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Winter 2015 Programme Winter 2015 programme Box Office 020 8463 0100 www.blackheathhalls.com Hire the Halls Blackheath Halls, a Grade II listed building, offers two beautiful and unique spaces for celebrations, performances, recordings, conferences and rehearsals. Renowned for the quality of its acoustics, the magnificent Great Hall is the venue of choice for leading orchestras and ensembles for recordings and rehearsals. Among those who choose Blackheath Halls as their preferred venue are Chandos Records, English National Opera, London Symphony Orchestra and Channel 4. The recently refurbished Recital Room, which is licensed for wedding ceremonies, offers the perfect location for smaller scale functions and chamber music performances. For all hire enquiries please contact Caroline Foulkes, [email protected] or 020 8318 9758 BLACKHEATH WELCOMESUNDAYS PLENTY TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED IN 2015 CONTENTS A Happy New Year to everyone. concert, including the wonderfully Blackheath Sundays Blackheath Halls has a great tradition for evocative Seven Last Words on the Cross bringing you some of the best names on by James MacMillan. This is a rare the comedy circuit. Following in that opportunity to see and hear one of the Classical events tradition, we are delighted to announce leading choral groups in the world. the launch of Laughing Boy Comedy Club, The Jette Parker Young Artists will a monthly Thursday night show in the present three further Wednesday evening Recital Room. Alongside new and recitals at the Halls, the first on 21 January. CoLab emerging comedy talents, the Comedy The students of Trinity Laban will once Club will feature some of the top again be providing a diverse range of comedians trying out new material. Also performances and events from classical to Musical Theatre on 10 April making their first appearance jazz and musical theatre. at the Halls will be two of comedy’s rising As ever, Blackheath Halls’ community young stand up stars – Romesh engagement programme provides lots of Comedy Ranganathan and Suzi Ruffell – with opportunities to get involved, have fun, their hotly anticipated new shows. and learn new skills. Between January and For lovers of folk music we welcome March you can come and join our popular back both the award-winning Scottish Blackheath Does Broadway course, or What’s On When singer, Emily Smith, and the great Irish Meantime Jazz if jazz is your thing. band, Altan, and an all-day Folk Funday Blackheath Halls Orchestra has space for on Sunday 17 May, with workshops, string and French horn players and this Children’s opera story-telling, concerts and a family ceilidh. term has the privilege of playing On 30 May The Manfreds, with their alongside internationally renowned original frontman, Paul Jones, will be soloists Raphael and Elizabeth Wallfisch. Children’s events performing many of the greatest hits of Following the success of our previous the 1960s group Manfred Mann, along children’s operas, the Halls will be with jazz and blues songs from some of presenting a production of Brundibar by Spoken Word their best known albums. the Czech composer Hans Krasa. Our Saturday Children’s Theatre series Two dates to put in your diary now are brings to the stage more wonderfully the annual Quiz Evening on 30 January enchanting stories, both old and new, and the Opera Gala Night on 8 March, Music events including Little Bo Peep, Rumpelstiltskin, both now firmly part of Blackheath’s and A Real Mermaid’s Tale. social calendar, raising very important Join us for one of our Sunday morning funds to support the work of the Halls. Community Come recitals featuring an excellent mix of There’s plenty for everyone so do come and Join In artists and musical repertoire, including and join us. the ever-popular Wihan Quartet, marking their 30th anniversary. Community events We are delighted to welcome the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge to the Halls on 14 March in a special Passiontide Keith Murray, General Manager Booking info Contacts General Manager Operations Manager Marketing and Box Development Manager Technical Manager Community Administrator Keith Murray Hannah Benton Office Co-ordinator Helma Zebregs Malcolm Richards Engagement Manager Caroline Foulkes Kyle Jarvis Rose Ballantyne Tel: 020 8318 9758 Fax: 020 8852 5154 Email: [email protected] Box office: 020 8463 0100 www.blackheathhalls.com 3 BLACKHEATH SUNDAYS SACCONI QUARTET Sibelius and Nielsen at 150 SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 11am | Recital Room Sibelius Moderato and Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor Nielsen String Quartet in G minor, Op.13 Sibelius String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 ‘Intimate Voices’ 2015 celebrates the 150th anniversary of both Sibelius and Nielsen’s births. The Sacconi Quartet, having given the UK premiere of Sibelius’ Moderato and Allegro appassionato at Buxton Festival, champions both composers with this sumptuous Nordic programme spanning works from either end of Sibelius’ compositional spectrum framing one of Nielsen’s most popular chamber music works, his first String Quartet in G minor. TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions Photo: Emilie Bailey AMY HARMAN bassoon TOM POSTER piano SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY 11am | Recital Room Schumann 3 Romances, Op.94 Liszt Oh! Quand je dors (text by Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo) Hindemith Sonata for Bassoon and Piano Box office Saint-Saëns Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Op.168 020 Reynaldo Hahn Le Printemps; A Chloris 8463 Dutilleux Sarabande et Cortège Amy Harman studied at the Royal College of Music and 0100 on graduating she became principal of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and has appeared as guest principal with the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Scottish Chamber Orchestras. In 2011 Amy became principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Accompanying Amy is Tom Poster, internationally known as a pianist of outstanding artistry and versatility. Equally in demand as a soloist and chamber musician he has appeared in both capacities at the BBC Proms in 2008, 2009 and 2011. TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions 4 www.blackheathhalls.com BLACKHEATH SUNDAYS Blackheath Sundays Multibuy Discount Book 3-4 concerts and A free receive a 10% piano coffee is included discount NAUFAL MUKUMI with all tickets SUNDAY 1 MARCH 11am | Recital Room for Blackheath Book all 5 Beethoven Appassionata No.23, Op.57 Sundays events concerts and Scriabin 12 Études, Op.8 receive a Chopin Complete Scherzos 15% discount. We welcome back award winning Laban Conservatoire of Music pianist Naufal Mukumi to the and Dance in 2013 with first Sunday series. Naufal began his class honours, also winning the piano studies at the age of seven, Conservatoire’s Silver Medal Award. after winning several prizes in He is currently continuing his international piano competitions; studies at Trinity Laban with Head he left Uzbekistan aged 16 and of Piano, Deniz Gelenbe. entered the Purcell School of Music TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions to study with Tessa Nicholson. Naufal graduated from Trinity Recital supported by Esta Finlay Support our Blackheath Sunday recitals Our Sunday morning recital series ensembles and soloists. If you are group. With your support we can has been a regular feature at not already a donor and enjoy our continue to deliver a diverse and Blackheath Halls for many years, Sunday morning recitals, we hope high quality series of recitals. providing opportunities for local that you will consider making a Contact Helma Zebregs, audiences to hear some of the donation to the series or even Development Manager, at country’s leading classical artists, as sponsoring an individual recital, [email protected] well as many new and emerging either on your own or as part of a Box office: 020 8463 0100 5 BLACKHEATH SUNDAYS WIHAN QUARTET SUNDAY 15 MARCH 11am | Recital Room Schubert String Quartet No.10 in E flat major, D.87, Op.125/1 Paganini (arr. W. Zinn) Caprices for String Quartet: No.9 in E major, No.14 in E flat major, No.17 in E flat major, No.18 in C major, No.20 in D major, No.24 in A minor Dvorˇák String Quartet No.13 in G major, Op.106 The Wihan Quartet have had a long association with Blackheath Halls and are firm favourites with our audience. The Quartet is celebrating 30 years since its formation in 2015 and over the years it has developed an outstanding reputation for the romantic and modern masterpieces of interpretation of its native Czech the string quartet repertoire. heritage, and of the many classical, TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions BENJAMIN BAKER violin ROBERT THOMPSON piano Blackheath SUNDAY 29 MARCH 11am | Recital Room Sundays Multibuy Schubert Grand Duo in A major, for Violin and Piano, D.574 Ysaÿe Violin Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.27 ‘Fritz Kreisler’ Discount Ernst The Last Rose of Summer (Étude No.6) Book 3-4 Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op.18 concerts and receive a 10% Award-winning New Zealand violinist Benjamin Baker over discount the past year has made his debut with the Philharmonia Book all 5 Orchestra and performed with the Haydn Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon. concerts and He has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Newbury and receive a 15% Northern Chords Festivals; and appeared as soloist with the discount Royal New Zealand Ballet Company. For this Blackheath Sunday series recital he is accompanied by consummate pianist, Robert Thompson who as a chamber musician regularly collaborates with a number of instrumentalists and has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the Leeds and Nottingham International Piano Series, and The Sage, Gateshead. TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions 6 www.blackheathhalls.com CLASSICAL EVENTS MUSIC APPRECIATION WITH LUNCHTIME RECITALS MATTHEW TAYLOR The Friends of Blackheath Halls Orchestral Splendours bring you a series of recitals for the MONDAY 5, 12, 19 & 26 JANUARY; 2, 9 & 23 FEBRUARY; winter.
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