (piano): Schubert Duo Sonata in A Major D 574 Op 162, John Casken ‘Apres un silence’
29th January - Guildhall School ensemble ‘Spiritato Baroque’: Telemann Trio Sonata No. 10, Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello and Continuo in F major & Sonata for Cello and Continuo, JS Bach Sonata in G minor for Gamba and Continuo, Purcell Fantazia No. 3, Handel Fantazia for Harpsichord, Purcell Fantazia No. 1.
5th February - Mitra Alice Tham (piano): Mozart Sonata in B flat Major K333, Ravel Valses Nobles & Sentimentales, Bernstein Touches, Gershwin 3 Preludes, improvisation on an audience theme.
12th February - Hannah Morrow (cello) Mikako Sugamura (piano): Beethoven Cello Sonata A Major Op 69, Debussy Cello Sonata D minor, Bruch Kol Nidrei
19th February - Yoshie Kawamura (piano) Anna Menzies (cello): Beethoven Varaiations on the theme Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Chopin Cello Sonata
26th February - Warren Mailley Smith (piano) Joanna Quail (cello): Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor,
Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op 19
5th March - Sian Philipps (violin): JS Bach Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor BVW 1001 & Partita No.1 in B minor BVW 1002, Peter Heeren 'Tangomaschine'
12th March - 'Alla Breve Duo' Núria Garcia (viola) & Gerard Pastor (piano): Montsalvatge Pregaria a Santiago, Brahms Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1, Lutoslawski Dance Preludes
19th March - 'Berkely Ensemble' (8 piece chamber group): Vaughan Williams Quintet in D major for clarinet, horn, piano, violin and cello, other pieces TBA
26th March - 1.00pm - Guillem Calvo (violin) Núria Garcia (viola), Helena Massip (violin): Haydn Trio in B flat major Hob V/B1, Dvorák Terzetto Op. 74, Kodály Serenade
1st April - 7.30pm - 'Callino Quartet' - Sarah Sexton (violin) Michaela Girardi (violin) Sarah McMahon (cello) Rebecca Jones (viola): Haydn Quartet p 54 No 2, Janacek Kreutzer Sonata, Beethoven String Quartet No 15 in A minor Op 132. In aid of The Mathieson Music School in Calcutta, suggested donation £10 & upwards.
2nd April - 1.00pm - 'Tan Quartet' - Guillem Calvo (violin) Mireia Ferrer (violin) Arnaud Ghilebaert (viola) Genevieve Koerver (cello): Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in a minor 'Rosamunde' (D804), Karl Jenkins String Quartet No 2, John Walmsley String Quartet (World Premiere)
3rd April - 7.30pm - Iwona Boesche (violin) Jan Rautio (piano): Beethoven Sonata in D (Op12/1) Prokofiev Sonata in D (Op 94a) Tchaikovsky Waltz-Scherzo (Op 34) Kreisler selection. Tickets £10, £5 (under 16)
9th April - 1.00pm - 'Musical Chairs' Miya Ichinose (violin) Joe Ichinose (viola) Graham O'Sullivan (flute) Sheida Davis (cello): Mozart Flute Quartet in A major K298, Pleyel Duo in B flat major, (Op13/6), JC Bach flute Quartet in G (Op 9/3)
16th April - 1.00pm - Dan Bates (oboe) Emilia Zakrzewska (flute) Iain Farrington (piano): Telemann Fantasie for solo oboe in E minor, Saint-Saens Oboe Sonata in D major, Madeleine Dring Trio for Flute Oboe and Piano, Farrington 'Heatwave'
23rd April - 1.00pm - 'Hoffman Quartet' - Clare Hoffman (violin) Lizzie McConkey (violin) Elspeth Cowey (viola) Elizabeth Parker (cello): Beethoven String Quartet No 12 in E flat major (Op 127)
30th April - 1.00pm - Selah Pérez-Villar (piano) Raquel Batalloso-Manzano (violin): Janacek Sonata for Violin and Piano, Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor, (Op 108)
7th May - David Kadumukasa (cello) Jennifer Miles (piano): Frank Bridge Sonata for cello and piano, Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano Op 40
14th May - Nonesuch Orchestra: Corelli Concerto Grosso No 2 in F, Copland Corral Nocturne & Saturday Night Waltz, Mozart Divertimento in D K136, JS Bach Flute Suite No 2 in B Minor BWV 1067
21st May - Kokila Gillett (violin) Aisha Orazbayeva (violin) Alexandros Koustas (viola) Vashti Hunter (cello) Pavel Timofejevsky (piano): Dvorak Piano Quintet in A No2 Op 81
28th May - ‘Duo Stravinsky’ Will Butterworth (piano) Dylan Howe (drums) Jazz interpretations of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Firebird Suite
4th June - Jane Ng (violin) Cameron Roberts (piano): Ysaye Poeme elegiaque Op 12, Franck Sonata in A, Poulenc Violin Sonata, Ravel extracts from Mother Goose Suite, Tajuddin Sebuah Pantun 2, Ng The Pagoda of Dreams
11th June - Katie Flanaghan (harp) Kate Walter (flute): Debussy Syrinx, Rutter Suite Antique, Alwyn Naiades, Massenet Meditation (Thais), Piazzola L’Histoire de tango
18th June - Mansoon Bow (violin) Oliver Markson (piano): Handel Violin Sonata, Beethoven Romance, mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F Major (1838 version)
25th June - Julia O’Riordan (viola) Jennifer Carter (piano): Brahms sonata in F minor Op 120 No 1, Vieuxtemps Souvenir d’Amerique, Schumann Marchenbilder Op 113
2nd July - Linda Lin (cello) Daniel Swain (piano): Bach cello suite No 2 in D minor, Brahms cello sonata in E minor Op 38, Rachmaninov Prelude & Danse Orientale Op 2
9th July - ‘Lawson Trio’: Annabelle Lawson (piano) Fenella Humphreys (violin) Rebecca Knight (cello) Mendelssohn Trio in D minor Op 49, Schnittke Piano Trio
16th July - Jennifer Carter (piano) Sheely Ezra (clarinet): Weber Concertino Op 26, Brahms Sonata Op 120 No 2, Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations
23rd July - ‘Duo Transatlantique’: Benjamin Beirs, Maud Laforest (guitars) D Scarlatti Sonatas TBC, Franck Prelude, Fugue et Variations Op 18, Joplin Cleopha, Tiersen Amelie soundtrack
30th July - Julia Groves (flute) Yuki Negishi (piano): Copland Duo for flute and piano, Roussel Joueurs de flute Op 27, Gregers Brinch *world premiere* Anforta’s Dream, Hindemith Sonata for flute and piano
3rd September - Simon Watterton (piano) Warren Zielinski (violin) begin a cycle of all the Beethoven violin sonatas with No. 1 in D Major op.12/1, No. 4 in A Minor op.23 and No. 7 in C Minor op.30/2
10th September - 'Lawson Trio' Annabel Lawson (piano), Fenella Humphreys(violin) and Rebecca Knight (cello): Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Rawsthorne Trio, Selected movements from Beethoven op.70/2 & Schubert D929 Trios
17th September - Simon Watterton (piano) Warren Zielinski (violin) Beethoven violin sonatas No.2 in A op.12/2, No. 8 in G op.30/3 and No. 9 in A op.47 (Kreutzer)
24th September - Dominika Rosiek (violin) Jessica Chan (piano) Schubert Violin Sonata in D D384, Bartok 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor op.45
1st October - Simon Watterton (piano) Warren Zielinski (violin) Beethoven violin sonatas No. 3 in E Flat op.12/3, No. 5 in F op.24 (Spring), No. 6 in A op.30/1 and No. 10 in G op.96
8th October - 'London Myriad Ensemble' Julie Groves (flute) Jenni Britton (oboe) Nadia Wilson (clarinet) Susana Dias (bassoon) Paul Cott (horn) Danzi Wind Quintet in G op.67/1, Ligeti Six Bagatelles.
15th October - Siân Philipps (1699 Stradivarius violin) J.S. Bach's Violin Partitas No. 3 BWV 1006 in E major & No. 2 in D minor BWV1004
22nd October - Mayda Narvey (cello) Ruth Young (piano) Shostakovich D minor Cello Sonata op.40, Stravinsky Suite Italienne, Part Spiegel im Spiegel
29th October - Erika Eisele (violin) Jennifer Carter (piano) Szymanovski Sonata op.9, DeFalla Danse Espagnole, Brahms Scherzo, Gershwin Porgy and Bess & Glazunov Meditation.
5th Nov - 'The Luso-Helvetic Ensemble' - Beatrix Graf - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Susana Dias - Bassoon: Stephan Hodel A Grotesque Old Woman & 5 Sketches, Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, Alexandre Delgado Langara, Beethoven Duo No. 1 for Clarinet and Bassoon
12th Nov - 'London Performance Collective' - Bassi 'Rigoletto' for clarinet (Boyan Ivanov) and piano (Androniki Liokoura), Piazzolla Michelangelo 70 & Libertango for cello (Pippa Mason) and piano (Inga Davis-Rutter), Gavin Whitlock Celtic Suite (Astreaus Saxophone Quartet), Haydn Divertimento trio Hob. IV:5 for horn (Anna Michel) violin (Kathryn Rose) and cello
19th Nov - Anneke Hodnett (harp) Matthew Featherstone (flute) Ben Baker (violin) Drew Balch (viola) Jonathan Bloxham (cello): Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane, Jean Cras Quintet.
26th Nov - 'Cellophany' - Richard Birchall, Matthijs Broersma, Pau Codina, Reinoud Ford, Bart Lafollette, Tim Lowe, John Myerscough & Ella Rundle (cellos): Wagner Tristan & Isolde Prelude, Schubert 3 Schwanengesang Songs, Dvorak Silent Woods, Bach Preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Sollima Violoncelles, Vibrez!
3rd Dec - Daniel Kasparian (piano): Domenico Zipoli Suite in b-minor, Georg Anton Benda Sonata F-major, Constantin von Sternberg Danse Mauresque, Cuthbert Harris Two Sea Pictures, Saint-Saens Valse Gaie Op 139, Gottschalk Op 22 & 50, Haydn Sonata G-Major Hob. 16/40, Chopin Variations brillantes Opus 12
4th Dec - SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT N.B. time 7.30pm - Tickets £10 Adults £5 <16 yrs - 'Maranta Piano Trio' - Maria Milstein (violin) Ann Lines (cello) Tatiana Andrianova (piano): Haydn Trio in E flat Major No 45 Hob.XV:29, Dvorak 'Dumky' Trio in E minor Op 90, Shostakovich Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67
10th Dec - 'Liquid Architecture' - Cerys Jones (violin) Charlotte Scott (violin) Carol Ella (viola) Jessica Burroughs (cello) Nicola Davenport (bass) Richard Russell (clarinet) Stuart Russell (bassoon) John Davy (Horn): Schubert Octet in F major D803
17th Dec - 'Idomeneo Quartet' - Mark Derudder (violin) Eugene Lee (violin) Reinoud Ford (cello) Matthias Wiesner (viola): Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op 13, Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 in F minor 'Serioso' Op 95
2010
January 7th - Performers: Alexandra Reid (violin) Charlotte Reid (violin) Elizabeth Burgess (piano) - Programme: GF Handel's Trio sonata No 6 in F Op 5 HWV401, Edmund Rubbra's Phantasy for two violins and piano Op 96, Christian Sinding's Serenade No 1 in G major Op 56
January 14th - Performers: 'Zielinski Quartet' Warren Zielinski (violin) Patrick Kiernan (violin) Bruce White (viola) Martin Loveday (cello) - Programme: Lv Beethoven String Quartet No 6 in B-flat Major Op 18, M Ravel String Quartet in F major
January 21st - Performers: Julia Joyce (viola) Simon Watterton (piano) - Schumann: Adagio & Allegro Op 70, Hindemith: “Phantasie” Sonata Op 11 No 4, Brahms: Allegro appassionato from Sonata in E-flat Op 120, Takemitsu: A Bird Came Down the Walk, JS Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite No 1
January 28th - Performers: Sheida Davis (cello) Helen Reid (piano) - Martinu Slovak Variations H378, Cecilia McDowall Falling Angels, Beethoven Magic Flute Variations WoO46, Prokofiev Sonata in C Op 119
February 4th - Stephen Reck (guitar) Gina Kruger (piano): D Scarlatti Sonata in d K213, Antonio Soler 3 Pieces, Tedesco Fantasia Op 145, Haug Fantasia, Scriabin 2 Etudes
February 11th - Charlotte Bonneton (violin) Veronica Shoot (piano): F.A.E. Sonata, Brahms Sonata No 1 in G, Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella
February 18th - Clare Hoffman (violin) Christopher Bevan (piano): GF Handel: Sonata for Violin and Continuo No 3 in A, Op 1/3, Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No 3 in D minor, Op 108, Gershwin: Tempo Di Blues & Summertime (arr. Heifetz)
February 25th - Susumu Okajima (violin) François Ragot (cello): Bach violin Sonata in G minor BWV 1001, Honegger Sonatine VI for violin and cello H 80, Bartok Melodies populaires hongroises, Servais & Ghys Variations brilliantes sur ‘God save the King’ Op 38
4th March - Jane Beament (piano): British Composer David Osbon’s piano sonatas.
11th March - Perdy Syers-Gibson (viola) Eleanor Tagart (piano): Telemann Concerto for Viola, Rachmaninov Vocalise, Schubert Arpeggione sonata, Williams Greensleeves.
18th March - Lawson Trio - Annabelle Lawson (piano) Fenella Humphreys (violin) Rebecca Knight (cello): Andrez Panufnik Trio Op 1, Anthony Powers Ghost, Charlie Piper The Hermit, Beethoven Trio in E flat Op 70/ 2
25th March - Steffan Rees (cello) Mikako Sugamura (piano): Debussy Cello Sonata, Franck Sonata in A, Massenet Thais (Meditation)
1st April - Mitra Alice Tham (piano): Mozart Piano Sonata cello K330, Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 2
8th April - Hannah Morrow (cello) Mikako Sugamura (piano): Beethoven ‘Magic Flute’ Variations WoO 46, Barber Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 6 & Op 13/3, Schumann Nachtstücke Op 23, Ravel (Arr. Bazelaire) Piece en forme de habanera
15th April - Consonum Ensemble - Felicity Hayward (soprano) Elliott Devivo (clarinet) Catherine Herriott (piano): McCabe Three Folk Songs, Dlemas Fantasie Italienne Op 110, Barber Hermit Songs, Schumann and Schubert songs.
22nd April - Proust Piano Trio - Mikako Sugamura (piano) Marta Fernandez (violin) Arturo Serna (cello): Mozart Trio in G KV564, Faure Trio in d, Shostakovich Trio No 2 in e Op 67
29th April - Sian Phillips (violin): JS Bach sonatas for solo violin in a BWV 1003 & in C BWV 1005
6th May ~ Nonesuch Orchestra (Conductor William Carslake, Leader Jennifer Thorn) perform - Holst: St Paul's Suite Op 29, Dvorák: 2 Waltzes Op 54, Elgar: Chanson(s) de Nuit Op 15/1 and de Matin Op 15/ 2, Nielsen: Little Suite in A minor Op 1
13th May ~ Spiritato! Baroque Ensemble perform - Bononcini: Sinfonia Avanti l'Oratorio, Telemann: Trio Sonata in Eb, Bach/Hoffmann: Cantata BWV 189, Graupner: Concerto in D
20th May ~ Helen Brunner (violin) Thomas Wanat (violin) Dominic John (piano) perform - JS Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor BWV 1043, Shostakovich: Prelude, Gavotte and Valse
27th May ~ Will Butterworth Trio (Will Butterworth piano, Adam Kink bass & Pete Ibbetson drums) perform - Jazz improvisations and standards
Notting Hill Community Church:
12th Nov - Masako Kamikawa (piano): Purcell Suite in D minor, Handel Suite in F major HWV 427, Haydn Cappriccio in G Hob 17/ 1, Dukas/Ravel/Debussy Hommages to Haydn, Mendelssohn 'Songs without Words' excerpts, Albeniz Malaguena, Feuchtwanger Tariqa 1, Liszt 'Venezia e Napoli'
19th Nov - Helen Neilson (cello) Rachel Fuller (piano): Gabrielli Ricercare No. 7 in d, Vivaldi Sonata in Bb RV46, Paul Barker Seven Dirty Sonnets (*world premiere*) Ulrich Schultheiss Deux par Deux, Franck Sonata in A
26th Nov - Mitra Alice Tham (piano): Prokofiev Sonata Cycle Part Three: No. 2 in D minor Op 14, No. 9 in C Op 103 and No. 7 in B flat Op 83
3rd Dec - Isabelle Schnoeller (flute/piccolo) Helena Winkelman (violin) Friedemann Treiber (violin) Rebecca Jones (viola) Tobias Moster (cello): Mozart Quartet for flute and string trio in D KV285, Mendelssohn String quartet No. 6 in f minor Op 80, Winkelman Song of the reed (based on C13th Persian poet Rumi) *World Premiere*
10th Dec - Theresia Renelt (piano): Schumann Sonata in g-minor Op 22, Mendelssohn Songs without words Op 53, Schumann Fantasy in C Op 17
17th Dec - Sanja Stefanovic (piano): Mendelssohn Songs without words Op 53, Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor, 3 Intermezzi Op 117 & Variations on a theme by Schumann in F sharp minor Op 9
Nov 20th - pianist Ed Cohen plays Mompou: Cants Magics, W A Mozart: Fantasia in D minor K397, Alkan: Le Festin D’Esope, Rautavaara: Piano Sonata No 2, Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Nov 27th - BBC 2 ‘Classical Star’ winner pianist Sophie Cashell, programme to be announced
Dec 4th - pianist Simon Watterton’s fourth Beethoven Sonata cycle featuring: No 8 in C Minor Op 13 (Pathetique), No 28 in A Major Op 101, No 6 in F Major Op 10/2, No 3 in C Major Op 2/3.
Dec 11th - pianist Annett Busse plays Couperin: Quatrieme Ordre, Graham Lynch: The White Book, Chopin: F minor Fantasy Op 49, Rachmaninoff: 3 Preludes Op 32; Bach (transcr. Rachmaninoff): Violin Partita in E
Dec 18th - pianist Jan Loeffler plays Brahms: Piano Pieces Op 118, Granados: Escenas Romanticas, Beethoven: Sonata No 32 Op 111Jan 8th - Simon Watterton 5th Beethoven Sonata Cycle: C Minor op.10 no.1, G Major op.79, C Sharp Minor op.27 no.2 (Moonlight), E Major op.109
Jan 15th - Anthony Hughes: Glinka Variations on a theme by Bellini, Dvorjak Serenade, César Cui Causerie Op 40 No 6, Chopin Grand Valse Brilliant op.18 & Polonaise A flat op.53
Jan 22nd - Veronica Shoot: Haydn C Major London Sonata, Bach Prelude and Fugue in D major, Brahms Variations on a Theme by Handel, Chopin Fantasie in minor, Debussy L’isle JoyeuseJan 29th - Marcus Andrews: Bach Partita no. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825, Haydn London Sonata in E flat major, Poulenc Movements Perpétuels, Michael ummers Pianobox (WORLD PREMIERE), Debussy Preludes
5th February - Coady Green: Carl Czerny: Three Pieces: Etude melodieuse Op. 795 No. 3, Chanson sans paroles Op. 795 No. 1, Toccata Op. 92; Mendelssohn: Three Etudes Op. 104, Schubert: Sonata in A major D 664,Schumann: Exercises in the form of free variations based upon a theme by Beethoven, Blumenfeld: Etude for the Left Hand Alone, Olivier Messiaen: Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus, Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka
12th February - Antonietta Notariello / Sanja Hadzic: Mozart Sonata in Bb KV 358, Schumann Kinderball Op 130, Glinka Capriccio on Russian Themes, Purser Circus Suite, Debussy La Mer & Trois esquisses symphoniques.
19th February - Naphis Umerkulova: Mozart Sonata in F K332, Debussy "Estampes", Schumann "Kreisleriana", Rachmaninov Preludes Op 23 No 4 in D & No 5 in g
26th February - Henriette Gärtner: Mozart Rondo a minor KV 511, Beethoven Seven Bagatelles Op 33, Chopin Polonaise As-Dur Op 53, Schubert Hungarian Melody b minor D817 & Sonata c minor D958
5th March - Ji Liu: Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816, Beethoven Sonata No. 31 Op.110, Prokofiev 4 Etudes Op. 2, Liszt Sonata in B minor S178
12th March - Jessica Chan: Scarlatti Sonatas in G major K14 & F minor K466, Mozart Sonata in D major K576, Bridge 4 Characteristic pieces & Dramatic Fantasia, Debussy Images Book 1, Prokofiev Sarcasmes Op. 17, Bach/Busoni Chaconne in D minor
19th March - Sharon Barnea: JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 861, Haydn Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI:32, Rachmaninoff 3 Etudes-Tableaux, Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53, Debussy Reflets dans l'eau, Liszt Sonata in B minor, S178
26th March - Ingrid Cusido: Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397, Schubert Sonata No. 16 in A minor D845, Albéniz 'Iberia Suite' Excerpts, Granados Maja y Ruisenor & Allegro de Concierto
2nd April - Simon Watterton: 6th Beethoven Sonata Cycle: No 19 in G minor (Op 49/1), No 20 in G (Op 49/ 2), No 13 in E flat, 'quasi una fantasia' (Op 27/1) No 29 in B flat 'Hammerklavier' (Op 106)
9th April - Famia Choi Castro: Bach English Suite No 3 in G minor (BWV 808), Beethoven Sonata in D minor (Op 31/2), Schubert Sonata in A (D959)
16th April - Olivia Sham: Haydn Fantasy in C (Hob XVII/4), Messiaen Preludes 'La colombe' & 'Cloches d'angoisse', Schubert Fantasy in C 'Wanderer' (D760), Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie (Op 61) & Berceuse (Op 57), Ligeti Etude 'Cordes a vide', Ravel La Valse
23rd April - Jia Feng: Beethoven Sonata No 31 in A flat major (Op 110), Prokofiev Sonata No 2, Brahms 4 Ballades (Op 10)
30th April - Alissa Firsova: Beethoven Sonata No 32 in C minor (Op 111), Smirnov 'Blake' Sonata No 6, Rachmaninov Sonata No 2 in B flat minor
7th May - Andrea Fan: Bach Art of Fugue Contrapunctus 1, Dohnányi Fugue For Advanced Left Hand, Bach/Brahms Chaconne In D Minor, Beethoven Sonata n Ab Major Op 110, Mozart Adagio In B Minor, Chopin Polonaise Fantasy
14th May - Yukino Kano: Haydn Piano Sonata No 46 in A flat major (Op 54/3) Franck Prelude, Choral and Fugue, Schumann/Liszt Widmung, Chopin/Liszt Meine Freuden & Madchens Wunsch, Debussy Masques & L’isle joyeuse
21st May - Helen Reid: Schubert Moments Musicaux Nos 1, 2, 4 & 6, Gershwin The Man I love & 3 Preludes, Haydn Variations in F minor Hob XVII:6, Rachmaninoff Sonata No 2 in Bb minor (Op 36)
28th May - Gina Kruger: Debussy Préludes (La Cathédrale engloutie, Ce q’ua vu le vent d’Ouest, Ondine, La fille aux cheveux de lin, Les collines d’Anacapri; Messiaen Le baiser de l’enfant Jésus & Regard de l’Esprit de joie, Rachmaninoff Preludes 1-10 (Op 23)
4th June - Simon Watterton: 1st anniversary concert & his 7th Beethoven Sonata Cycle: No 7 in D, Op 10 No 3; No 24 in F sharp, Op 78; No 17 in D minor, 'Tempest', Op 31 No 2; No 31 in A flat, Op 110 (free food & refreshments)
11th June - Thomas Bielinski: Chopin Polonaise No 1 in C sharp minor Op 26, Etude in A flat 'Harp Study' Op 25/1, Etude No 5 in G flat 'Black Keys' Op 10/5, Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op 66, Waltz in D flat 'Minute' Op 64/1, Largo con Gran Espressione, Nocturne No 4 in F Op 15 /1, Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor Op 39, Scherzo No 2 in B Flat minor Op 31, Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat Op 22; Ravel Jeux d'eau
18th June - Maria Razumovskay: Schubert Sonata for Piano in F minor D625; Schumann 8 Fantasiestücke Op 12; Gubaydulina Chaconne
25th June - Sam Liu: D Scarlatti Sonata in F minor K519, Busoni Sonatina No 2 'seconda' K259, Scriabin Vers la flamme Op 72, Liszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude S173, Finch Sonata, Beethoven Sonata No 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op 53
2nd July - Anne Roth: CPE Bach Sonata No 3 in A minor, Schubert Sonata in A minor Op 42, Purcell Suite in D minor, Handel Chaconne HWV 435, Haydn Divertimento in C major Hob. XVI 1, Mendelssohn excerpts Songs Without Words, Albeniz Cordoba Op 232 No 4, Feuchtwanger Tariqa I
9th July - Thomas Stoettner: Schumann Abegg Variations Op 1, Beethoven Sonata Op 57 ‘Appassionata’, Czerny Variations Op 14, E in flat major, Chopin b minor Sonata Op 58, Addisell Warsaw Concerto
16th July - Stephen Gutman: Rameau La Dauphine, L’entretien des Muses & Le Lardon, Faure Barcarolle No 4, Piece breve No 1, Nocturne No 6, Variations on Rameau’s Le Lardon by Anderson Butler and Wiegold, Berlioz/Liszt Symphone Fantastique
23rd July - Heribert Koch: Reinecke excerpts From the Cradle to the Grave Op 202, Mozart Andante from Piano Concerto in A major K 488, Schumann songs Op 25 & 90, Liszt Années de Pèlerinage Book II
30th July - Simon Watterton’s & Mitra Alice Tham: Prokofiev, Ravell, Schubert & Beethoven
3rd September - Simon Watterton (piano) Beethoven Sonata Cycle finale: No 18 in E Flat op.31/3, No 11 in B Flat op.22, No 26 in E Flat op.81a (Les Adieux) and No 32 in C Minor op.111
10th September - Christina McMaster (piano) Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D959, Debussy Preludes Book 1
17th September - Kyle Horch (alto/soprano saxophone) Guillem Calvo (violin) Pavel Timofejevsky (piano) Adolf Busch Duo for violin and sax, Music Chamber composer Ian Stewart’s Violin Sonata, Islas and Electric Clouds, Marc Eychenne Cantilène et Danse.
24th September - Mitra Alice Tham (piano) begins a 3 concert Prokofiev Sonata Cycle with Sonata 3 in A minor op.28, 4 in C minor op.29 and 6 in A op.82 (‘War Sonata 1’). The other Prokofiev sonatas can be heard here on 29th October and 26th November.
1st October - Kathleen Garner (soprano) Erik Azzopardi (piano) Mendelssohn Songs Without Words & Rondo Capriccioso op.14, Wolf Morike Lieder & Italienisches Liederbuch selections, Debussy Arabesque & Pagodes, Fauré selected Songs
8th October - Beata Wetli (piano) D Scarlatti Sonatas in A K279, D K278, F minor K69 & E flat K475, Busoni Sonatina super ‘Carmen’, Liszt La Notte, Schumann Davidsbündlertänze op.6, Feuchtwanger Tariqa II and Dhun (Raga Tilang)
15th October - Stanislaw Widulin (piano) Chopin 3 Nocturnes Op 9, Mazurkas in E minor Op 17/2 & A minor Op 17/4, Ballades No 2 in F Op 38 & No 1 in G minor Op 23, 3 Nocturnes Op 15, Etudes in C minor 'Revolutionary Study' Op 10/12 & G sharp minor Op 25/6
22nd October - Eleanor Tagart (piano) Brahms Intermezzo in A, Op 118 No 2, Debussy Images Book I, Haydn Sonata for Keyboard No 60 in C HobXVI/50, Beethoven 6 Bagatelles Op 126, Gershwin Somebody loves me, Fascinating Rhythm, Swanee & I got rhythm
29th October - Mitra Alice Tham (piano) Prokofiev Sonata Cycle Part Two: No 1 in F minor Op 1, No 5 in C Op 135 & No 8 in B flat Op 84
At this thursday's (13th November) ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent W11 2NN the Callino String Quartet will perform:
Franz Schubert - String Quartet No 13 in A minor, 'Rosamunde', D804
Claude Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Later on the 13th November at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road Bojan Cicic, baroque violin and Christopher Bucknall, harpischord perform:
Georg Muffat - Sonata for violin and figured bass in D major
Arcangelo Corelli - Sonata No 5 in G minor, Op 5
Francesco Veracini - Sonate Accademiche, Op 2 No XII
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No 4 in C minor, BWV1017
George Frideric Handel - Sonata for Violin and Continuo No 7 in D, HWV371
THURSDAY 30TH OCTOBER
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent The Limanov Piano Trio: Liv-Marie Fletcher (violin), Linda Lin (cello) and Peter Limonov (piano) will perform:
(Franz) Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No 25 in G , 'Zigeuner' (Gypsy Rondo), Hob XV:25
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49
The Limonov Piano Trio was formed at the Royal Academy of Music and has received many awards.
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist James Bester performs:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata No 2 in E minor, BWV914
Claude Debussy: 3 Images oubliées
Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude No 21 in B minor, Op 32 No 10
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 22
Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue No 4 in E minor, Op 87
Alexander Scriabin: Etude in C sharp minor, from '8 Etudes', Op 42 No5
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent several talented students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Harp department are performing. Anneke Hodnett will play the Sonata In C Minor by Pescetti and Fantasia by Mudarra. Marged Hall will perform Hasselman’s La Source. Catherine Porter will play Russian Toccata by Zlonimsky and Spanish Dance by De Falla. Manon Hughes will perform Danse Elegiaque: 'Pour Le Tombeau D'orphee' by Flothuis. And the highlight will be Catherine Porter (Harp) with Mark Porter (Flute) playing Donizetti’s Larghetto And Allegro In G, Entr'acte by Ibert and ‘Variations On A Theme Of Rossini’ by Chopin.
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist Haydn Dickenson plays:
Franz Schubert: Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D 817 and Allegretto in C minor, D 915
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne from Sonata for Violin No 4 D minor, arranged for the left hand by Johannes Brahms
Peter Feuchtwanger: Tariqa 1 'Study No 4 in an Easter Idiom', Dhun 'Study no 7 in an Eastern Idiom' and Tariqa 2, 'Study No 6 in an Eastern Idiom'
Robert Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 26.
FREE Notting Hill Concerts Oct/Nov 2008
FREE concerts at St. John The Evangelist, Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, W11 2NN (every thursday 1.00-1.55pm) continue with:
October 23rd - Guildhall School of Music and Drama Harp department presents chamber & solo harp music by several talented students
October 30th - Limonov Trio: Peter Limonov (piano) Liv-Marie Fletcher (violin) Linda Lin (cello) Haydn Trio No. 39 G major, Hob 15/25 ‘Gypsy’, Mendelssohn Trio D minor Op 49
November 6th - Cristina Crespo (flute) Konstantinos Thomaidi (piano) Bach Partita in A minor for solo flute BWV 1013, Mozart Concerto in D Major KV314
November 13th - RECITAL 1st ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WITH WINE & FOOD - Callino Quartet: Sarah Sexton (violin) Michaela Girardi (violin) Sarah McMahon (cello) Rebecca Jones (viola) Schubert Rosamunde quartet D804 Op 29, Debussy string quartet
November 20th - Barbara Rathbone (soprano) Stephen Reck (guitar) Gina Kruger (piano) Tedesco Fantasia, Lorca Canciones, Ravel Chansons, Piazzolla Tango, Villa Lobos Aria
November 27th - Maestoso Trio: Joas Cardoso (cello) Christina McMaster (piano) Mansoon Bow (violin) Beethoven ‘Kakadu Variations’ Op 121a Schubert Piano Trio in Bb D898
The following FREE piano concerts are scheduled for Thursday evenings at The Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road W11 2ES from 7.00pm - 8.30pm:
23rd October - Music Chamber artist Haydn Dickenson plays Schumann Op 26 ‘Faschingsschwank Aus Wien’, music by Peter Feuchtwanger and Schubert TBA
30th October - James Bester plays Bach Toccata BWV 914, Debussy Images Oubliées, Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 32 No. 10, Schumann Sonata No. 2 in g Op.22, Scriabin Etude in c# Op. 42 No. 5, Shostakovich Prelude & Fugue Op 87
*** PAST CONCERTS ***
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent The Hoffman Quartet: Clare Hoffman, violin; Naomi Anner, violin; Elspeth Cowey, viola and Elizabeth Parker, cello will play the late, great Beethoven String Quartet No 14 in C sharp minor, Op 131.
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist Albina Stulpinaite will perform the Mozart Sonata for Piano No 15 in F K533, Schubert Sonata for Piano No 14 in A minor, D784 and Rachmaninov Sonata for Piano No 1 in D minor, Op 28.
The Hoffman quartet first played together 20yrs ago for the London Contemporary Ballet Company (with a different violist) and now freelance together in various groups. Recently Clare and Elizabeth played Birtwhistle on tour in Italy. Naomi has recently returned from concerts in Cadaques and Elspeth has given concerts with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
Lithuanian pianist Albina Stulpinaite gained her early musical education at the Ochtinsky Centre for Humanitarian and Aesthetic Education (1994-2003), and at the St Petersburg Musical Lyceum (2002-2003). She graduated in 2005 with honours from the Royal College of Music. She is presently studying at the Royal Academy and has performed at many St Petersburg venues, including the Philharmonia. She won 1st and 3rd prizes at the International Ensemble Competition in Daugavpils, Latvia, and is a winner of the Open Festival in St Petersburg. Since coming to London she has won the coveted Peter Morrison Concerto Competition.
Upcoming Free Notting Hill Concerts
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent The London Pleyel Trio: Helen Reid (piano), Jana Ludvickova (violin) and Sheida Davis (cello) perform Ignaz Pleyel's Trio in B major B440 and the Mozart Trio in G major B440.
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist Olga Stezhko plays Mozart Sonata in C Major K330, Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F major, Scriabin Sonata No. 7 “White Mass”, Rachmaninov Etude-tableaux Op 39 No. 3 & Sonata No 2 in B flat minor.
Two FREE Notting Hill Concerts October 2nd 2008
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent Luca Luciano (clarinet) and Bruno D’Ambra (piano) launch their CD with original compositions inspired by Debussy and Stravinsky with a ‘Neapolitan’ sense of melody.
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist Simon Watterton continues his Beethoven Sonata cycle with No. 15 in D, ‘Pastoral’ Op 28; No. 10 in G, Op 14/2; No. 22 in F, Op 54; No. 4 in E flat, Op 7
Two FREE Notting Hill Concerts September 25th 2008
At this thursday's free 1-1.55pm recital at St. John's Church Lansdowne Crescent British composer Dan Hewson (piano) plays his own works with cellist Helen Neilson and flautist Charlotte Glasson. Listen to samples of his work here and read his biography here
Later at another free concert (7pm-8.30pm) in the Notting Hill Community Church on Kensington Park Road pianist Sung-ah Kim plays Haydn Sonata in F major Hob.XVI:23, Faure Nocturne E flat minor Op 33, Chaminade Sonata in C minor Op 21, and South merican music by Villa-Lobos, Guarnieri, Ginastera and Lecuona.
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