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7.30PM RNCM CONCERT HALL While is often associated with beauty and refinement, his music offers a more A final day of events offers new Préludes composed and performed by students and a complete mirror of nature, including its violence and destructiveness. A day of sharply Japanese tea ceremony, followed by an evening concert including Kanno’s Particles of the masterclass with contrasted events pits martial arts against birdsong, against the Piano which use nambu bell (wind-bell), myochin-hibashi (metal chopsticks) and kabuki orgel Noriko Ogawa works with students from the RNCM and Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, black against white and old against the new. We finally (tuned bells) to evoke of light and water. These pieces precede Debussy’s last great Chetham’s School of Music on Debussy’s first book of Préludes. escape these perplexing oppositions in lighter music by Saint-Saëns played by the piano work, his 12 Études; brilliant exercises in musical abstraction, mirroring the patterns irrepressible Scott brothers. found in nature with rich invention. £5.00

Contact RNCM Box Office on 0161 907 5555, for further details go to www.rncm.ac.uk 12.30PM–1.30PM AUDITORIUM 6.30PM AUDITORIUM 10.00AM–12.00PM AUDITORIUM 7.30PM AUDITORIUM Japanese Music, Old and New Preview Impressions of Noriko Ogawa piano Thursday 24 May Jonathan Scott A recital by legendary shamisen-performer, Paul Roberts discusses Twelve students from the RNCM and Yoshihiro Kanno Particles of the Piano: Mojibei Tokiwazu V, with discussion and and the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Chetham’s School perform twelve newly Light; Water; Rainbow (world premiere explanation led by Yoshihiro composed Préludes based on scenes of full cycle) Kanno and Noriko Ogawa. The shamisen from contemporary Manchester alongside Debussy 12 Études is a three-stringed guitar-like instrument 7.30PM AUDITORIUM Debussy’s first book of Préludes. often played to accompany Kabuki theatre. 10.30AM–12.00PM BARBIROLLI ROOM Noriko Ogawa & piano POST-CONCERT IN AUDITORIUM £5.00 with Jonathan Scott organ Noriko Ogawa piano 4.30PM–5.30PM BARBIROLLI ROOM Le Chat Noir Debussy En blanc et noir, A recital designed for carers of children with autism and Join us in the stalls bar for a black-cat Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Lecture other physical or learning disabilities. Programme includes: party with the wild wit and musical mayhem 1.30PM–3.00PM STALLS FOYER Takashi Yoshimatsu Random Bird Variations Paul Roberts discusses Debussy’s Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1, Clair de lune & La cathédrale of Jacques Ibert’s sparkling Divertissement Yoshihiro Kanno Sky Maze for organ and late style. engloutie, Takemitsu’s Rain Tree Sketch and Chopin’s ‘Minute’ Cloud Forms: played by the RNCM Chamber Ensemble. piano (world premiere) Waltz & Scherzo No. 2. Schools’ Project Presentation Stravinsky The Rite of Spring £5.00 Tickets from £10.00 Ticket-holders are encouraged to take advantage of a 25% A chance to hear new compositions by discount in the Stalls Café Bar to enjoy an informal lunch GCSE students from local schools based and conversation with fellow carers after the concert. on Debussy, Takemitsu and paintings POST-CONCERT IN AUDITORIUM 6.10PM–6.30PM & 6.40PM–7.00PM Martin Roscoe found at Manchester Art Gallery by the BARBIROLLI ROOM £5.00 Impressionist, Valette. There will also be Le Chat Noir For further details about this event, please contact Chado (tea ceremony) a chance to meet the shamisen-performer, [email protected] Jonathan and Tom Scott play Saint-Saëns’ Mojibei Tokiwazu and martial arts specialist, Six Duos for Harmonium and Piano, Op. 8 Members of Tankokai perform traditional For more information call 0161 907 9000 Yukiko Ayres. and his Danse macabre. Debussy owned a Japanese tea ceremonies with a chance or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Mustel harmonium when it was all the rage to participate and taste the tea. 1.30PM–4.00PM BARBIROLLI ROOM for providing home entertainment. £3.00 for tea-drinkers, observers free Piano masterclass with Noriko Ogawa FROM 6.00PM FOYERS Tickets from £10.00 Please note that numbers are limited so Noriko Ogawa works with students from the RNCM and Kendo (martial arts) please book in advance. All events take place at The unless otherwise stated Chetham’s School of Music on Debussy’s first book of Préludes. Demonstration with Yukiko Ayres. £5.00

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The opening concert of the festival takes Fantasies of the mind and the heart Debussy created beautiful images with The recital phase of the series is opened by Belarusian pianist, Kiryl Keduk. The Suite Debussy loved the fluidity of water, and pianist Clare Hammond plays Debussy’s Reflets dans l’eau Debussy pursued his feelings like a child giving his music naturalness and spontaneity. inspiration from music of the night and ranging from the chaste to the orgiastic. sounds. Juanjo Mena is our tour guide bergamasque includes the well-loved Clair de lune, while Chopin was a major influence on from Images, Book 1, and five specially commissioned pieces on a watery theme. Afterwards, The late demonstrate these characteristics in abundance, yet are also filled includes Debussy’s seductive . for this extraordinary private view. Debussy’s style. He liked to awaken all the senses with music, and Japanese flower-arranging you can explore traditional Japanese writing and find connections between Debussy and 20th- with the melancholy of a man troubled by illness. Takemitsu pays homage to Debussy’s provides a colourful and fragrant context for hearing both books of Préludes. Afterwards, the century Japanese composer, Toru Takemitsu. Debussy’s oceanic masterpiece, and mature style in a concert marked by symmetries, also a feature of traditional Japanese chimes of the Indonesian gamelan precede music by Debussy imitating an instrument he heard Takemitsu’s haunting riverrun are highlights of the orchestral programme. The evening ends gardens. After lunch, there’s Japanese fun in the foyers and a performance of Juanjo Mena 6.30PM AUDITORIUM 6.30PM AUDITORIUM 7.30PM AUDITORIUM at the 1889 Great Exhibition in . with a light-hearted cabaret from one of Japan’s best-loved performers, Yumiko Samejima. Children’s Corner, written for Debussy’s daughter, Chouchou. Preview Preview BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena conductor Noriko Ogawa discusses Reflections Musicians from the BBC Philharmonic Steven Osborne piano 11.00AM–12.15PM AUDITORIUM 6.15PM AUDITORIUM 4.00PM–5.15PM BARBIROLLI ROOM 6.30PM AUDITORIUM 9.45AM–10.30AM 12.30PM–5.00PM on Debussy with Peter Davison, Artistic perform Takemitsu’s Entre-temps for BARBIROLLI ROOM SIR CHARLES HALLÉ ROOM Consultant, The Bridgewater Hall oboe and strings Debussy Images Kiryl Keduk piano Preview Clare Hammond piano Preview 19th-Century Japanese Texts ‘Close-Up’ Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Preview 7.30PM AUDITORIUM 7.30PM AUDITORIUM Debussy A demonstration of Japanese Kado (flower- Liszt Au bord d’une source and Dr. Noriko Ohtake discusses Takemitsu Mussorgsky orch. Ravel Curators from the John Rylands Library BBC Philharmonic BBC Philharmonic Chopin Four Mazurkas, Op. 24 in G Minor, arranging) given by Takashi Sawano, which Les d’eaux à la Villa d’Este and Debussy. Introduction to Japanese Gardens Pictures at an Exhibition C Major, A-flat Major and B Minor also includes Noriko Ogawa in conversation Oliver Knussen Prayer Bell Sketch with Prof. Masao Fukuhara present sessions every half-hour. Please Juanjo Mena conductor conductor Chopin No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 about Debussy’s relationship with Japan. (in memoriam Takemitsu) book in advance. Noriko Ogawa piano Kathryn Stott piano 7.30PM AUDITORIUM When Debussy wrote his Images, he didn’t David Matthews, Robin Walker, Kathryn Stott piano just paint sumptuous orchestral pictures £9.00 , Alan Mills BBC Philharmonic 11.00AM–12.50PM AUDITORIUM 1.45PM–2.45PM & 4.15PM–5.15PM Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by of English folk dance, Spanish fiesta and 7.30PM AUDITORIUM & Juanjo Mena conductor CIRCLE LEVEL Thomas Tallis a blossoming spring, he created musical Noriko Ogawa piano Noriko Ogawa piano Five Aquarelles after Debussy Noriko Ogawa piano Family art workshops for Mozart Serenata notturna, K239 Debussy Fantaisie for piano and colours that no-one had ever heard before. 2.10PM & 3.20PM CIRCLE LEVEL Debussy Images, Book 1 children aged 5–11 Debussy Nocturnes Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Gershwin took the descriptive titles of Debussy Préludes, Books 1 and 2 Britten Four Sea Interludes from Kyoko Takezawa paintings by Whistler as a starting point for Gamelan workshops Kathryn Stott Takemitsu Quotation of Dream Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy £7.50 Peter Grimes Emily Beynon flute Includes origami, manga drawing, for two and orchestra his study of the blues and created a jazz An introduction to gamelan performance for Dvorˇák The Water Goblin Nobuko Imai haiku, kumihimo braiding and traditional as iconic as Manhattan itself. POST-CONCERT AUDITORIUM Sibelius Night Ride and Sunrise Ecstasy: a state of emotion that lifts you adults and families with children aged 11+. Takemitsu riverrun Godelieve Schrama harp Japanese clothes to wear. Manga and Ravel, meanwhile, simply took a huge bucket into another world. For Debussy, it came Numbers are very limited and places should Le Chat Noir 5.00PM–6.30PM CIRCLE LEVEL Debussy La mer haiku sessions should be booked in A little night music. In Mozart’s Salzburg, it of orchestral colours and threw it all over Debussy for solo flute from symbolist poetry. For Scriabin it meant be booked in advance via the Box Office. advance to avoid disappointment. was a time of masks and revels; in Sibelius’ Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Gamelan demonstration followed by 19th-Century Japanese Texts ‘Close-Up’ Takemitsu Orion for cello and piano dazzling colours and cosmic love. For Contact [email protected] A children’s menu will be available native Finland, the long hours of darkness POST-CONCERT AUDITORIUM Debussy Sonata for violin and piano Vaughan Williams, it was a vision of peace for further details. Noriko Ogawa in the auditorium playing Curators from the John Rylands Library simply makes the dawn even more glorious. POST-CONCERT AUDITORIUM Takemitsu And then I knew in the Stalls Café Bar until 3.00pm. in an ancient cathedral. Yet for all three, the Debussy’s , which includes present sessions every half-hour. Please Le Chat Noir Both capture the spirit of the £5.00 Pagodes based on the sound of the ’twas wind for flute, viola and harp result was transcendent. So surrender to the Le Chat Noir book in advance. 3.00PM–4.00PM BARBIROLLI ROOM night in unmistakable style. Toru Takemitsu’s emotion and enjoy the special poetry that gamelan, Takemitsu’s Rain Tree Sketches Soprano Yumiko Samejima joins Noriko Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp Quotation of Dream is more than just an Students from Chetham’s School of Music pianist Kathryn Stott brings to Debussy’s and Debussy’s riotously exuberant Ogawa to bring you nostalgic popular Takemitsu From far beyond Le Chat Noir extraordinary double piano concerto: it’s also perform works for chamber ensemble in luscious Fantaisie. 4.30PM–5.30PM BARBIROLLI ROOM L’isle joyeuse. songs from Japan and witty chansons Chrysanthemums and November fog a hauntingly beautiful Japanese seascape, 6.00PM & 6.30PM CIRCLE LEVEL Children’s Corner the Auditorium by Takemitsu. for violin and piano painted in beautiful sonic watercolours. Tickets from £10.00 Lecture Tickets from £10.00 Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) Pianist Noriko Ogawa plays music for Debussy’s enchanted Nocturnes, meanwhile, Tickets from £10.00 Debussy Sonata for cello and piano Debussy expert Paul Roberts discusses Tickets from £10.00 children aged 5–11, including Debussy’s are so evocative that you can almost smell their Demonstrations with Yukiko Ayres. Takemitsu A bird came down the Debussy’s Préludes. Children’s Corner & Clair de lune and perfume. Pure Monet for the ears and a ravishing Walk for viola and piano start to the Reflections on Debussy festival. Takemitsu’s Clouds. Natalie Clein £5.00 £15.00 £20.00 Tickets from £10.00 £5.00 for both concert and workshops

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