CITY MUSIC SOCIETY
Early
Evening Concerts
Concerts begin at 7.00 pm at Goldsmiths'
Hall
Foster Lane, London
EC2V 6BN
(note different days)
CITY MUSIC SOCIETY
Early
Evening Concerts
Concerts begin at 7.00 pm at Goldsmiths'
Hall
Foster Lane, London
EC2V 6BN
(note different days)
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Tickets
for concerts at Goldsmiths' Hall are available
only to members of the City Music Society and
their guests. See Membership
Details. Please note that the day of the concert varies. Tickets
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of the City Music Society are invited to bring
as their guests to Goldsmiths’ Hall concerts young
people from 8 to 22 years of age and pay only
half the cost of the adult ticket. 8-15 year-olds
must be accompanied by an adult. The City Music Society is pleased to offer JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP to anyone between the ages of 16 and 22 years of age in full-time education for a fee of £5 per year. Proof of age and/or student ID card required. Junior tickets and membership are subsidised by the CAVATINA CHAMBER MUSIC TRUST. |
| 20 February 2008 (Wednesday) | |
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THE NAVARRA AND SACCONI STRING QUARTETS |
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Haydn |
Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 |
| Brahms | Sextet No. 2 in G Op. 36 |
| Mendelssohn | Octet in E flat Op. 20 |
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Two of our most outstanding young quartets combine for the first time to present one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire - Mendelssohn's prodigious Octet. This rare opportunity to hear this work of youthful genius comes as a result of a collaboration between two prize-winning groups. Winners of the 2005 Florence International Chamber Music Competition, the Navarra Quartet was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2002. In July 2007 they gained second prize in the Melbourne Chamber Music Competition. Formed in 2001 at the Royal College of Music, the Sacconi Quartet won second prize at the 2006 London International String Quartet Competition, along with the Esterhazy Prize & Sydney Griller Award, following their first prize win in the 2005 Trondheim International String Quartet Competition. |
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| 13 March 2008 (Thursday) | |
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VIENNA PIANO
TRIO |
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Haydn |
Trio in E flat Hob XV/29 |
| Beethoven | Trio in E flat Op.1 No.1 |
| Schubert | Trio in E flat D 929 Op.100 |
| For almost 20 years, the Vienna Piano Trio has been performing regularly in virtually every major music centre in Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Far East. Founded in 1988, the group's extensive studies with various highly renowned musicians paved its way to an international career soon after. The Vienna Piano Trio's discography includes works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Dvorák, Shostakovich and Schnittke, all released on the British label Nimbus Records. Its recordings have earned the trio highest critical acclaim as well as several awards (Gramophone Editors Choice, BBC Radio 3 's 'Record of the Month', The Times Classical Album of the Year). | |
| 8 April 2008 (Tuesday) | |
| ASHLEY WASS piano | |
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| Beethoven | Sonata in C minor Op. 13 (Pathétique) |
| Liszt | Five pieces from Années de Pèlerinage Book 1 |
| Elgar | Variations on an original theme (Enigma) |
| Described by Gramophone Magazine as a 'thoroughbred who possesses the enviable gift to turn almost anything he plays into pure gold', Ashley Wass is firmly established as one of the most sought-after performers of his generation. Only the second British pianist in 20 years to reach the finals of the Leeds Piano Competition (in 2000), he was the first British pianist ever to win the top prize at the World Piano Competition in 1997. He appeared in the 'Rising Stars' series at the 2001 Ravinia Festival, and is also a former BBC New Generations Artist. 'That maturity may have little to do with age is proved by the altogether exceptional artistic character of Ashley Wass. Here is a very special, precious talent...' (The Independent) | |
For
further information about these concerts please
contact
Josephine Richardson, City Music Society Administrator,
Tel. 020-8542 0950
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Latest
update: 31 December 2007
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