7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Rye
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Schubert: Impromptu in F minor D935 no.1
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
INTERVAL
Schumann: Fantasie op. 17
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SOMM Recordings
Ludwig van Beethoven – Bagatelle in C Major
Sergei Prokofiev – Visions fugitives, Op. 22
Robert Schumann – Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82
Ludwig van Beethoven – Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
Cordelia Williams’ imaginative programming of Beethoven, Schumann, and Prokofiev earmarks her as a defiantly original performer. Her Beethoven – early and late career – evidences a disciplined, technically flawless artist. Her boldly expressive playing of Schumann’s Waldszenen displays a profound affinity for German Romanticism. Her insights into Prokofiev’s rarely heard Visions Fugitives allow her to elicit a myriad of colors from her Steinway ‘D’ Concert Grand Covers. Altogether a highly recommended first-class recording enhanced by the faultless engineering of Paul Arden-Taylor and the insightful liner notes of Michael Quinn.
3-6pm, The Ballroom
Cordelia will work with keen amateur pianists on their performance; this event is open to members of the club to participate actively and/or to watch and learn.
Programme to include Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117 & Schubert: Sonata in A major D959
6pm, Tribe Lobby, Tribe Hotel, Village Market, Limuru Road, Nairobi
This performance is open to all: hear Cordelia play live. She will also feature a small number of talented Kenyan musicians.
Free entry
Schubert: Sonata in A major D959 – Allegro
Prokofiev: Three Visions Fugitives (Fleeting Visions) op. 20
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque – Prelude
Handel: Honour and Arms (from Samson Oratorio)
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
10am-4.30pm Meeting Room G, 1st floor, Trademark Hotel
Limuru Road, The Village Market, Gigiri, Nairobi, KENYA – 00621
Please register for a place to play or to observe using this form
Class 3: Open piano class and chamber music class
PLUS open chamber music rehearsal with violinist David Ralak. Learn about playing chamber music
10am-4pm Meeting Room G, 1st floor, Trademark Hotel
Limuru Road, The Village Market, Gigiri, Nairobi, KENYA – 00621
Please register for a place to play or to observe using this form
Class 2: Open class for all pianists
12-4pm Meeting Room G, 1st floor, Trademark Hotel
Limuru Road, The Village Market, Gigiri, Nairobi, KENYA – 00621
Please register for a place to play or to observe using this form
Class 1: Advanced pianists
7pm
Schubert: Impromptu in F minor D935 no. 1
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
Palazzo Montani Antaldi, Pesaro, Italy
Schumann: Waldszenen op. 82
Brahms: Intermezzi op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
7.30pm, St Leonard’s Church, Bledington
Duo recital with Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Bach: Duo sonata no. 4 in C minor
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Bach: Duo Sonata no. 6 in G major
INTERVAL
Schumann: Violin sonata no. 2 in D minor
7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Edward Rd, Dorchester DT1 2HL
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Dorset Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Walter Brewster
2pm, Steinway Hall, Marylebone Lane, London
A creative programming seminar and individual coaching as visiting professor, for the pianists of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
12.30pm, The Menuhin Room, Third Floor, Portsmouth Central Library, Guildhall Walk, PO1 2DX
9.45pm, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Chopin: Nocturne in D flat op. 27 no. 2
Tabakova: Nocturne
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Follows the Halle concert at 7.30pm
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Dobrinka Tabakova: Fantasy homage to Schubert
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Tickets https://trch.co.uk/whats-on/after-hours-cordelia-williams/
7.30pm, Petersfield Festival Hall
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor
Petersfield Orchestra
Conductor: Robin Browning
Pre-concert interview with the soloist at 6.30pm
SOLD OUT – to enquire about returns please email [email protected]
Details here
50th anniversary of female admissions at Clare College
Celebratory pre-evensong recital
Beethoven: Bagatelle in C minor, work without opus 52
Beethoven: Bagatelle in C major, work without opus 56
Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) op. 82
1.05pm, St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) op. 82
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958 – “Extraordinary” (Gramophone); “One of the great performances of this sonata” (MusicWeb International)
Solo album
SOMM Recordings
Due for release in autumn 2023
Solo album
SOMM Recordings
Due for release in autumn 2023
3pm, Temple Lodge Club, Queen Caroline At, Hammersmith
Beethoven: Two Bagatelles without opus (C minor WoO 52 and C major WoO 56
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Interval
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) op. 82
1pm, Blyth Centre for Music and Visual Arts (Read Lecture Theatre), Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Level 5, Sherfield Building, London SW7 2AZ
Duo recital with Tamsin Waley-Cohen
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/music-and-arts/whats-on/music-events/
7pm
Mozart: Fantasie in D minor
Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) op. 82
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
7.30pm, St John’s Smith Square, London
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
Fulham Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Marc Dooley
Working with pianists and ensembles of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff.
Working with pianists and ensembles of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff.
7.30pm, WMC, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Duo recital with Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Bach: Duo Sonata no. 4 in C minor
Pärt: Fur Anna Maria (solo piano)
Bach: Three Part Invention in C major and F minor (solo piano)
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Bach: Prelude in C major (solo piano)
INTERVAL
Debussy: Minstrels; Il pleure dans ma coeur; La fille aux cheveux de lin
Schumann: Sonata no. 2 in D minor
7.30pm, Whitstable Methodist Church,
Argyle Road, Whitstable, CT5 1J
Nightlight recital
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Interval
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Songs of Dawn
1.05pm, Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives (selection)
Schumann: Songs of Dawn (Gesänge der Frühe)
1.10pm, St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Songs of Dawn
7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Church Square, Rye
Duo recital with Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Bach: Duo Sonata no. 4 in C minor
Pärt: Fur Anna Maria (solo piano)
Bach: Three Part Invention in C major and F minor (solo piano)
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Bach: Prelude in C major (solo piano)
INTERVAL
Debussy: Minstrels; Il pleure dans ma coeur; La fille aux cheveux de lin
Schumann: Sonata no. 2 in D minor
7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Church Square, Rye
Nightlight recital programme:
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Interval
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
Schumann: Songs of Dawn
7.45pm, Stapleford Granary, Bury Road, Stapleford, Cambridge, CB22 5BP
Nightlight recital programme:
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Songs of Dawn
Rachmaninov: Daisies op. 38 no. 3
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D. 958
INTERVAL
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in A major D. 664
7pm, Musica Bedoin, 792 Chemin Van Ouest, Bedoin
Rachmaninov: Daisies op. 38 no. 3
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D. 958
INTERVAL
Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in A major D. 664
Tickets 15 euros
To reserve: [email protected]
For parents and children!
11am, Salisbury Library
Salisbury International Arts Festival
A relaxed and interactive morning, where parents and families can meet concert pianist and author of The Happy Music Play Book, Cordelia Williams. This joyful manual helps parents with young children explore the joys of music. With a focus on creativity rather than rote learning, Cordelia will lead you through some of the themes in the book, including activities such as ‘Colour the Music’ and ‘Sound in Space’. See how you can make music at home as part of your everyday family routine.
8pm, St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Rachmaninov: Daisies op. 38 no. 3
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D. 958
INTERVAL
Brahms: Drei Intermezzi op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in A major D. 664
7pm, Dulwich Old Library, Dulwich College
Brahms: Intermezzi op. 117
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Plus post-concert interview with celebrated author Philip Ball (8.15pm)
1.10pm, St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Schumann-Liszt: Widmung (‘Dedication’)
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Also livestreamed on Youtube
Working with undergraduate and postgraduate pianists of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles Op. 126
Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy No. 2
Brahms: Drei Klavierstucke Op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in A D664
Pre-concert talk & interview at 6.30pm
Full price: £18 (+ £2 booking fee)
Concessions: £9 (+ £2 booking fee)
Virtual Ticket: £10
3pm, Temple Lodge Club, Queen Caroline St, Hammersmith
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Brahms: Drei Intermezzi op. 117
Schubert: Sonata in A major D664
Tickets +44 208 7488388
Working with pianists and ensembles of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
7pm, Garrick Club, London
Mozart: Sonata for piano and violin in B flat K570
Debussy: Minstrels; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Il pleure dans ma coeur
Schumann: Sonata no. 2 in D minor, op. 121
Violin: Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Piano: Cordelia Williams
3pm, online
In this online event for the European Piano Teachers Association, Cordelia will talk about her time spent teaching and performing in Kenya during 2021, and present the documentary film she made there about aspiring Kenyan pianists and the challenges they face.
Free to EPTA members
7.30pm, Truro Cathedral, TR1 2AF
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Fitkin: Humphry Davy – The Age of Aspiration (world premiere)
Three Spires Orchestra and Singers
Conductor: Christopher Gray
Tickets £18-25, under 18s free
Buy tickets
7.30pm, Truro Cathedral, TR1 2AF
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Fitkin: Humphry Davy – The Age of Aspiration (world premiere)
Three Spires Orchestra and Singers
Conductor: Christopher Gray
Tickets £18-25, under 18s free
Buy tickets
8.30pm, Widdecombe on the Moor
‘Nightlight’ recital
Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 (Sonata-Fantasy)
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe
Schubert: Sonata in A D664
Box Office: 01772 439062
Times tbc
Schubert: Landler
Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy no. 2
Rachmaninov: Daisies
Kreisler arr. Rachmaninov: Liebesfreud
Interval
Schumann: Songs of Dawn
Schubert: Sonata in A D664
The Happy Music Play Book
Cordelia Williams
– easy, joyful, everyday games for music and creativity with little kids (and passing some time when you’re out of inspiration).
Cordelia’s first book is for parents of small children who would like to introduce joyful music-making into everyday family life. It was written while caring for two rambunctious boys under four, and tested on them to pass the days of lockdown.
Designed around the daily routine of young children, these miniature games and explorations encourage a natural instinct for music and lay the foundations for creativity and self-expression.
Buy on Amazon
For more information click here
5pm, 51 Queen Caroline St, London W6 9QL
PLUS
a showing of Cordelia’s new film ‘On being a pianist in Kenya’
Tickets 020 8748 8388
5pm
Cordelia talks to Sarah Walker about her new CD and her film ‘On Being a Pianist in Kenya’, and performs live.
Scriabin: Andante (from Sonata-Fantasy op. 19)
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Rachmaninov: Daisies
15 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9AY
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 (Sonata-Fantasy)
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
This is Cordelia’s first documentary film, 30 minutes in length, made during her six months living, performing and teaching in Nairobi. She was able to meet and interview young aspiring classical pianists who are showing inspirational determination, passion and drive as they fight to develop their musical skills, despite lack of instruments, tuition, support and opportunity.
Supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society Enterprise Fund, in association with Harriet’s Trust.
7pm for 7.30pm, 22 Mansfield Street, London
‘On Being a Pianist in Kenya’
Drinks and nibbles
For details and tickets please email [email protected]
Nairobi Youth Orchestra
Conductor: Levi Wataka
In association with:
Art of Music
Ghetto Classics
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
6pm followed by dinner
Ballroom, Muthaiga Club, Muthaiga Rd, Nairobi
Tickets at [email protected] or +254 207 229 208
12 noon, followed by lunch
Mozart: Fantasie in D minor
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958: Allegro
Liszt: Three Consolations
Chopin: Six Preludes
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Info and tickets +254 718 347290
In association with:
Art of Music
Ghetto Classics
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
6pm, Trademark Ballroom, Nairobi, Kenya
Liszt: Three Consolations
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Romance
Tickets KES 4,500 on +254 742 963 148
To be followed by a three-course dinner.
(All Covid-19 protocols will be followed)
Turner Sims Southampton
SOMM Recordings
Mozart: Fantasia
Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 (Sonata-Fantasy)
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe
Released summer 2021
Turner Sims Southampton
SOMM Recordings
Mozart: Fantasia
Scriabin: Sonata no. 2 (Sonata-Fantasy)
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Thomas Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe
Released summer 2021
Postponed
1pm and 6pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ
The 6pm concert will be broadcast live online.
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
wiltshiremusic.org.uk
£20 live (£10 students/under 18)
£10 6pm livestream
Please book your ticket for the Livestream performance online or via the Box Office: 01225 860100.
Confirmation of viewing information, including a link to the Livestream broadcast, your unique password, and a copy of our digital concert programme (available to purchase at checkout) will be sent to you via email prior to the event.
CHANGE OF FILMING VENUE: THIS CONCERT WILL NOW BE FILMED AT LAKESIDE ARTS CENTRE, NOTTINGHAM
Live-streamed recital
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy (Sonata no. 2)
Liszt: Two Consolations in E
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
1pm, Kendal Parish Church, Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AF
Postponed
Scriabin: Sonata-Fantasy op. 19
Schubert: Ländler (a selection)
Tomkins: A Sad Pavan for these Distracted Times
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
Ticket Price: £10, children/students £2
6-7 November, Chethams School of Music, Manchester
Cancelled
7pm, University of Southampton, Salisbury Rd, Southampton SO17 1BJ
Turner Sims ‘In Conversation with Cordelia Williams’
Online recital and virtual Q&A, broadcast from the hall
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor
Schubert: Ländler
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe (Songs of Dawn)
This event will be broadcast on YouTube Livestream. Event page: https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/online-event-turner-sims-in-conversation-withcordelia-williams/
6pm, Lavethan, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 4QG
FINALE
Cordelia Williams and Prach Boondiskulchok (piano)
Krysia Osostowicz, Konrad Elias-Trostmann (violins), Alinka Rowe, Jenna Sherry (violas) Joseph Barker (cello)
Schubert’s heart-rendingly melancholy Fantasie for piano duet, followed by one of Beethoven’s most exuberant works, the string quintet in C, nicknamed “the Storm”.
Schubert – Fantasie in F minor for piano duet
Beethoven – String Quintet in C major, op 29
6pm, Lavethan, Blisland, Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 4QG
CONTRASTS
Cordelia Williams (piano), Robert Plane (clarinet), Alinka Rowe (viola), Krysia Osostowicz (violin)
Mozart’s trio for the unusual combination of clarinet, viola and piano is richly mellow throughout, contrasting strongly with the mysterious and mercurial quality of the violin sonata written by Debussy near the end of his life. Bartok’s love of Debussy’s music can be sensed in his extraordinary “Contrasts”, another unusual trio combination, composed in New York for the great violinist Joseph Szigeti and jazz clarinettist Benny Goodman, with Bartok himself at the piano.
Mozart – Trio for viola, clarinet and piano in E Flat, “Kegelstatt”
Debussy – Sonata for violin and piano
Bartok – “Contrasts” for violin, clarinet and piano
Cordelia is working on several new projects while we wait for public concerts to resume… Please check back soon for an updated diary.
Cancelled
1pm, RCHN, Theatre Square, Nottingham
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat, op. 26
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 ‘The Tempest’
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat, op. 31 no. 3 ‘The Hunt’
Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
Postponed
7.30pm, Petersfield Festival Hall
Petersfield Orchestra
Part of the Petersfield Festival
Postponed
5pm, Ostello Comunale, San Ginesio, Macerata, Italy
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Prokofiev: 15 Visions Fugitives from op. 22
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Chopin: 12 Preludes from op. 28
4pm, Mas Brunet, 81340 Cadix, France
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Prokofiev: 15 Visions Fugitives from op. 22
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Chopin: 12 Preludes from op. 28
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe (Songs of the Morning) op. 133
Réservation obligatoire:
[email protected]
tél. 00 33 563 55 85 25
4pm, Ancienne usine Breilhac, 54 avenue Victor Hugo, Graulhet.
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Prokofiev: 15 Visions Fugitives from op. 22
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Chopin: 12 Preludes from op. 28
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe (Songs of the Morning) op. 133
Messiaen: Première Communion de la Vierge, from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
‘The first communion of the Virgin’
Recorded at sunset in an empty Salisbury Cathedral
Please visit youtube.com/cwofficialmedia
3.30pm, Temple Lodge Club, 51 Queen Caroline St, London W6 9QL
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Prokofiev: 15 Visions Fugitives from op. 22
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Chopin: 12 Preludes from op. 28
Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe (Songs of the Morning) op. 133
Tickets and information 020 8748 8388
Mozart: Sonata no. 3 in B flat, KV 281 (1. Allegro)
Recorded at Turner Sims Southampton
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From 5pm
Cordelia will play Prokofiev and Schumann and speak with Sean Rafferty on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000czr0
Wishing you a happy Christmas:
Messiaen: Regard du Pere, from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
‘Contemplation of God the Father’
Recorded in Salisbury Cathedral
Please visit youtube.com/cwofficialmedia
Messiaen: Regard de l’Etoile, from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
‘Contemplation of the star’
Recorded in Salisbury Cathedral
Please visit youtube.com/cwofficialmedia
Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K511
Recorded at Turner Sims Southampton
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In honour of the birth of her second child in September:
Messiaen: Le Baiser de l’Enfant-Jesus, from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
A lullaby for the infant Jesus
Recorded at sunset in an empty Salisbury Cathedral
Please visit youtube.com/cwofficialmedia
Cordelia is currently taking some months away from performing while she welcomes her second child. Please check back soon for details of her concerts in 2020.
Chopin: Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor
Recorded at Turner Sims Southampton
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Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D958 (1. Allegro)
Recorded at Turner Sims Southampton
Please visit youtube.com/cwofficialmedia
7.30pm, Truro Cathedral, TR1 2AF
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3
Three Spires Orchestra
Conductor: Christopher Gray
Tickets here £12-21
7.30pm, St Mary’s Barnes, Church Road, SW13 9HL
‘Identity through Invention’
Arvo Part Fur Alina
Bach Three-part Inventions (selection)
Chopin Four Mazurkas Op 6
Prokofiev Visions Fugitives (selection)
Interval
Schubert 4 Impromptus D935
Tickets here, £15, under 12s free
5.30pm, Weston Gallery
Lecture recital, discussing and performing Pärt, Prokofiev, Janacek and Chopin.
7.30pm (preceded by pre-concert talk)
‘Journey through Eastern Europe’ recital
8pm, 15 passage de la main d’Or, 11th Arr. Paris
Bach
Messiaen
INTERVAL
Chopin: Sonata in B minor
7.30pm, Flavel Place TQ6 9ND
‘Journey through Eastern Europe’
8pm, Turner Sims Southampton, SO17 1BJ
Arvo Pärt Für Alina
Bach Three-Part Inventions, numbers 1 – 4 – 7 – 8 – 10 – 13
Arvo Pärt Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka
Bach Three-Part Inventions, numbers 15 – 14 – 12 – 11 – 9 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 2
Arvo Pärt Für Anna Maria
INTERVAL
Schubert Impromptus D.899
Pre-concert talk 7pm: Peter Bouteneff, Director of the Arvo Pärt Project and author of Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence, will speak about the connections between the music and spirituality of Pärt and Bach.
This special concert celebrates the release of Cordelia’s third CD, which was recorded here at Turner Sims. Drinks and canapés will be served from 6.45pm and specially commissioned artwork created for the CD booklet will be exhibited during the evening.
Tickets turnersims.co.uk
Cordelia Williams – piano
J.S. Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias
Arvo Part: Fur Alina, Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka, Fur Anna Maria
SOMM Recordings
5pm, Rudolf Steiner House, Park Road, Marylebone NW1 6XT
Cancelled with regret, due to illness.
7.30pm, Dobson Theatre, King Edward VI School, Southampton, SO15 5JA
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K414
Conductor: Peter Davis
Tickets
Box office 023 8070 4561
Nairobi Orchestra
3pm, Kenya Cultural Centre, Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Conductor: James Laight
Nairobi Orchestra
7pm, Kenya Cultural Centre, Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Conductor: James Laight
7pm, Muthaiga Club, Muthaiga Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Rachmaninov: Preludes
Bach: Two-part Inventions
Part: Fur Alina
Chopin: Sonata no. 3
Dinner available afterwards
Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
Mozart, Clara Schumann, Brahms
Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias
Part: Fur Alina, Variations, Fur Anna Maria
1pm, Kendal Town Hall
With Emma Richards, viola
3-5pm Carole Nash Hall, Stoller Hall
Tickets £3 or free with concerts ticket. Book here
6pm, 251 Chemin du Mourre 84580 Oppède
Bach: Three-part Sinfonias BWV 787-801
Schumann: Fantasie in C, op. 17
6pm, 792 Chemin van Ouest, 84410 Bedoin
Bach: Sinfonias
Rachmaninov: Preludes
Schumann: Fantasie
Tickets: 15 euros
Reservation: [email protected] +33617432308
Bach: Three-part Sinfonias BWV 787-801
Rachmaninov: Four Preludes from op. 23 and op. 32
Interval
Arvo Pärt: Für Alina
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
Bach: Three-part Sinfonias BWV 787-801
Rachmaninov: Four Preludes from op. 23 and op. 32
Arvo Pärt: Für Alina
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
Private recital
7.30pm, St. Thomas’ Church, Salisbury
Bach: Two-Part Inventions
Rachmaninov: Preludes
Schumann: Fantasie in C
With Emma Richards, viola
With Emma Richards, viola
7.30pm
Schubert: Impromptus
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Rachmaninov: Preludes and Liebesleid
‘From Blaze to Blitz’
In commemoration of the Fire of London (350 years) and the Blitz (75 years), an evening of music, readings and comedy.
Including music by Matthew Locke, William Lawes and Stravinsky, as well as war-time classics with big band.
More details to follow.
‘From Blaze to Blitz’
In commemoration of the Fire of London (350 years) and the Blitz (75 years), an evening of music, readings and comedy.
Including music by Matthew Locke, William Lawes and Stravinsky, as well as war-time classics with big band.
More details to follow.
7.30pm, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Sinfonia Viva
Conductor: Duncan Ward
Stravinsky Concerto in E-flat ‘Dumbarton Oaks’
Sibelius Symphony No. 6
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’
1.15pm, Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Song recital with Raphaela Papadakis, soprano
Messiaen: Trois melodies
Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi
Tickets: £6 in advance, £8 on the day
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2.30-5pm, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Masterclass with keyboard students, focussing on the music of Messiaen
7.30pm, Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant-Jésus (complete)
“A shout of joy on the brink of the abyss”: composer, pianist, visionary and believer, Olivier Messiaen saw the worst that the 20th century had to offer, and responded with music of cosmic beauty, exuberance and colour. This immersive three-day series of performances revolves around the epic cycle Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus: but pianist Cordelia Williams is also joined by other major exponents of Messiaen’s music to bring one of the last century’s most innovative and life-affirming composers brilliantly into focus. For information on other events during the three days, click here. This festival follows Cordelia Williams’ project Messiaen 2015.
Tickets: £12
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7.30pm, Firth Hall, Sheffield, S10 2TN
Messiaen: movements from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
With Michael Symmons Roberts, poet
A fascination with the human soul unites Cordelia Williams and Michael Symmons Roberts. Together they observe and explore universal themes of love, colour, passion, silence and faith through Olivier Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus (‘Twenty contemplations of the infant Jesus’); written in occupied Paris in 1944. This event follows their collaboration on the project Messiaen 2015 (for more information click here).
Advanced Tickets: £14, £10 (over 65), £6 (students/under 26)
On the Door Tickets: £16, £12 (over 65), £7 (students/under 26)
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3pm, Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, CV32 4HN
Edward the Conqueror: a concert for the whole family
Marking 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, this concert combines a reading of his short story Edward the Conqueror with performances of the music mentioned within the story, including Vivaldi arr. Bach, Schumann, Liszt, Mozart and Chopin.
Narrator: Sara Kestelman
Tickets £13.50; concessions £6
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7.30pm, St Thomas and St Edmund Church, Salisbury, SP1 1BA
Salisbury Sinfonia
Conductor: Nick Wilks
Mozart: Symphony no. 35
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony no. 4
Tickets: 01722 342860
£12 in advance, £15 on the door; children free
9.45pm, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, NG1 5ND
After Hours: Connesson (follows the performance of Connesson by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, 7.30pm)
With Emma Richards, viola
Connesson: Initials Dances
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Connesson: Constellation de la Couronne Boréale (for viola and piano)
A concert featuring two pieces by French composer Guillaume Connesson and a classic work by one of his influences, Maurice Ravel. The three Initials Dances from 2001 demonstrate Connesson’s varied influences. They are named ‘R’ for Rameau, ‘S’ for slow in a passionate minuet and finally ‘FK’ for Funk in a wild, rhythmic piece. More dances follow, with Ravel’s elegantly sensual waltzes, written in homage to Schubert in 1823. Connesson’s 2007 piece ‘Constellation Corona Borealis’, said to be where the souls of kings, poets and musicians seek refuge after death, mixes a glittering ascension and a descent into darkness.
7pm, Goodson Chapel, Duke University, USA
Futures Spring Alive – music and poetry
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
The final concert in the Messiaen 2015 series. Cordelia Williams and Michael Symmons Roberts perform the Vingt Regards and the responding poetry; this will be set off by an exhibition of the complete suite of paintings. This last event of the project brings together pianist, artist and poet in a pre-concert discussion of the challenges and excitement of working between art-forms.
Cordelia Williams: pianist
Michael Symmons Roberts: poet
Sophie Hacker: artist
6.30pm Pre-concert talk
3pm, Cadogan Hall, London SW1X 9DQ
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
English Schools’ Orchestra
7pm, Hall One, Kings Place, London N1 9AG
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
A performance of the Vingt Regards intertwined with readings by Michael Symmons Roberts of his own poetry. This performance will be accompanied by a projection and illumination of the commissioned paintings on a grand scale.
Cordelia Williams: pianist
Michael Symmons Roberts: poet
Part of Messiaen 2015. In association with the Rimbaud & Verlaine Foundation.
7pm, Winchester Cathedral
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus (complete)
The first of three large scale evening performances of the Vingt Regards alongside the complete poetic and artistic commissions created for Messiaen 2015.
Cordelia Williams play Messiaen’s Vingt Regards against the back drop of Sophie Hacker’s projected paintings. It will be accompanied by poems written by Michael Symmons Roberts and former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. An exhibition of Sophie Hacker’s paintings will be available to view before and after the performance.
Tickets: £15 available online or by calling 01962 857 275
7.30pm, The Flavel, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9ND
Mozart: Sonata in B flat KV 281
Chopin: Scherzo no. 3
Grieg: Poetic Tone Pictures op. 3
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze op. 6
Tickets: £16.50 (£5 under 18s)
7pm, Milton Court, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DT
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
A unique, intertwining performance, combining movements of the Vingt Regards with brand new works for piano, inspired by some of the poetry and art commissioned for Messiaen 2015. These special works will be written and performed by new postgraduate composers and pianists at Guildhall School, after a fortnight spent exploring Messiaen’s music and the commissions with Cordelia Williams.
The concert will be interspersed with readings of the poems and display of the paintings selected by the composers as their starting point.
Part of Messiaen 2015
7.30pm, St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6RX
Mozart: Sonata in B flat KV 281
Chopin: Scherzo no. 3
Grieg: Poetic Tone Pictures op. 3
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze op. 6
Tickets £12.50, £10 (Friends), children/students free
01189 403555 or 01491 571588
8pm, St James Theatre Studio, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA
Messiaen 2015
With Michael Symmons Roberts, poet
Olivier Messiaen’s piano masterpiece Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus, written in occupied Paris of 1944, offers twenty meditations centred around the birth of Christ. As part of a year-long project exploring this powerful music, Cordelia Williams has commissioned a poetic response from award- winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts, exploring themes of occupation and liberation, hope and despair. Tonight’s performance interweaves a selection of the most reverent and dazzling of the Vingt Regards with readings of the poetry.
Tickets £12.50-£25
6.30pm, Tewkesbury Abbey
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus
Cordelia Williams: piano
Michael Symmons Roberts: poet
This ‘son et lumière’ performance combines a selection of the most reverent, dazzling and passionate of the Vingt Regards with poetry readings by Michael Symmons Roberts, against the stunning backdrop of the projected and illuminated paintings. Part of Messiaen 2015
5.30pm: Pre-concert talk
Award-winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts, in discussion with Cordelia Williams, explores the idea of mystery in God and the arts, considering these themes in poetry and literature and reflecting on his own journey in response to the Messiaen 2015 project with Cordelia Williams.
6pm, Steinway Hall, London
Grieg: Poetic Tone-Pictures
Messiaen: Premiere Communion de la Vierge
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze book 2
This performance will be accompanied by drinks and canapés kindly hosted by Steinway & Sons London. It will mark the start of a Steinway piano sale with a portion of the proceeds going to City Music Foundation’s artist programme. Access to this private sale, with selection of new and reconditioned Steinway, Boston and Essex pianos at prices far below their retail value, is by appointment only from Friday 12th to Saturday 13th June 2015.
Afternoon and evening, Westminster Abbey, London
‘Dazzlement, Wonder and the Wildness of God’ in music, art, literature and architecture.
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus (excerpts)
Speakers:
Michael Symmons Roberts
James MacMillan
Ben Quash
Cordelia Williams: piano
For more information about this event and about the ‘Messiaen 2015′ series, please visit messiaen2015.com
7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Dorchester
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Conductor: Robert Jacoby
Tickets £12 in advance, £13 on the door
For advance tickets please call 01305 260360
All day, Great Hall, King’s College London, WC2R 2LS
Study day: Messiaen’s world and the Vingt Regards
Includes sessions on Messiaen’s context and compositional style, sessions with the poet and artist, exhibition, poetry reading and performance.
Speakers:
Cordelia Williams
Michael Symmons Roberts
Sophie Hacker
Ben Quash
Christopher Dingle
For more information about this event and about the ‘Messiaen 2015′ series, please visit messiaen2015.com
1.15pm, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Music and poetry with Micheal O’Siadhail
Award-winning poet Micheal O’Siadhail reads from his work in progress, Five Quintets, an exploration of how faith has responded to modernity. Interwoven with piano music specially written by Jeremy Begbie, performed by Cordelia Williams.
More information
Box office: 01223 769340
7.30pm, King’s Chapel, Cambridge
Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen
Cordelia Williams and Jeremy Begbie: pianos
This work, composed on Messiaen’s release from a prisoner of war camp, where he composed the Quartet for the End of Time, was first performed in a secret art gallery in Nazi occupied Paris. Tonight’s performance will aptly take place in the centre of the resident art exhibition. It explores the meanings of Amen and is in the key of A major, which for Messiaen was the tonality of luminous blue, of the sky and of Paradise.
Tickets: £18 unreserved (£5 student standby)
6.30pm Pre-concert talk by Lord Rowan Williams: Messiaen and New Creation (admission free)
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Box office: 01223 769340
7.30pm, Truro Cathedral
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
Three Spires Orchestra
Conductor: Christopher Gray
Tickets £12.00 – £21.00
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7.30pm, Theatre Royal Dress Circle Bar, Nottingham
Cordelia Williams performs this classical recital with an art café ambience.Featuring music by Chopin, Mozart and Schumann this is a great way to enjoy some timeless piano pieces in an easy-going setting.
7pm, Banking Hall, Cornhill, London
Starring
Sir Richard Stilgoe: Master of Ceremonies
Cordelia Williams: piano
Foyle-Stsura Duo: violin and piano
The Kansas Smittys: jazz
Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet
Tir Eolas: folk
Reception followed by dinner
Dress: Black tie
Single ticket £190 – Table of ten £1700
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6pm, Temple Lodge Church, London W6 9QL
Performance of Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus and exhibition of specially commissioned art, with introductions to the music and paintings.
Pianist: Cordelia Williams
Artist: Sophie Hacker
Pre-concert talk at 5pm
Peter van Breda: Messiaen’s artistic and visual inspiration in the Vingt Regards
(followed by tea and cake)
For more information about this event and about the ‘Messiaen 2015’ series, please visit messiaen2015.com
7.30pm, Ferneham Hall, Fareham
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
Conductor: Robin Browning
For second CD release with SOMM
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Schumann: Geistervariationen
Schumann: Fantasie op. 17
For second CD release with SOMM
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Schumann: Geistervariationen
Schumann: Fantasie op. 17
7.30pm, Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5, “Emperor”
Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
7.30pm, Barbican Hall, London
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5, “Emperor”
Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, London
Cordelia Williams pianist
Michael Symmons Roberts poet
Sophie Hacker artist
Between Heaven and the Clouds:Messiaen 2015 is series of events and commissions exploring Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus, directed by Cordelia Williams. Celebrate the launch of this exciting project with an exclusive preview performance, poetry reading and exhibition, accompanied by a drinks party.
Tickets £15, to include drinks and canapés
For tickets, contact [email protected]
7.30pm, City Hall Salisbury
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Conductor: David Halls
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Mozart: Rondo in A minor
Chopin: Scherzo no. 4, Polonaise-Fantaisie
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
1pm, Kendal Town Hall
Mozart: Rondo in A minor
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie
Mozart: Rondo in A minor
Schumann: Davidsbundlertänze
Messiaen: Première Communion de la Vierge
Chopin: Scherzi nos. 3 & 4
7pm, Turner Sims, Southampton
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Chopin: Scherzo no. 3
Before the performance there will be a drinks reception and preview exhibition of ‘The Concert Pianist: Movements & Moments’, photographs by Amy T. Zielinski
11.30am, Wigmore Hall, London
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
9pm, Villeneuve sur Tarn, France
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Schumann: Geistervariationen
Schumann: Fantasie op. 17.
7.30pm, Beaminster
Mozart: Rondo in A minor K511
Chopin: Scherzo no. 3, Scherzo no. 4, Fantasie-Impromptu
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
7.30pm, Galleri Stallen, Horten, Norway
Mozart: Rondo in A minor
Chopin: Scherzos nos. 3 & 4, Fantasie-Impromptu
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
1.05pm, Bishopsgate Institute, London EC2
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
Conductor: David Price
7.30pm, Great Hall, University of Reading (London Road campus)
Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin
£8 (£5 concessions)
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0118 378 8518.
7.30 pm, The Trinity Centre, Ringwood, BH24 1DH
Cordelia Williams, piano
Emma Richards, viola
Schubert – Arpeggione Sonata
Britten – Lacrymae on a theme by John Dowland
Schumann – Märchenbilder
Brahms – Sonata in E flat
7.30pm, Theatre Royal Dress Circle Bar, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
Cordelia Williams – one of Britain’s most exciting young pianists – presents this classical recital with a difference. Inspired by the Art Cafés of Vienna and Paris, she created Café Muse in London to make classical music a lot more sociable, performing in bars and cafés and getting rave reviews. Her first Café Muse event in Nottingham was a sell out and a total hit. After that we couldn’t wait to bring her back, and this time she’s joined by violist, Emma Richards, to perform music by Schumann, Brahms and Britten. As before, there will be plenty of chances to chat with the performers in between items, and you can also enjoy delicious sharing platters of tapas which you can pre-order before the show (at a discount) or on the evening.
Tickets are just £10, which includes your first drink
11.30am, Rook Lane Chapel, Frome, BA11 1DN
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
7.30pm, Milton Keynes Theatre, MK9 3PX
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
Details here
7.30pm, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
5pm, Lucerne Chamber Music Society
Marianischer Saal, Luzern
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
NB: 7pm, 22 Mansfield Street, London
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
Mozart: Adagio in B minor K540
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus (selection)
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D.958
7.30pm, Salisbury City Hall
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
Tickets from City Hall Box Office
7.30pm, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K.414
Director: Stephanie Gonley
More details at englishchamberorchestra.co.uk and palacio.bellasartes.gob.mx
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
CLIC Sargent Orchestra
Conductor: Adam Kornas
Supported by Classic FM Foundation
Compered by Jane Jones of Classic FM
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
More details at www.clicsargent.org.uk
29th-31st October, Grittleton House, Wiltshire
Residential week of workshops, discussions and masterclasses with 16-24 year old musicians.
CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people.
5pm, Les Vieilles Tourettes, Apt
Mozart: Adagio in B minor
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Messiaen: Première communion de la Vierge
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D.958
8.30pm, Le Moulin des Arts, Entrecasteaux, France
Programme tbc
8.30pm, Le Moulin des Arts, Entrecasteaux, France
Programme tbc
6pm, La Grange de Piquet, Bédoin.
Mozart: Adagio in B minor
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Messiaen: Regard de l’Esprit de Joie
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D.958
5pm
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Messiaen: Première communion de la Vierge, Regard de l’Esprit de Joie
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D.958
Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD
4.15 Masterclass
6.30 Workshop on creative interpretation
6pm, Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk St, EC2Y 8DT
Programme tbc
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames
Scarlatti: Sonatas
Messiaen: Vingt Regards V & VII – X
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D958
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Interview with Suzy Klein and performance to celebrate CD release
BBC Radio 3: In Tune
7.30pm, Phyllis Court, Henley
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Messiaen: Vingt Regards I – IV
Mozart: Adagio in B minor
Schumann: Fantasie in C
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7.30pm, RCH, Theatre Square, NG1 5ND
Mozart: Adagio in B minor
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126
Schubert: Sonata in C minor D. 958
Iffley Music Society – Patrons Concert
7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Iffley
Programme tbc
22 Mansfield St, London
Mozart Adagio in B minor
Schubert Sonata in C minor D958
Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schumann Fantasie in C op 17
7.30pm The Flavel, Dartmouth
Mozart Adagio in B minor
Schubert Sonata in C minor D958
Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schumann Fantasie in C op 17
Galleri Stallen, Horten
Mozart Adagio in B minor
Schubert Sonata in C minor D958
Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Schumann Fantasie in C op 17
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre
Bradford-on-Avon
Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Conductor: David Price
7.30pm, Theatre Royal Dress Circle Bar, Nottingham, NG1 5ND
Music from Schubert to Scriabin with a relaxing atmosphere and warm hospitality; bringing a touch of Parisian café culture to the intimate ambience of the Theatre Royal Dress Circle Bar. Cordelia will introduce the programme and there will be plenty of time to chat between the pieces. If you’ve never sampled the delights of a solo piano performance before, then this is the place to start.
Tickets are just £10 (including your first drink*) and you can order delicious sharing platters of tapas to enjoy during the performance.
More details and booking here
7.30pm, Bath Abbey
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (solo piano)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
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Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Scriabin: Sonata no. 3
Schumann: Geistervariationen
1.05pm, Shaw Library, London School of Economics
London WC2A 2AE
Programme tbc
1.10pm, Palmer Building, University of Reading
Schumann: Geistervariationen
Scriabin: Sonata no. 3
Schumann: Romance in F sharp
1.05pm, The Venue, Leeds College of Music
Schubert: Four Impromptus D899
Scriabin: Sonata no. 3
3.00pm, Wiltshire Music Centre
Bradford-on-Avon
Britten: Piano Concerto
Conductor: Timothy Redmond
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre
Bradford-on-Avon
Britten: Piano Concerto
Conductor: Timothy Redmond
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet
Strauss: Pieces for piano quartet
Schubert: ‘Trout’ Quintet
With Marie-Christine Klettner, violin
Emma Richards, viola
Michael Petrov, cello
David Stark, double bass
Collaborative concert to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the admission of female undergraduates to Churchill, Clare, King’s and Lucy Cavendish Colleges
7.15pm, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Schubert: Impromptus D899
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus
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Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
7.30pm, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Conductor: John Wilson
7.30pm, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset.
Schubert: Four Impromptus D.935
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
Tickets (£12) from Sarah Shore ([email protected]) or 01202 847486 (NB office open only in term time).
Programme to include:
Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen for two pianos
Wellington College, 12.20pm
Talk and performance:
‘Practice doesn’t make perfect: what is music really about?’
An exploration of creativity and imagination in performance.
Kulturverein Neustein, Arenbergstr. 2 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Televised duo recital with Marie-Christine Klettner
Programme to include:
Mozart: Sonata for violin and piano in B flat
Grieg: Sonata for piano and violin in C minor
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
Kulturverein Neustein, Arenbergstr. 2 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Televised recital
Programme to include music by
Schubert, Ravel, Beethoven, Liszt
5.30pm, Gichugu Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Schubert, Ravel, Beethoven, Liszt
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
Conductor: Tim Redmond
1.15pm, St. James’ Church, Chipping Campden
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Chopin: Two Nocturnes op. 62
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
8.30pm, Le Moulin des Arts, Entrecasteaux, France
Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Chopin: Two Nocturnes
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
8.30pm, Le Moulin des Arts, Entrecasteaux, France
Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Chopin: Two Nocturnes
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
7.30pm, ‘Easter at King’s’ Festival
King’s College, Cambridge
Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen (two pianos)
With Jeremy Begbie
7.30pm, Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
7.30pm, St. John’s Smith Square, London
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
1.10pm, Palmer Theatre, University of Reading
Programme tbc
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Two Nocturnes op. 62
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor D958
Bone Hall, Duke University, Durham NC, USA
Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen
with Jeremy Begbie
3pm, Lees Theatre, Bournemouth University
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat
Strauss: Standchen, Festmarch
Faure: Piano Quartet in C minor
7pm, Muthaiga Club, Muthaiga Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Two Nocturnes op. 62
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor D958
7.45pm, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Couperin: Huitieme Ordre
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Two Nocturnes op. 62
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor D958
Tickets free but booking advised
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7.30pm, Michael Nott Rotunda, Portsmouth
Couperin: Huitieme Ordre
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Two Nocturnes op. 62
Schubert: Sonata in C Minor D958
1pm, EURC, Trumpington St, Cambridge
Couperin: Huitieme Ordre
Schubert: Sonata in C minor, D958
8pm, The Long Barn, Norden Farm, Maidenhead
“The Norden Farm audience so enjoyed the first Cafe Muse event there in the summer that we are hosting it again!
Inspired by the old cafés and salons of Vienna and Paris, music and conversation combine. Young classical pianist Cordelia Williams returns with fellow pianist and friend Ashok Gupta for an evening of music, delicious food and lively conversation. During a three course meal, they will play a Steinway and discuss the programme, which will include piano solos and duets by Chopin, Fauré, Saint-Saens and Liszt.”
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7.30pm, St. Michael’s Church, Turnham Green, London W4
Finzi: Ecolgue for Piano and Strings
Conductor: Alistair Jones
7.30pm, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
With the Maggini Quartet, tenor tbc,
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Beethoven: Sonata in E, op. 109
Liszt: La Leggierezza;
Au Lac de Wallenstadt;
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude (from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses)
Schumann: Fantasie in C
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Beethoven: Sonata in E, op. 109
Liszt: La Leggierezza;
Au Lac de Wallenstadt;
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude (from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses)
Schumann: Fantasie in C
7.45pm, The Trinity Centre, Ringwood, BH24 1DH
Beethoven: Sonata in E, op. 109
Liszt: La Leggierezza;
Au Lac de Wallenstadt;
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude (from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses)
Schumann: Fantasie in C
1.05pm, Shaw Library, London School of Economics
Beethoven: Sonata in E op. 109
Liszt: La Leggierezza
Liszt: Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude
7.30pm
Couperin: La Raphaele
Scarlatti: Two Sonatas
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Two Nocturnes
Liszt: Apres une lecture de Dante
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
With Tom Poster,
Mozart: Double Piano Concerto in E flat
Beijing, China
Schubert: Four Impromptus D 899
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
Chopin: Ballade no. 4 in F minor
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Prokofiev: Toccata
12pm, Woldingham School, Surrey
Programme tbc
12.45pm, St Margaret Street, London SW1P 3JX
Couperin: La Raphaele
Scarlatti: Two Sonatas
Schubert: Two Impromptus, D899 nos. 1 and 2
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
12pm, Beaminster Festival
St. Mary’s Church, Beaminster
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Schubert: Impromptus (for piano)
Britten: Tit for Tat, Folksongs
7pm, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 4QR
With Marie-Christine Klettner, violin
Programme to include:
Schubert: Fantasy for violin & piano
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy
The Forge & Caponata Restaurant, Camden
Cafe Muse returns to The Forge! The food is outstanding here so book your tables early.
Programme tbc.
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
Cafe Muse’s first trip out of London – join us in the Long Barn for a casual evening of music, drinks and food.
Programme tbc
Mozart Day, Emmanuel United Reformed Church
Mozart: Piano Concerto in B flat K595
Conductor: Timothy Redmond
1pm, Chappell of Bond Street, 152-160 Wardour St, W1F 8YA
Schubert: Impromptus D 899
Granados: The Maiden and the Nightingale
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
6pm, Barbican Hall
Shostakovich: from Preludes & Fugues op. 87, A major and A minor
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
To be followed at 7.30pm by London Symphony Orchestra with Valery Gergiev and Leonidas Kavakos:
Rodion Shchedrin Lithuanian Saga
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2
3pm, St. Mary’s Church, Painswick
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Shostakovich: Two Preludes & Fugues
Schubert: Two Impromptus
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
1pm, EURC, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Shostakovich: Two Preludes & Fugues from op. 87
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
6pm, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Schubert: Four Impromptus D899
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
1pm, London School of Economics, WC2A 2AE
Beethoven: An die Ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved)
Schumann: Durchaus phantastisch (from Fantasie in C op. 17 for piano)
Britten: Three folksongs & Tit for Tat
1pm, EURC, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Schubert: Four Impromptus D899
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
6.30pm, Music Hall, GSMD, Silk St, London
Shostakovich: Two Preludes & Fugues
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (selection)
Schumann: Fantasie in C
7.30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Iffley
Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor
Faure: Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor
6–6.45pm, Barbican Hall, London
Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84
Bartosz Woroch (violin)
Pablo Hernan (violin)
Ievgeniia Vynogradska (viola)
Michael Petrov (cello)
To be followed at 7.30pm by London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus with Sir Mark Elder:
Elgar: The Kingdom
3pm, Memorial Hall
Schubert: Impromptus D899
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
7.30pm, Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, FY3 7LR
Schubert: 4 Impromptus D899
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Setnimentales
Schumann: Fantasie in C major
7.30, Oaklands School, Waterlooville
Havant Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Peter Craddock
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
11am, Sunday Morning Piano Series
Chopin: Mazurkas op. 17
Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126
Scriabin: Preludes op. 15
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
7.30pm, Trinity Church, Basingstoke RG21 8SR
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Ravel: Gaspard de le Nuit
Chopin: Two Waltzes
Schumann: Fantasie in C op. 17
7.30pm, The church of St Peter & St Paul, Fressingfield
Bach: Toccata in D BWV 912
Schubert: Impromptu in B flat major D935 no. 3, Impromptu in G flat major D899 no. 3
Prokofiev: Toccata
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
7.30pm, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
Bach: Toccata in D major BWV 912
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Prokofiev: Toccata
Beethoven: Bagatelles op. 126
Medtner: Sonata in G minor op. 22
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7.30pm, Peterhouse Theatre, Cambridge
Bach: Toccata in D BWV912
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Prokofiev: Toccata
Chopin: Mazurkas op. 17
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
7.30pm, St. John’s Church, Tisbury
Ireland: Five Poems of Thomas Hardy
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Schubert: Three songs from Schwanengesang
Britten: Tit for Tat, Two Folksongs
Barber: Despite and Still
7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Beaminster
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor op. 58
2pm, Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music, London EC2Y 8DT
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Schubert: Impromptu in B flat, D935 no. 3
Ravel: Ondine (from Gaspard de la Nuit)
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
1.05pm, St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, London EC4V 5DE
Chopin: Two Waltzes (op. posthumous)
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
With Rosalind Ventris, viola, and Peter Facer, oboe.
Programme to include
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Roslavets: Sonata no. 1 for viola and piano
8pm, Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
‘The culmination of a project on the literary links behind Liszt’s work.’
Liszt: Sonnetto no. 123
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante
7.30pm, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Chamber music with members of the London Mozart Players.
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
Elgar: Piano Quintet
7.30pm, Church of St. John the Baptist, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LF
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor book 1 no. 22
Granados: The maiden and the Nightingale
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles op. 126
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in b minor
7.30pm, Drapers Hall, London
Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor op. 49
Chopin: Two Waltzes (posthumous)
Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor
1pm, Emmanuel URC, Trumpington St, Cambridge
Schubert: Impromptu D 935 no. 3
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor op. 49
3pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C, Op. 26
Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Orchestra
Conductor: Stuart Stratford
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C, Op. 26
Wiltshire and Swindon Youth Orchestra
Conductor: Stuart Stratford
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Ravel: Ma Mere l’Oye (Suite for piano duet)
Rachmaninov: Fantaisie-Tableaux (Suite no. 2 for two pianos)
1.10pm, Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge
With the Fitzwilliam String Quartet,
Elgar: Piano Quintet
Time tbc, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Scriabin: Sonata no. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
3pm, Lancaster Hall Hotel, London
Scriabin: Two Preludes Op. 15
Scriabin: Sonata no. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D.960
1.05pm, Shaw Library, London School of Economics
Haydn: ‘English’ Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Chopin: Two Mazurkas, Op. 17
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, Op. 18
1pm, Emmanuel URC, Trumpington St, Cambridge
Haydn: ‘English’ Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Chopin: Two Mazurkas
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
5.30pm, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth
Peninsula Doctors’ Orchestra, conductor: Simon Ible
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
11am, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
With Rosalind Ventris, viola
Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for piano, Op. 18
Brahms: Sonata for viola and piano no. 2 in E flat major
7.30pm The 2009 Edward Heath Memorial Piano Recital
Schubert: Four Impromptus D935
Haydn: ‘English’ Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Brahms: Two Ballades from Op. 10
Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 no. 1, Ballade no. 3 in A flat major
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Mark Biggins
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C, op. 26
8pm, Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
The Beethoven Ensemble, conductor: Daniel Hill
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
7.30pm
Schubert: Four Impromptus D935
Chopin: Barcarolle, Two Nocturnes and Two Ballades nos. 3 and 4
1.10pm
Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, D935 no. 1
Medtner: 2 Fairytales
Chopin: Nocturnes, op. 48 no.1, and Ballade no. 3
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, conductor: James Henshaw
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
7.30pm, Ely
With the Pellizon Piano Trio,
Beethoven: Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3
Brahms: Piano Trio no. 1
3pm, Iffley church
Schubert: Four Impromptus D935
Hugh Brunt: Triptych for Piano
Chopin: Barcarolle, Mazurkas and Ballade no. 4
7.30pm, Instrumental Award Showcase Concert, Cambridge
with the Pellizon Piano Trio,
Brahms: Piano Trio no. 1
6pm, Kellaway Concert Series
with the Pellizon Piano Trio,
Brahms: Piano Trio no. 1
8pm, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Schubert: Two Impromptus D935, nos. 1 and 2
Chopin: Barcarolle, op. 60, and Ballade no. 4
Beethoven – Sonata in E flat op. 7
Chopin – Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, op. 39
Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
Beethoven: Sonata in D, “Pastoral”, op. 28
Schubert – Two Impromptus, D935, nos. 3 and 4
Beethoven – Sonata in E flat op. 7
Chopin – Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, op. 39
Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
Salisbury Sinfonia, conductor: Tim Murray
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
Beethoven: Sonata in D, “Pastoral”, op. 28
Schubert – Impromptu in B flat, D935 no. 3
Chopin – Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, op. 39
Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
Sinfonia of Cambridge, conductor: Graham Ross
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80
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Bach, Messiaen, Liszt,
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D960
Northern Sinfonia, conductor: Thomas Zehetmair
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no.1
with The Endellion String Quartet
Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D960
Bach: Toccata BWV 912
Messaien: Le Baiser de l’Enfant Jesus
Liszt: Dante Sonata
Sarum Chamber Orchestra, conductor: Howard Moody
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no.1
Bach, Messiaen, Liszt,
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D960
with the Pellizon Piano Trio
Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Piazzolla
Mozart: Sonata K570, Chopin,
Schubert: Sonata D664, Rachmaninov
Mozart, Chopin: Mazurkas and Ballade no. 4,
Schubert, Rachmaninov
Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninov
Mozart, Chopin: Mazurkas and Ballade no. 4,
Schubert, Balakirev
Bach, Debussy,
Chopin, Rachmaninov, Balakirev
Hambleden, Henley on Thames,
Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Balakirev
Kirkleatham, Redcar
Bach, Debussy,
Chopin: Sonata no. 3
Bach, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
Bach, Debussy, Chopin
Bach, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
City of London Sinfonia, conductor: Dominic Wheeler
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Tim Redmond
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
Bach, Debussy, Schubert, Chopin
Bach, Schubert, Chopin
Bach, Tchaikovsky, Lyapunov, Chopin
3rd – 14th December: Recital tour
Bach, Brunt, Tchaikovsky, Chopin
Bach, Brunt, Tchaikovsky, Chopin
Schubert, Brunt, Chopin
‘Steinway’ recital
Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov
Northern Sinfonia
Saint-Saëns Concerto no.2
