SUPER STRING SUNDAY Sunday 14 May 2017, 11am Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

SUPER STRING SUNDAY Sunday 14 May 2017, 11am | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall

Welcome to the Royal College of Music’s ever-popular annual Super String Sunday; an opportunity to see some of the world’s brightest emerging string stars in action.

This year we feature the five violin concertos of Mozart, encapsulating some of the most glorious and uplifting music ever written. The RCM’s Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellow, Eunsley Park, has drawn together 15 amazing violinists who will each be performing one movement of the 5 concertos that Mozart composed for violin and orchestra. One interesting aspect of these performances is that each soloist has written or will improvise their own cadenzas, as would have been done in Mozart’s time. The first two concertos will be performed at 12.00pm, the 3rd and 4th at 2.00pm and the great ‘Turkish’ concerto no 5 as our grand finale at 4.00pm.

Of course, throughout the day, you will be able to hear RCM students presenting the most wonderful chamber works for strings, dazzling you with their feats of virtuosity and beguiling you with their music-making.

And don’t miss the opportunity to experience the extraordinary RCM Quartet in Residence, the Harlem Quartet, visiting us from New York. They performed here on Wednesday to tumultuous applause and a lot of foot- tapping too! Their set will start around 3.30pm; an experience not to be missed. If you can’t get enough of them, they will performing again this evening at 6.15pm in the RCM’s Britten Theatre.

You will have a great time today if you stay all day, but feel free to come and go; the doors are always open. All performances are being broadcast live online at www.rcm.ac.uk/live so please turn off phones and try to enter and leave as quietly as possible, and between items only.

Enjoy the day!

Mark Messenger Head of Strings

Mozart Concerti Orchestra

Violins Elizaveta Tyun Flute Asia Anton de Vez Juhee Yang Taylor Maclennan Emma Arizza Renate Sokolovska Emmanuel Bach Viola Laura Capano Duncan Commin Oboe Haim Choi Georgie Davis Polly Bartlett Filip Cwizewicz Nic Elias Hughes Ana Souza Leban Ismael Jarmouni Gabriella Jones Cello Horn MunJeong Kim Timothée Botbol Remi Faggiani Marike Kruup Abigail Lorimier Joel Ashford Alix Lagasse Anna Lee Double bass Maxime Morise Lucia Polo Moreno Eunsley Park Peter Farthing Abel Puustinen

Korngold 4 Pieces from Much Ado about Nothing, op 11 8’ (1897–1957) i Maiden in the Bridal Chamber iii Garden Scene iv Hornpipe

Sally Law violin | Jun Lin Wu piano

* * * Sally Beamish The Wise Maid 4’ (b 1956)

Katherine Raven viola

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Shostakovich 5 Pieces for 2 violins and piano 11’ (1906–1975) i Prelude ii Gavotte iii Elegy iv Waltz v Polka

Roberto Ruisi violin | Maja Horvat violin | Craig White piano

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Beethoven String Quartet no 11 in F minor, op 95 'Serioso' 25’ (1770–1827) i Allegro con brio ii Allegro ma non troppo iii Allegro assai vivace ma serioso iv Larghetto espressivo; Allegretto agitato; Allegro

Laia Braun violin | David Lopez violin | Ana Teresa Alves viola | Kristiana Ignatjeva cello

12pm Mozart Violin Concerti nos 1 and 2

Mozart Violin concerto no 1 in B flat major, K207 23’ (1756–1791) Soloist: i Allegro moderato Elizaveta Tyun ii Adagio Rosa Hartley iii Presto Haim Choi

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Mozart Violin concerto no 2 in D major, K211 20’ (1756–1791) Soloist: i Allegro moderato Alix Lagasse ii Andante Emma Arizza iii Rondo: Allegro Gabriella Jones

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JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major BWV 1048 12’ (1685–1750) i Allegro ii Adagio iii Allegro

Pierre Tate-Lemiere violin | Anna Landolt violin | Ismael Jarmouni violin | Joanna Patrick viola | Nakyung Park viola | Georgie Davis viola | Abigail Lorimier cello | Olivia Chuang cello | Matt Begg double bass | Jia Chan harpsichord

* * * Popper Hungarian Rhapsody op 68 9’ (1843–1913)

Timothée Botbol cello | Maria Tarasewicz piano

* * * Schumann ‘Märchenbilder’ op 113 8’ (1810–1856) i Nicht schnell ii Lebhaft

Ana Dunne Sequi viola | Sofía Peciña Medina piano

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Beethoven Piano Trio op 1 no 3 in C minor 11’ (1770–1827) i Allegro con brio

Sophie Louise Phillips violin | Meera Priyanka Raja cello | Nurry Lee piano

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R Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat major op 18, TrV 151 13’ (1864--1949) i Allegro ma non troppo

Line Faber violin | Maria Tarasewicz piano

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2pm Mozart Violin Concerti nos 3 and 4

Mozart Violin concerto no 3 in G major, K216 23’ (1756–1791) Soloist: i Allegro Emmanuel Bach ii Adagio Maxime Morise iii Rondeau: Allegro Eunsley Park

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Mozart Violin concerto no 4 in D major, K218 20’ (1756–1791) Soloist: i Allegro Filip Cwizewicz ii Andante cantabile Asia Anton de Vez iii Rondo: Andante Anna Lee grazioso

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Dohnányi Serenade for string trio in C major, op 10 7’ (1877–1960) i Marcia iii Scherzo Arcus Trio Abel Puustinen violin | Geeta Nazareth viola | Ruth Hallows cello

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Schubert String Quartet no 12 in C Minor, D703 ‘Quartettsatz’ 9’ (1797–1828)

Haim Choi violin | Phoebe Goddard violin | Katarzyna Ziminska viola | Shizuku Tatsuno cello

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Schubert String Quintet in C major, D956 15’ (1797–1828) i Allegro ma non troppo

Roberto Ruisi violin | Maja Horvat violin | Duncan Commin viola | Kieran Carter cello | Nina Kiva cello

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3.30pm The Harlem Quartet – RCM String Quartet in Residence

Mozart String Quartet no 17 in B flat major, K458 'The Hunt' 15’ (1756–1791) i Allegro vivace assai iv Allegro assai

Guido Gavilan El Cumbanchero (1946) 4’ (b 1944)

Strayhorn Take the ‘A’ Train 4’ (1915–1967)

Harlem Quartet Ilmar Gavilán violin | Melissa White violin | Jaime Amador viola | Felix Umansky cello

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4pm Mozart Violin Concerto no 5

Mozart Violin Concerto no 5 in A major, K219 ‘Turkish’ 13’ (1756–1791) Soloist: i Allegro aperto - Adagio - Mun-Jeong Kim Allegro aperto Adagio ii Abel Puustinen Tempo di menuetto ii Marike Kruup

Harlem Quartet The Harlem Quartet, praised for its ‘panache’ by the New York Times, is ‘bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent,’ says the Cincinnati Enquirer. The quartet’s mission is to advance diversity in classical music, engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Since its public debut in 2006 at Carnegie Hall, the New York-based ensemble has performed in 47 out of the 50 US States, and toured throughout North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Harlem Quartet has performed with luminaries such as Itzhak Perlman, Jeremy Denk, Chick Corea, Gary Burton and Paquito D’Rivera, and in many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Centre, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, they were invited by special invitation to perform for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.

The musically versatile ensemble has also garnered an international reputation in the world of jazz having collaborated with legendary bassist Stanley Clarke at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, in addition to featured guest artist appearances at the Detroit, Miami Nice, and Panama jazz festivals. Following a concert tour of 25 major cities, Harlem Quartet’s recording with Chick Corea and Gary Burton entitled Mozart Goes Dancing won a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.

Harlem Quartet is represented worldwide by Sciolino Artist Management | www.samnyc.us

The Harlem Quartet Residency is generously supported by Victoria, Lady Robey OBE.

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Marisa Robles 80th Birthday Concert

6.15pm | 14 May 2017 | Britten Theatre

Harlem Quartet Quartet in Residence Ieuan Jones harp Gary Ryan guitar Jaymee Coonjobeeharry, Taylor Maclennan flutes Liam Harmon, Elliot Gresty clarinets Emma Purslow violin Anastasia Sofina viola Yaroslava Trofymchuk cello RCM Harp Ensemble: Ins Cavalheiro, Bethan Griffiths, Dora Lim, Stefania Lo Castro, Henriette Poos, Imogen Ridge, Rosanna Rolton RCM Guitar Soloists: Jonatan Bougt and Eirian Lewis

Ravel Introduction et Allegro Rodrigo (arr Rosanna Rolton) Sones en la Giralda Tansman Suite in Modo Polonico for Guitar and Harp Rodrigo (arr Ieuan Jones) Fantasia para un gentilhombre

Professors, students and special guests the Harlem Quartet join together to present an intimate evening of works in celebration of the 80th birthday of legendary harpist and RCM professor Marisa Robles.

The Harlem Quartet Residency is generously supported by Victoria, Lady Robey OBE

Tickets: £5

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