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Concerts are at 19:30 at the Influence Church, Victoria Road, Richmond DL10 4AS.
Concerts are at 19:30 at the Influence Church, Victoria Road, Richmond DL10 4AS.
Chiaroscuro Quartet, with Annelien van Wauwe (clarinet)
29 September
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The Chiaroscuro Quartet, led by Alina Ibragimova, is praised by Gramophone as "a trailblazer for the authentic performance of High Classical chamber music". The musicians perform works of the Classical and early Romantic periods on gut strings with historical bows, allowing them to find a great range of dynamics and colours. Haydn's much-loved 'Joke' Quartet leads naturally into one of Beethoven's early Quartets, still rooted in the Classical idiom. The performers are then joined by Annelien van Wauwe for Mozart's wonderful Clarinet Quintet. A former BBC New Generation Artist, she is one of the most exciting clarinettists of her generation.
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
13 October
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Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Chopin Mazurkas Op. 30, Op. 59 Ginastera Danzas Argentinas ---------- Sofia Gubaidulina Chaconne Fazıl Say Black Earth Beethoven Sonata No. 23 in F minor, 'Appassionata' Joanna MacGregor OBE, one of the world’s most creative pianists, is Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and has a busy career as concert soloist and festival curator. She is famed as a performer of Bach and Scarlatti, but her repertoire is diverse, as she shows tonight. From their strong opening chords, through lyrical middle sections to a stormy finish, Beethoven's 32 Variations explore the range and colour of the piano and every imaginable technique. |
Chopin's Mazurkas follow, rich and flamboyant, leading into the young Alberto Ginastera's vividly imagined Argentinian dances. Sofia Gubaidulina's Chaconne is a youthful work based on an older form. Black Earth, written by Fazıl Say in 1997, fuses Eastern and Western styles and brings a note of loneliness and loss. Finally, Beethoven's great middle-period Appassionata sonata closes an evening of extraordinary variety.
The hire of tonight's Steinway Model D concert grand piano has been kindly supported by Peter Denison-Edson and Hazel Smith.
The hire of tonight's Steinway Model D concert grand piano has been kindly supported by Peter Denison-Edson and Hazel Smith.
Engegård Quartet
10 November
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Haydn String Quartet Op. 76 No. 2 , 'The Fifths'
Bartók String Quartet No. 4 ---------- Svendsen Romance A selection of Norwegian Folksongs The Engegård Quartet is: Arvid Engegård: violin Alex Robson: violin Juliet Jopling: viola Jan Clemens Carlsen: cello |
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This Oslo-based quartet’s first CD was praised as "breath-taking" in The Strad, while its latest - of works by Grieg and Sibelius - was described as "what Grieg lovers have been waiting for" (Music Web International). Haydn's 'Fifths' Quartet opens the evening, with its familiar, obsessive rhythms. Bartók's Fourth Quartet takes us into the world of folksong, which is returned to after the interval.
Royal Northern Sinfonia Wind Octet
12 January 2019
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Mozart Harmoniemusik from Il Seraglio (arr Wendt)
Stephen Oliver Character Pieces .................... Jonathan Dove Figures in the garden Mozart Serenade in C Minor K388 The musicians from the Sage, Gateshead, loved coming to Richmond last year and gave us our largest audience ever. We're delighted to welcome them back as a wind octet. |
Two familiar and very lovely works by Mozart are interspersed with works by modern British composers, Stephen Oliver and Jonathan Dove, both of them passionate Mozartians.
Trio Goya
2 March
Mozart Divertimento in Bb K254
CPE Bach Sonata for violin and fortepiano in A Minor, H514 (Wq 78)
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Stephen Paxton (1735-87) Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Beethoven Piano Trio in E Flat Op. 1 No. 1
Trio Goya is Maggie Cole (fortepiano), Kati Debretzeni (violin), Sebastian Comberti (cello)
Specialising in music of the Classical period - Mozart, Haydn, early Beethoven - the group performs on period instruments and a fortepiano modeled on one built in Vienna in 1795. The Trio is a veteran of Wigmore Hall and King's Place. Its latest recording, of the three Beethoven Opus 1 trios, was recently released on Chandos Records to wonderful reviews.
CPE Bach Sonata for violin and fortepiano in A Minor, H514 (Wq 78)
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Stephen Paxton (1735-87) Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Beethoven Piano Trio in E Flat Op. 1 No. 1
Trio Goya is Maggie Cole (fortepiano), Kati Debretzeni (violin), Sebastian Comberti (cello)
Specialising in music of the Classical period - Mozart, Haydn, early Beethoven - the group performs on period instruments and a fortepiano modeled on one built in Vienna in 1795. The Trio is a veteran of Wigmore Hall and King's Place. Its latest recording, of the three Beethoven Opus 1 trios, was recently released on Chandos Records to wonderful reviews.
Divertimenti
6 April
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Boccherini String Quintet in C Major
Sally Beamish Divertimenti Dvořák Terzetto ---------- Schubert String Quintet in C Major Divertimenti is Paul Barritt (violin), Rachel Isserlis Violin), Jonathan Barritt Viola), Sebastian Comberti (cello), Josephine Horder (cello) |
The members of Divertimenti are top ranking performers, with a wealth of world-wide concert experience as soloists, orchestral principals and chamber music players. A number of fine quintets have been written for the double-cello lineup. First tonight is Boccherini's famous String Quintet - which will have many in the audience exclaiming "Oh, but I know this!". Next comes Sally Beamish's Divertimenti, written for this very ensemble, then the cellos take a rest during Dvořák's luscious Terzetto. Finally, Schubert’s great C Major Quintet forms the backbone of the evening's programme, and will be a fabulous ending to the 71st season of the Richmondshire Concerts.
Generously supported by David and Angelica Carr in memory of Tom and Katherine Carr