Clarinet Quintets - the Bloomsbury Players with Katherine Spencer
The clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms have become two of the most celebrated chamber works of all time. The Bloomsbury Players and esteemed clarinettist Katherine Spencer perform these works on period instruments, exploring the different possibilities in texture, sound and phrasing, and bringing a fresh approach to these glorious classics. They complete this programme with two arrangements by Bill Thorp of poetic songs by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
~ Katherine Spencer (clarinet) and the Bloomsbury Players - Sijie Chen & Will McGahon (violins), John Crockatt (viola), Orlando Jopling (‘cello) ~
Join us in the Portrait Gallery of the Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury, with its fine Georgian interior. Tickets include free after-hours entry to the museum from one hour prior to the concert. The Foundling Museum tells the story of the UK’s first children’s charity, and houses the UK’s oldest public art gallery
Tickets: £38/28/10 in advance. Vermeer Season Pass available
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Programme
Clara Schumann, arr. Bill Thorp - Ich stand in dunklen Träumen, op.13 no.1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581
—-Interval—-
Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op.115
Johannes Brahms, arr. Bill Thorp - Wie Melodien zieht es mir, op.105 no.1
Love and Other Drugs - Roza Herwig
A rising star, Dutch singer Roza Herwig takes us from Songbook to Cabaret via a scenic route. With her multi-genre talents in jazz, opera and acting, prepare for a wild ride through some mood-altering (musical) states!
~ Roza Herwig (mezzo-soprano) & Craig White (piano) ~
Join us in the wood-panelled Music Room at Burgh House - a Grade-1 listed 1704 house, museum and art gallery in the heart of Hampstead
Tickets: £35/25/10 in advance. Vermeer Season Pass available
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Programme
A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Yo soy Maria from the Tango opera María de Buenos Aires
A.Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Gemo in un punto e fremo from the opera L’Olimpiade
G. Mahler (1860-1911)- Rheinlegendchen & Lob des Hohen Verstands from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - Amid the Din of the Ball
C. Debussy (1862-1918) - La Chevelure from Trois Chansons de Bilitis
W. Bolcom (1938*)- Toothbrush Time from Cabaret Songs, Volume 1
C. Debussy (1862-1918) - Bruyères & Ondine from Preludes II
K. Weill (1900-1950) - I’m a Stranger Here Myself from the musical One Touch of Venus
A.Askew Beach (1924-1997) - I wish you love
L. Berio (1925-2003) - Azerbaijan Love Song from Folksongs
—- Interval —-
J. Offenbach (1819-1880) - Ah quel diner! from the opera La Périchole
K. Weill (1900-1950) - Prolog from the opera Die Sieben Todsünden
S. Barber (1910-1981) - Solitary hotel from Despite & Still
G. Gershwin (1898-1937) - Someone to Watch Over Me from the musical Crazy for You
J. Brel (1929-1978) - Ne me quitte pas
C. Debussy (1862-1918) - La Puerta de Vino from Preludes II
C. Ives (1874-1854) - Memories: A. Very Pleasant B. Rather Sad
H. Van Veen (1945*) - Liefde van later
C. Porter (1891-1964) - It’s De-Lovely from the musical Anything Goes
K. Weill (1900-1950) - The Princess of Pure Delight from the musical Lady in the Dark
A Woman with a Voice, presented by Dr. Leah Broad
To celebrate International Women’s Day and Mothers’ Day, Dr. Leah Broad - author of Quartet: How Four Women changed the Musical World - joins three award-winning musicians to guide us through an illuminating programme of works by trail-blazing female composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Discover and celebrate the lives and works of these inspirational women who forged new paths to shape the future of classical music.
~ Dr. Leah Broad (presenter), Robin Green (piano), Sijie Chen (violin) & Leo Popplewell (‘cello) ~
Join us in the Portrait Gallery of the Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury, with its fine Georgian interior. Tickets include free after-hours entry to the museum from one hour prior to the concert. The Foundling Museum tells the story of the UK’s first children’s charity, and houses the UK’s oldest public art gallery
Tickets: £38/28/10 in advance. Vermeer Season Pass available
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Programme
Ethel Smyth - Piano Trio in d minor, I. Allegro non troppo
Clara Schumann - Piano Trio op.17 in g minor, III. Andante
Rebecca Clarke - Violin Sonata, I. Allegro comodo
---Interval---
Rebecca Clarke - I'll Bid my Heart be Still (cello & piano)
Avril Coleridge-Taylor - Who Knows? (cello & piano)
Doreen Carwithen - Violin Sonata, III. Moderato
Mel Bonis - Soir, op.76 (piano trio)
Ethel Smyth - Piano Trio in d minor, IV. Allegro vivace
Clara’s Romances - Huw Watkins & Sijie Chen
An indulgently romantic programme, featuring the Romances by Clara and Robert Schumann, three evocative pieces by Huw Watkins and the sublime violin sonata in G by Brahms. The connecting strands are works dedicated to Clara by Brahms and Mendelssohn.
~ Huw Watkins (piano) & Sijie Chen (violin) ~
A truly extraordinary venue, the St. Pancras Clock Tower is a 10m high bell-chamber (with no bells!) located within the spire of St. Pancras Chambers, with spectacular views over the local Kings Cross area, the City of London and beyond. A rare chance to visit this gem in the centre of London
Tickets: £45 including drinks. Vermeer Season Pass available. Tickets for this concert are strictly limited and must be booked in advance.
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Programme
Robert Schumann - Romances op.94
Huw Watkins - Coruscation & Reflection
Clara Schumann - Romances op.22
interspersed by
Felix Mendelssohn - Song without Words, op. 62 no.6 'Frühlingslied'
and
Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in Eb, op.117 no.1
—-Interval—-
Huw Watkins - Arietta
Johannes Brahms - Sonata for piano and violin in G, op.78
A Musical Lineage - Consone Quartet
The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet presents a dynamic programme charting the musical lineage of three groundbreaking composers - Beethoven, his teacher Haydn and his student Czerny.
~ The Consone Quartet ~
Join us in the wood-panelled Music Room at Burgh House - a Grade-1 listed 1704 house, museum and art gallery in the heart of Hampstead
Tickets: £35/25/10 in advance. Vermeer Season Pass available
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Programme
Joseph Haydn - String Quartet no.53 in D ‘Lark’
Ludwig Beethoven - String Quartet no.11 in f minor ‘Serioso’
—- Interval —-
Carl Czerny - String Quartet in a minor
Impressionism meets Tango
Exploring the diverse musical landscape of Paris in the 1950s, when Astor Piazzolla travelled from Buenos Aires to study with the legendary musical pedagogue Nadia Boulanger
~ Iñigo Mikeleiz-Berrade (accordion) and Sijie Chen (violin) ~
The Gilded Carriage - an 18th Century European tour
Travel through the musical centres of early 18th century Europe, in this recital of sublime sonatas for violin and harpsichord. We begin in Rome on 1st January 1700 with Corelli, and visit Handel, de La Guerre and Bach in London, Paris and Leipzig
~ Nathaniel Mander (harpsichord) and Sijie Chen (baroque violin) ~
Harps and Harmonies - A Parisian Soirée
An evening in Paris at the home of Henriette Renié, the prodigious harpist and composer who inspired Debussy and Ravel to write music for the harp
~ Rosanna Rolton (harp) and the Ostara Chamber Players ~
Dance through the Ages
A journey from Mediæval and Baroque dances through to present-day Scandinavian folk, centred around a Haydn string quartet. All ages welcome!
~ The Bloomsbury Players ~