Nathaniel Mander and Sijie Chen return with a programme of devilish and angelic Baroque sonatas for the Hallowe’en weekend! Connections with the Devil are explored in works by Tartini, Paganini and Scarlatti, in contrast with the heavenly music of Arcangelo Corelli, de La Guerre and the sublime E major sonata by J.S. Bach.
Programme
Giuseppe Tartini - Sonata del Diavolo (Devil’s Trill) in g minor
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Sonata no.1 in d minor
~~~ Interval ~~~
Arcangelo Corelli - Sonata op.5 no.9 in A major
Niccolò Paganini - Caprice for solo violin op.1 MS 25: no.9 in E major ‘La chasse’
Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in C major, Kk.159
Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in G major, Kk.13
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata for Violin & Obbligato Harpsichord no.3 in E major, BWV 1016
~ Nathaniel Mander (harpsichord) and Sijie Chen (baroque violin) ~
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: £28/£38 (Under 30s £15)
Vermeer Season Pass available
Doors open 6.30
Duration: approx. 1 hr 45 mins (including a short interval)
Nathaniel Mander
Nathaniel Mander is a harpsichordist and fortepianist whose deep love of music and passion for the 18th century have led him to devote himself to the keyboard instruments of the time. Through his studies in the UK and Europe he has developed a very expressive, personal and authentic touch.
He is now regarded as one of the leading players of his generation and his performances have taken him throughout the UK and Europe and to the United States and South America.
In 2010 Nathaniel won first prize at the Early Keyboard Ensemble Competition at Fenton House. The following year he returned and won first prize at the 10th Broadwood Harpsichord Competition, later winning 2nd place at the Gianni Gambi Harpsichord competition in Pesaro (Italy), the Accompanist's Prize for the John Kerr Award at Finchcocks and the Harold Samuel Bach Solo Keyboard Prize at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2014 Nathaniel held the Linda Hill Junior Fellowship in Harpsichord at the Royal College of Music for two consecutive years.
Nathaniel is much in demand for solo, chamber and orchestra appearances, and he is especially noted as an interpreter of Mozart and the 18th century French harpsichordists. He has performed for radio and television and at major UK venues including Wigmore Hall, King’s Place and the Purcell Room.
His debut solo recording with ICSM records, a recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, was released in 2022 to great acclaim. Prior to this he recorded a disk of 18th century French repertoire on the beautiful Dragon harpsichord at Raynham Hall in Norfolk: ‘The 18th century French salon’.
Sijie ‘Susie’ Chen
Chinese-born British violinist Sijie Chen moved to the UK when she was five years old. While studying in the UK, US and Germany, she was a string finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition. She now enjoys a varied career performing on modern and period violins.
As a chamber musician, Sijie has collaborated with artists including Nicola Benedetti, Roderick Williams, Alina Ibragimova and many other wonderful musicians and friends; at the Edinburgh International Festival, Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Roman River Festival and other festivals worldwide. She leads the Bloomsbury Players and Wild Arts Ensemble, and is the Artistic Director of Vermeer Chamber Concerts.
Sijie is the co-leader of the London Mozart Players. She tours with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and is a member of the Academy of Ancient Music. She also guests with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, United Strings of Europe, and on period instruments with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the English Concert, La Nuova Musica.