Welcome to International Classical GOLDNER ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA VINEHALL INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS BOOKING FORM PIERS LANE () WIND ENSEMBLE Please complete as required. Bookings can be made by post, phone or Concerts at Vinehall email during the season. The Vinehall Concert Series, now in its 30th year, continues Saturday December 1st 2018 at 7.30 p.m. Sunday February 3rd 2019 at 3.00 p.m. to bring the best of both British and international musicians Sponsored anonymously A FULL SEASON TICKET provides one seat at each of the seven to East Sussex. Performances take place in a purpose-built concerts. The SIX CONCERT OPTION and the FIVE CONCERT 250 seat theatre with superb piano and intimate acoustic OPTION allow you to select six or five different concerts of your which is ideal for . choice. SINGLE TICKETS may also be booked for all concerts. MARTIN ROSCOE (Pno) CALLUM SMART (Vln) Please indicate your choice on the form overleaf. Complimentary LARA MELDA ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET refreshments are served at each concert. Saturday October 13th 2018 at 7.30 p.m. Saturday November 10th 2018 at 7.30 p.m. We regret that we cannot exchange or refund tickets unless a Sponsored by Paul and Margie Redstone in memory Sponsored anonymonsly concert is sold out. As concerts are booked many months on of Elsie Redstone “...the sincerity of Smart’s singing line is cause for celebration, and the recital is “One only had to hear the opening bars to realise advance there may be changes in advertised details. We are able to quite outstanding in its unique sequence and profile of a superb young player” this is a very fine quartet indeed.” The Telegraph offer assistance with transport throughout the area and have easy Andrew Parker, International Record Review “No praise could be high enough for Piers Lane whose playing throughout is access/parking for the disabled. Please phone for details. “The Allegri play intensely, but also gracefully; they know when to give the of a superb musical intelligence, sensitivity, and scintillating brilliance.” Bryce Morrison, Gramophone music space.” David Cairns Sunday Times Name …………………………………………………………………………...... …..... Programme “…I haven’t heard playing from any recent that surpasses Roscoe’s…” BBC Music Magazine Shostakovich String Quartet No 1 in C major op. 49 Schubert String Quartet No 14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ Address ………………………………………………………………………………………...…. Programme Elgar in A minor Op 84 Beethoven Sonata for and Piano No.5 in F, Op.24 ‘Spring’ …..……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Haydn String Quartet Op 71 No 2 in D major Celebrating their 23rd Season in 2018, theGoldner String Quartet has long- Programme standing recognition, as not only Australia’s pre-eminent string quartet but Chausson Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op. 21 ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… “It’s Melda’s range and depth of tone that marks her out as a pianist mature as an ensemble of international significance. Launched in 1995 and still Beethoven Rondino in E-Flat for Wind Octet, WoO 25 The Allegri String Quartet, in its 65th year, is Britain’s oldest chamber retaining all founding members, the musicians are well known to Australian Wind Octet in E-flat major, Op.103 beyond her years. She has command of the big picture, especially in late- group. Founded in 1953 by Eli Goren and William Pleeth it has played a key .” Pianist Magazine and international audiences.Unanimous audience and critical acclaim Mozart Serenade No. 10 for 12 Winds and Double Bass in B flat Postcode ...... ….…...... …… Tel: ...... ……………………..……….. role in the British musical scene, working with composers such as Benjamin following their Wigmore Hall debut in 1997 ensured the Goldner Quartet’s Major, ‘Gran Partita’ Programme Britten, , Elizabeth Maconchy, John Woolrich, Peter Fribbins, invitations to prestigious UK and European festivals. Performances in the Brahms Fantasien Op. 116 Anthony Payne, James MacMillan, Matthew Taylor and most recently Alec USA and throughout Asia have followed, in addition to several tours of New The English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble is a highly versatile e-mail ………………………………………………………………...... ………...... … Liszt Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171 Roth, resulting in new commissions and recordings. Their annual Llanfyllin Zealand and the Quartet regularly appears at Australia’s leading festivals. and flexible group of musicians, which has evolved naturally from the I consent to being contacted by the VHICCS, on the above email address Liszt Sonetto 123 del Petrarca, S. 161 Festival, a Biennial Swiss Festival in the beautiful setting of theEngadin membership of the English Chamber Orchestra. for general communications, as appropriate. Chopin Four Ballades mountains, The Orange Tree Theatre Sunday concert series and regular The Quartet’s appearances in the 2011 City of Festival drew invitations to concert societies and leading concert halls stand alongside Since its inception in 1960, the ECO has incorporated a core of accomplished Please return this form to A. G. Whitehead, Vinehall School, At the age of sixteen won the BBC Young Musician 2010 capacity audiences and unanimous praise from UK critics, and were Lara Melda newer relationships such as with the Southbank Sinfonia and their festival in broadcast on the BBC. The Goldner’s complete Beethoven String Quartet chamber musicians. For nearly sixty years the ECO ensemble has performed Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5JL competition, performing Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 in the final Anghiari, Italy and ACE tours based in Cambridge. Latest recordings include frequently in both London and abroad in a variety of different formations, round, with Vasily Petrenko and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales cycle won the 2009 Limelight Award for Best Classical Recording. The Telephone 01580 883092 (theatre and answerphone) the Beethoven opus 18 quartets on the Vivat label, receiving a double 5 star Quartet has numerous recordings for Hyperion; each disc highlights string complementing the work of the Orchestra. The Ensemble has collaborated in Cardiff. The competition had an international following via television review and chamber music disc of the month accolade from the BBC Music with artists such as Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Murray 01580 880413 (school office hours) and radio broadcasts on the BBC. Since then she has also performed quartets and piano quintets with pianist Piers Lane. Universal rave reviews Magazine. On the Champs Hill label they have recorded the Bolzano-born have followed, including Diapason D’Or, Editor’s Choice in Gramophone Perahia, Mitsuko Uchida and Christian Zacharias. Email: [email protected] Mozart Piano Concerto K466 and Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 with composer Ludwig Thuille’s quartets with recently discovered unrecorded the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. magazine and BBC Music Magazine, as well as finalist for the BBC Music material and The string quartets by Alec Roth, on RTF Classical. Magazine’s Chamber Music Award in 2009. The Orchestra’s worldwide reputation is enhanced by its recordings of over 1,200 works and includes numerous award-winning discs. It has Lara made her Barbican debut in London with the During his illustrious career, Martin Roscoe has become one of the UK’s most London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane stands out as an engaging worked with all the major record companies alongside the world’s greatest conducted by Paul Daniel. Previous concerto performances have loved and respected . With his extensive repertoire, consummate international artists. The ECO Wind Ensemble’s discography includes the included Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto with the Royal Northern and highly versatile performer, at home equally in solo, chamber and musicianship and immediate connection with audiences, he is in great concerto repertoire. Recent highlights include a performance of Busoni’s Mozart Serenade for 13 Winds conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the Dvorak Sinfonia and Kirill Karabits (The Sage), Mozart K466 and K242 with the demand as a concerto soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. Martin Wind Serenade conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, and the Mozart and Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon (Kings Place), the Grieg Concerto mighty piano concerto at Carnegie Hall and several sold-out solo recitals at appears regularly at Wigmore Hall and has long-standing associations with Wigmore Hall. Five times soloist at the BBC Proms in London’s Royal Albert Beethoven Quintets for Piano and Winds with both Murray Perahia and with English Sinfonia (St John’s Smith Square) and Beethoven 3 in a tour many of the UK’s leading orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Mitsuko Uchida. of New Zealand with the National Youth Orchestra of New Zealand. Hall, Piers Lane’s concerto repertoire exceeds ninety works and has led to Scottish Symphony. A prolific recording artist, Martin has a distinguished engagements with many of the world’s great orchestras. He frequently Lara made her Wigmore Hall recital debut in 2017, and followed this discography and is one of the most broadcast pianists on BBC radio. with another sold out recital there in January 2018. She returns to the performs at prestigious festivals including Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Prague Wigmore Hall for a BBC Radio 3 live broadcast in December 2018 and an Spring, and the Chopin Festivals. Piers Lane’s discography of over 50 CDs The distinguished pianist Piers Lane sends the following message: Callum Smart attracted wide public attention at the age of thirteen having includes much admired recordings of rare Romantic piano concertos, the evening recital in November 2019. won the strings category of the 2010 BBC Young Musicians Competition and complete Preludes and Études by Scriabin, transcriptions of Bach and “I am very much looking forward to returning to Vinehall. There are becoming the top European prize-winner in the Menuhin Competition. He Strauss, along with complete collections of concert études by Saint-Saens, Lara Melda performs regularly in and made her debut at the has since appeared with orchestras including the BBC National Orchestra many exciting artists to be seen and heard this season, ranging from the International Music Festival in Istanbul in June 2011, playing the Grieg Moscheles and Henselt, and transcriptions by Grainger. With the Goldner talented young pianist Lara Melda, to wonderful string quartets such as of Wales, Calgary Philharmonic, European Union Chamber Orchestra, String Quartet, he has recorded Piano Quintets by Bloch, Bridge, Bruch, Concerto. She has been presented by the ‘Istanbul Recitals’ piano series the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Allegri, Navarra and Elias. With groups like the Avison Ensemble and Dvorak, Harty, Elgar, Taneyev, Arensky and Pierné. Recent recordings have the wind players of the E.C.O., there is a huge variety of works to enjoy. and in 2012 she received the prestigious ‘Promising Young Artist’ award conductors such as Grant Llewellyn and Vasily Petrenko. Recent recital and Committed to reducing our use of cellophane and plastic wherever we can from Kadir Has University and in 2015 was voted the ‘Woman of the included a solo recording, “Piers Lane goes to Town”, concertos with the I am delighted to be playing with my old friends, the Goldner Quartet, chamber performances include the Dvorak Festival in Prague, Menuhin Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and sonatas with violinist Tasmin Little. Year Arts Award’ by Elele-Avon and the Turkish public. In the summer of Festival in Gstaad, the Valdres Sommersymfoni Festival, the Cheltenham We are most grateful to The Floral Boutique for who are making the long journey from Australia to perform in the UK. 2016 Lara graduated from the with a First Class supplying and arranging our flowers this season I wish the Vinehall International Concert Series every success in its 30th Festival, London’s Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin and the Auditorium du In the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Honours, Piers was made an Officer in the Honours degree. Lara also enjoys playing chamber music and in 2015 Louvre in Paris. Anniversary season and look forward to meeting you again in December.” was a scholarship holder under the Imogen Cooper Music Trust. Order of Australia for services to music. TRIO ISIMSIZ AVISON ENSEMBLE ELIAS and NAVARRA STRING QUARTETS Saturday March 16th 2019 at 7.30 p.m (Director: Pavlo Beznosiuk) Saturday 8th June 2019 at 7.30 p.m. International Classical Saturday May 4th 2019 at 7.30 p.m. sponsored by Judy Phillips, in celebration of Geoffrey Whitehead’s 30th Season of Vinehall concerts. “ …the immaculately executed white- Concert Series knuckle ride set up by the Navarras.” [Mendelssohn Quartets] Gramophone at Vinehall TICKET(S) ………..at £10 ………..at £10 ………..at ………..at £10 ………..at £10 ………..at £10 ………..at £10 ………..at £10 ………..at CHILD/STUDENT CHILD/STUDENT 30th Season 2018 - 19 ‘it’s a fine performance... it’s a that already has that vital combination of unanimity of ensemble and musicianship, plus plenty of individual character Programme “The Elias always strike me with their diligence, candour and unguarded, and vitality’ BBC Radio 3 Record Review, Andrew McGregor Avison Concerto Grosso in D searching commitment, but this performance adds new daring and flair… **** “The real highlight of this year’s festival were the performances of the Trio Locatelli Concerto “Il Pianto d’Arianna” Telemann Concerto in A for Flute, Violin and ‘ ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at £20 ………. at Isimsiz….they are well-matched players who demonstrated exquisite ensemble Programme playing in their performances.” IOCO - Festival de Stavanger Norway Vivaldi Flute Concerto “Il Gran Mogul” Bach 3rd Suite in D (version for Strings)

INDIVIDUAL TICKET(S) INDIVIDUAL Brahms Sextet for Strings in B flat major Op. 18 Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E flat major Op. 20 Programme ‘The concerti tumble out like pristine toys from a long-locked cupboard.’ Rick Mozart Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major K254 Jones Classic FM Magazine The Elias String Quartet takes its name from Mendelssohn’s oratorio, Faure Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120 ‘It is hard to see how these concertos could be better played than they are Elijah, and was formed in 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Brahms Piano Trio in B major Op.8 here.’ Audiophile Audition (USA) Manchester. They also spent a year studying at the Hochschule in Cologne with the Quartet. The Elias participated in BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists’ scheme and was a recipient of a 2010 Borletti-Buitoni

OPTION Formed in 2009 at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, in 2015 the Trio The Avison Ensemble is one of England’s foremost exponents of 18th Trust Award. They have performed at some of the world’s most prestigious Isimsiz won 1st Prize and the Audience Prize at theTrondheim Competition, century music on period instruments. Named after Charles Avison (1709-

FIVE-CONCERT FIVE-CONCERT chamber venues, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Washington and in 2017 2nd Prize at the Haydn International Competition in . 1770), the Newcastle-born composer, conductor and organist, “the most Library of Congress, the Vienna Musikverein, the Berlin Konzerthaus, the They were selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust important English concerto composer of the 18th Century” (New Grove). Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Wigmore Hall in London. (YCAT) between 2013 and 2018, and in February 2018 won a Borletti- Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award. In addition to playing other Baroque and early Classical works, the Avison The Quartet has recorded the Schumann and Dvorak piano quintets, Ensemble is also a training ground for young up and coming musicians a disc of French harp music with harpist Sandrine Chatron, Alexander The Trio has performed widely in Europe, highlights including recitals at to gain experience at period performance practice and styles, affording Goehr’s Piano Quintet, a Britten Quartets disc, and a Mendelssohn disc the Stavanger, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Peasmarsh and Gower Festivals them the opportunity to work with outstanding directors and soloists. for ASV Gold. Their first three recordings for Wigmore Live were praised OPTION OPTION (broadcast by BBC Radio 3), the Tivoli Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, The Ensemble has an active outreach programme involving thousands of unanimously, the first winning a BBC Music Magazine Newcomers award SIX-CONCERT SIX-CONCERT Fundación Juan March in Madrid and Marianischer-Saal in Lucerne. Further children each year in music education projects throughout the North East. and the fourth volume of their complete Beethoven Quartet Cycle was afield they have undertaken tours in China and Argentina. In 2017, the Trio released by Wigmore Hall Live in 2017. If you would like a map/parking guide please tick like would [ ] If you returned to the Aldeburgh Festival and completed their first CD released by The Avison Ensemble’s recording of the complete works of Charles Avison Rubicon in November. Engagements this season include an all-Beethoven on both the Naxos and Divine Art labels has been exceptionally well Since its formation in 2002, the Navarra Quartet has built an international programme at the Théâtre des Abbesses in Paris, concerts at the Köln received. Their recording of ‘6 Cello Concertos’ by John Garth has been a reputation as one of the most dynamic and poetic string quartets of today. Philharmonie, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival and recitals at Wigmore sensational success, having been reprinted several times during the first PLEASE SHOW YOUR CHOICE OF CONCERT(S) ON THE CHART BELOW ON THE CHART CHOICE OF CONCERT(S) YOUR SHOW PLEASE Selected for representation by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) Hall, Brighton Dome and Saffron Hall. The Trio Isimsiz are currently Fellows year of its release and is regularly played on Classic FM. from 2006 to 2010, They were prize-winners at the Banff, Melbourne at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. and Florence International String Quartet Competitions. The Navarra The Avison Ensemble in addition to numerous appearances in the English Quartet has appeared at major venues throughout the world including the They have collaborated with Anthony Marwood, Krysztof Chorzelski, regions, has also appeared to critical acclaim at St. John’s, Smith Square in Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Berlin Konzerthaus and Richard Lester and Aleksander Madzar and attended IMS Prussia Cove London and at the Hallé Handel Festival in Germany. Recently, the Ensemble international festivals such as Bath, and the BBC Proms. Further afield they working with Ferenc Rados. During their studies the Trio undertook has performed at St. James’ Palace in London with the choir of Her Majesty have given concerts in Russia, the USA, China, Korea and the Middle East. residencies at the Banff Centre in Canada, and Mozarteum, Salzburg, and the Queen’s Chapel Royal and were the largest orchestra in the opening Highly-acclaimed recordings include Haydn’s The Seven Last Words and participated in masterclasses with András Schiff, Steven Isserlis, Menahem concert series at the new London concert hall, Kings Place, performing CONCERT Peter Vasks’ first three String Quartets, described by critics as “stunning”, at Vinehall, Robertsbridge TN32 5JL Pressler, the Gould Piano Trio and Belcea and Takács Quartets. Beethoven’s Triple Concerto as part of an all-Beethoven programme on “sensational” and “compelling”. Future recording plans include the three

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LARA MELDA LARA SMART/ROSCOE/ALLEGRI GOLDNER/LANE ENSEMBLE WIND ECO ISIMSIZ TRIO ENSEMBLE AVISON ELIAS/NAVARRA series.

Please send: at £90 ticket(s) Option Five-Concert at £95 ………… ticket(s) Option at £100 …………… Six-Concert ………….Full season ticket(s) Concertgoers are very welcome to picnic in the grounds before the concert and complimentary Pimms will be served at 6.40pm.