Sunday at St John's 2016/17

ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE

SUNDAY AT ST JOHN’S 2016/17

Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall SUNDAY AT ST JOHN’S —— —— In the exceptional setting of Our Sunday at St John’s series presents the very best St John’s Smith Square, acoustics, chamber music concerts, featuring both emerging young artists and established musicians. atmosphere, fine dining and architecture come together to create a rich Across the season, you will find both the familiar and and welcoming experience. new; old friends performing alongside artists making their debuts; solo works through to larger ensembles.

Throughout this season you will also find a number of themed series which, we hope, will enable you to explore the musical ideas more deeply. We hope you agree this season’s Sunday at St John’s series promises another year of great chamber music here at St John’s Smith Square.

26 CONCERTS – ALL AT 3.00PM JUST £14 PER TICKET £10 concessions £5 for members of our Young Friends Scheme, a free scheme for those aged 30 and under (please see page 29). Book for two or more concerts at the same time, and save 20%.

1 © Dan Bridge © Carlos Lumiere SEPTEMBER CHRISTINA MCMASTER THE BROOK Young Artists’ Series STREET BAND Elemental Rhythm Halle, Hanover and Hamburg Sarah Gabriel actor & singer – what influenced and inspired and young pianists the young Handel? Debussy 12 Preludes Book 1 • Rachel Harris violin Étude Pour les huit doigts • Farran Scottviolin Étude Pour les Octaves Tatty Theocello Stravinsky Five easy pieces Carolyn Gibley harpsichord for piano four hands Scarlatti Sonata in F K445 Handel Trio Sonata in F Ligeti Étude No. 4 and No. 7 HWV392 Satie Gymnopédie No. 3 • Telemann Trio Sonata in G own unique voice. This concert Sports et Divertissements TWV 42:G11 touches on the popular dance Bartók No. 2 and No. 4 from Buxtehude Trio Sonata in C idioms and explores the music Bulgarian Dances for Piano BuxWV266 Handel would have known as a Keiser Kuckruck Suite in G Christina McMaster opens with young student, alongside that Pachelbel Partie V in C from Debussy’s distinctive sounds of composed by colleagues, and his Musicalische Ergötzung nature in the Preludes Book 1 own chamber compositions. Handel Trio Sonata in D Op. 5 and also explores works We explore how this musical No. 2 including the highly innovative tradition continued to develop Bach Trio Sonata in D minor and often wittyPiano Études. in Germany, via Handel’s great BWV527 These are interspersed by the friend Telemann, and JS Bach. rhythmic and percussive Handel was a complex There will be a pre-concert talk brilliance of Ligeti, Scarlatti, character, his early music at 2.15pm Stravinsky and Bartók. shaped by Lutheran tradition, the power of opera and his brookstreetband.co.uk christinamcmaster.com

Sun 18 September 3.00pm Sun 25 September 3.00pm The Brook Street Band returns on Sun 29 January (see page 14).

2 3 © Susan Porter-Thomas © Opera Omnia OCTOBER

THE SHADOW OF WAR – PART II THE REVOLUTIONARY Vaughan Williams and Friends This concert concludes a DRAWING ROOM glorious three-day celebration James Gilchrist tenor of British Music curated by The Revolutionary Drawing Anna Tilbrook piano Haydn and Beethoven Anna Tilbrook – a fascinating Room embark on a cycle of Tom Norris violin String Quartets for exploration of music by Ralph Beethoven’s String Quartets Ellie Fagg violin Prince Lobkowitz Vaughan Williams and his with two of the Op. 18 set Philip Dukes viola contemporaries. Adrian Butterfield violin dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz. Louisa Tuck cello Kathryn Parry violin No. 3 in D major is one of his There will be a pre-concert Ireland The Soldier • Blow out, Rachel Stott viola gentlest early works whilst the talk with James Gilchrist and you Bugles • Spring Sorrow Ruth Alford cello F major work is a powerful Richard Morrison, Chief Music Elgar Sospiri statement of intent. Haydn’s Critic of The Times, on ‘First Beethoven String Quartet in D Gurney Severn Meadows • last set, also dedicated to World War Poets and Op. 18 No. 3 Lights Out • Sleep • In Flanders Lobkowitz, is represented Composers’ at 2.15pm. Haydn String Quartet in G • By a Bierside by the joyous G major quartet Op. 77 No. 1 Howells Elegy annatilbrook.co.uk Op. 77 No. 1. Beethoven String Quartet in F Vaughan Williams On Wenlock jamesgilchrist.co.uk Op. 18 No. 1 revolutionarydrawingroom.com Edge philipdukes.com

Sun 2 October 3.00pm Sun 9 October 3.00pm The Revolutionary Drawing Room returns on Sun 6 November (see page 8). Part of our Vaughan Williams and Friends festival on Fri 7–Sun 9 October

4 5 OCTOBER © Jean-Etienne Moldo© Jean-Etienne © Anthony Dawton

After Robert Schumann MINERVA declared the young Brahms as a composer “fully formed like PIANO TRIO Minerva”, Brahms responded Young Artists’ Series with the original version of his Piano Trio in B Op. 8a in 1854, The Genesis of Minerva: aged 20. The Trio’s revival of ENSEMBLE Schumann and the this rarely performed work L’IMAGINAIRE Young Brahms reflects long-term research through a new interpretation. Richard Barrettthe light gleams collaborations with composers. Michał Ćwiżewicz violin Cellist and composer Richard an instant • interference • fold • This concert, which features the Richard Birchall cello Birchall’s Contours was the dying words I • lost • what powerfully captivating music of Annie Yim piano Minerva Piano Trio’s first remains composer Richard Barrett, is Schumann Piano Trio in commissioned work. supported by Diaphonique, the Ensemble L’imaginaire, a young D minor Op. 63 Institut français du Royaume- There will be a pre-concert talk ensemble based in France, is Richard Birchall Contours Uni’s new music fund. at 2.15pm. committed to delivering strong Brahms Piano Trio in B Op. 8a musical experiences through limaginaire.org (original version) minervapianotrio.com

Sun 16 October 3.00pm Sun 23 October 3.00pm

6 7 NOVEMBER © Peter Beal

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REVOLUTIONARY © Alex Baker DRAWING ROOM ALL ABOUT Haydn and Beethoven The Revolutionary Drawing MOZART String Quartets for Room continues its complete Mozart Focus Series Prince Lobkowitz cycle of Beethoven’s String Quartets with two more from Deniz Arman Gelenbe piano Adrian Butterfieldviolin the Op. 18 set dedicated to Michael Bochmann violin Kathryn Parry violin Prince Lobkowitz. No. 5 in Rivka Golani viola Deniz Arman Gelenbe, Michael Rachel Stottviola A major is remarkable for its Joan Enric Lluna clarinet Bochmann and Rivka Golani Ruth Alford cello elegance and refinement whilst Mozart Sonata in G K379 for explore Mozart’s chamber the G major is perhaps closest Beethoven String Quartet in A Piano and Violin • Grande music during a three concert to Haydn in its wit and humour. Op. 18 No. 5 Sonate for Clarinet and Piano • residency. Joan Enric Lluna Haydn’s final completed quartet Beethoven String Quartet in G Clarinet Quintet in A K581 • Duo joins for the Grande Sonate, and in F major features arguably his Op. 18 No. 2 in G K423 for Violin and Viola • for the popular ‘Kegelstatt’ Trio most beautiful slow movement. Haydn String Quartet in F Trio in Eb ‘Kegelstatt Trio’ K498 which has the unusual scoring Op. 77 No. 2 revolutionarydrawingroom.com for Piano, Clarinet and Viola for clarinet, viola and piano.

Sun 6 November 3.00pm Sun 20 November 3.00pm The Revolutionary Drawing Room returns on Sun 26 February (see page 17). Our Mozart Focus Series continues on Sun 12 February (see page 15).

8 9 NOVEMBER JANUARY © Clemmie Curd

LONDON PIANO TRIO Viva España Robert Atchison violin David Jones cello Olga Dudnik piano Turina Trio No. 2 Op. 76 Bretón 4 Spanish pieces © Elija Paul Villanueva Cassadó Piano Trio in C Granados Trio Following their successful Beethoven Cycle last season, I MUSICANTI Virtuoso double bassist Leon the London Piano Trio returns Martin Roscoe piano Bosch brings his ensemble to St John’s Smith Square with Tamás András violin I Musicanti for the first concert a programme that celebrates Robert Smissen viola in a series featuring new music and pays tribute to music Richard Harwood cello from South Africa and chamber from the Iberian Peninsula. Leon Bosch double bass works by Mozart and Schubert. Peter Klatzow’s quintet for the The long history of Spanish Mozart Piano Quartet in ‘Trout’ line-up is performed music has played an important Eb K493 This concert is a rare alongside Schubert’s original, role in the development of Peter Klatzow Piano Quintet opportunity to hear Spanish with Mozart’s second piano Western music, and is also the (world premiere) music in a chamber setting. quartet completing the concert. main basis of most Latin Schubert Piano Quintet in A American music. londonpianotrio.com D667 ‘Trout’ imusicanti.co.uk

Sun 27 November 3.00pm Sun 8 January 3.00pm London Piano Trio returns on Sun 26 March (see page 19). I Musicanti returns on Sun 5 March (see page 18).

10 11 JANUARY © TrentMcMinn © Kaupo Kikkas

HUW WIGGIN Carefully crafted by the British violinist Martyn acclaimed British saxophonist Jackson (described by the & SOMI KIM Huw Wiggin, this concert offers legendary violinist Ida Saxophone and piano a fabulous range of music. Haendel as “one of the most Highlighting the versatility of MARTYN exceptionally gifted violinists Demersseman Fantaisie the instrument and embracing I have ever encountered”) Marcello arr. Joosen Concerto JACKSON & the many different musical and Russian pianist Peter in D minor styles it can offer, it will take PETER LIMONOV Limonov are both noted Messiaen L’Alouette Calandrelle you to Provence with Paule Martyn Jackson violin for their impassioned and from Catalogue d’Oiseaux Maurice and across the Peter Limonov piano compelling playing. They Takashi Yoshimatsu Sing Bird spectrum from Bach to Denisov present a wonderfully varied from Fuzzy Bird Sonata Beethoven Violin Sonata and Takashi Yoshimatsu. The programme of music for violin Maurice Tableaux de Provence No. 10 in G Op. 96 concert closes with a flourish: and piano, including what is Denisov Sonata Suk Four pieces Op. 17 Iturralde’s Pequena Czarda often said to be Beethoven’s Schumann arr. Liszt Widmung Szymanowski Myths Op. 30 loveliest sonata. Bach arr. Harle Sonata in huwwiggin.com Saint-Saëns Introduction and G minor BWV1020 somikim.com Rondo Capriccioso in A minor peterlimonov.com Pedro Iturralde Pequena Czarda tashmina.co.uk Op. 28 tashmina.co.uk

Sun 15 January 3.00pm Sun 22 January 3.00pm

12 13 JANUARY FEBRUARY © Dan Bridge PhotographyKeates© James JK © Peter Beal

Three years, three cities, and a complete change of direction. THE BROOK Italy inspired Handel, giving STREET BAND him an early taste of stardom, with the music and right of the Rome, Venice and Naples – Catholic church, not to mention Handel’s Italian legacy ALL ABOUT the glamorous world of opera. Rachel Harris violin Swept up in a world of palaces, MOZART Farran Scottviolin cardinals and divas, Handel was Mozart Focus Series Tatty Theocello enchated. Carolyn Gibley harpsichord Deniz Arman Gelenbe piano This concert explores repertoire Nicki Kennedy soprano Michael Bochmann violin by Handel and his Italian The Mozart Focus Series Rivka Golani viola Corelli Trio Sonata in A Op. 3 contemporaries. Sacred, secular continues with several chamber Vanessa Lucas-Smith cello No. 12 • Trio Sonata in D minor and always dramatic, this music masterpieces, including Op. 4 No. 8 programme etablishes these Mozart Sonata in E minor for his brilliant Piano Trio K502, Handel Sinfonia in Bb HWV339 composers as titans of the Piano and Violin K304 • Trio in his sublime Piano Quartet in • Gloria HWV deest Italian music scene. Bb for Piano, Violin and Cello G minor K478, both written in Vivaldi Trio Sonata Op. 1 No. 8 K502 • Sonata in Bb for Piano Vienna, and the early Sonata in There will be a pre-concert talk Rv.65 in A • Cantata ‘Lungi dal and Violin K378 • Piano Quartet E minor K304, written after his at 2.15pm vago volto’ Rv.680 No. 1 in G minor for Piano, mother’s passing, expressing Scarlatti Cantata ‘La Fenice’ brookstreetband.co.uk Violin, Viola and Cello K478 his deep sorrow.

Sun 29 January 3.00pm Sun 12 February 3.00pm The Brook Street Band returns on Sun 4 June (see page 25). Our Mozart Focus Series returns on Sun 7 May (see page 22).

14 15 © Susan Porter-Thomas FEBRUARY © Benjamin Ealovega

The Revolutionary Drawing Room concludes its complete PARNASSIUS THE cycle of Beethoven’s String REVOLUTIONARY Quartets with the two PIANO DUO remaining works from the Simon Callaghan piano DRAWING ROOM Op. 18 set, dedicated to Prince Hiroaki Takenouchi piano Lobkowitz. String Quartet No. 4 Haydn and Beethoven in C minor is the most dramatic Parry Grosses Duo in E minor String Quartets for of the set, whilst the Quartet in Copland arr. Bernstein El Salón Prince Lobkowitz Bb is most notable for La México Malinconia, the extraordinary Rachmaninoff arr. Takenouchi Adrian Butterfield violin slow introduction to its Finale. and Callaghan Symphony No. 2 of an imaginary dance hall in Kathryn Parry violin Haydn only completed the Op. 27 Mexico City, bursting with Rachel Stott viola middle movements of what strong Latin American rhythms Ruth Alford cello A fascinating programme of turned out to be his last efforts and full of Mexican folk tunes; music played on two pianos. Beethoven String Quartet in in the genre and wrote at the and experience Rachmaninoff’s Revel in the intricate Baroque C minor Op. 18 No. 4 end of his manuscript: well-known symphony and contrapuntal influences in Beethoven String Quartet in arranged for two pianos. “Old and weak am I, all my Parry’s Grosses Duo; enjoy Bb Op. 18 No. 6 strength is gone.” Copland’s vibrant El Salón simoncallaghan.com Haydn String Quartet in México, a musical depiction hiroakitakenouchi.com D minor Op. 103 revolutionarydrawingroom.com

Sun 19 February 3.00pm Sun 26 February 3.00pm

16 17 —— “Just to come across it in that quiet square is an event. To enter it, to enjoy its spaces, to listen to fine music within its walls is an experience not to be matched in conventional concert halls and is a lasting tribute to the man who designed it.” —— Sir Hugh Casson © Matthew Andrews MARCH

I MUSICANTI Craig Ogden guitar LONDON Welcome in spring with a Karen Jones flute I Musicanti return for the PIANO TRIO colourful and uplifting vein Tamás András violin second concert in their series in the London Piano Trio’s Great British Piano Trios Robert Smissen viola featuring new works by South second concert of their season Richard Harwood cello African composers alongside Robert Atchison violin at St John’s Smith Square, chamber music by Mozart and Olga Dudnik piano featuring four works by English Mozart Flute Quartet in D K285 Schubert. Renowned soloist David Jones cello composers. Cecil Armstrong Paganini Terzetto for Violin, Craig Ogden joins them in Gibbs’ only piano trio, recorded Cello and Guitar Armstrong Gibbs Trio No. 1 Schubert’s arrangement for by the trio and available at the Werner Bosch New Work Bowen Piano Trio in E minor flute, viola, cello and guitar concert, plus other trios by York (world premiere) Op. 118 of a trio by the Bohemian Bowen, Alan Rawsthorne, and Matiegka arr. Schubert Quartet Rawsthorne Piano Trio guitarist Wenzel Matiegka. John Ireland. in G D96 for guitar, flute, viola Ireland Piano Trio No. 3 in and cello imusicanti.co.uk E minor londonpianotrio.com

Sun 5 March 3.00pm Sun 26 March 3.00pm I Musicanti returns on Sun 28 May (see page 24). London Piano Trio returns on Sun 18 June (see page 27).

20 21 APRIL © James McCormick© James

PALISANDER © Esteban Lalinde FERIO Young Artists’ Series SAXOPHONE Journey to the New World QUARTET Anon Salve Regina • Pase El Young Artists’ Series Agoa • Dindiridin • Surrexit Best of British Dominus Vere • Ave Regina Colerum Huw Wiggin soprano sax Ortiz arr. Miriam Nerval Ellie McMurray alto sax Rececarda Segunda Jose Bañuls tenor sax de Cabezon Diferencias sobre Cutting arr. Miriam Nerval Shevaughan Beere baritone sax ‘La Dama Le Demanda’ • Tiento Walter Raleigh’s Galliard Byrd Ave Verum Corpus del Segundo Tono Vaughan Williams Intrada from Elgar Serenade for Strings Dowland The Earle of Essex’s Suite for Pipes Gavin Bryars Alaric I or II composed in 1989 Alaric I or II Galliard Franco Dios Italconantzine Gary Carpenter Une Semaine was scored for two sopranos, Holborne As it Fell on a Holie Dowland All People That On de Bonté alto and baritone saxophones, Eve Earth Do Dwell Michael Nyman arr. David Roach a choice which mirrors the Coperario Fantasia Inspired by the first voyages 4 movements from String instrumentation and pitch Tallis Out from the Deep to the New World, this Quartet No. 2 ranges of the more familiar Vivaldi arr. Miriam Nerval programme, whilst stemming Will Gregory Hoe Down string quartet. Popular La Tempesta di Mare from the Age of Exploration, composers Gary Carpenter Miriam Nerval Carnavalito This programme, which is not restricted to a single and Michael Nyman complete • Taqui showcases works by prominent time frame and features music the programme before ending Susato arr. Miriam Nerval British composers, starts with spanning over 500 years: with Hoe Down by Goldfrapp Pavane De La Bataille Ave Verum Corpus by William from Tallis to Vivaldi to keyboardist and producer Byrd A Feigned Friend Byrd before a new arrangement Vaughan Williams. Will Gregory. Bull The Spanish Paven of Serenade for Strings by Isaac Alla Battaglia palisanderrecorders.com Edward Elgar. Originally feriosax.co.uk

Sun 2 April 3.00pm Sun 23 April 3.00pm

22 23 © Alessandro Tear© MAY

OLIVER WASS Young Artists’ Series © Peter Beal French Friends and Rivals Pelléas Ensemble © James Keates© James and special guests Debussy Cello Sonata • Danses Sacrée et Profane Couperin Music for Solo Harp

© Sarah Emma Smith Ravel Tombeau de Couperin • Sonatine • Introduction and Allegro Caplet Conte Fantastique Jolivet Sonatine for Flute and ALL ABOUT Clarinet MOZART This concert explores the This final concert features three complex relationships, Mozart Focus Series sonatas for piano and violin. influences and rivalries Although called ‘accompanied’ between French composers Deniz Arman Gelenbe piano sonatas, K301, K454 and K376 over 300 years, from Couperin Michael Bochmann violin differ from his early sonatas. to Jolivet. Rivka Golani viola In particular, K454 is a Vanessa Lucas-Smith cello The programme features two of monumental and mature work the most famous and well-loved Mozart Sonata in G K301 for which has eloquent dialogue chamber works for the harp: commissioned by rival harp Piano and Violin • Sonata in Bb between the two instruments. Debussy’s Danses, and Ravel’s companies to showcase their K454 for Piano and Violin • Mozart’s happy and lyrical Introduction and Allegro. new instruments to the public. Sonata in F K376 • Piano second piano quartet K493 Quartet No. 2 in Eb K493 ends the series. These two pieces were oliverwass.co.uk

Sun 7 May 3.00pm Sun 21 May 3.00pm

24 25 MAY JUNE © Clemmie Curd © Dan Bridge THE BROOK STREET BAND Handel – friends, foes and flattery Rachel Harris violin Farran Scottviolin Tatty Theocello Carolyn Gibley harpsichord century. But it wasn’t always the case. During his lifetime, Handel Trio Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 I MUSICANTI Handel’s music was often in Bb Leon Bosch clarinet overshadowed by that of native In the final concert of Arne Trio Sonata Op. 3 in Eb Julie Price bassoon English composers, as well as I Musicanti’s series featuring Boyce Trio Sonata No. 4 in Hannah Sieber horn fellow musical immigrants. new music from South Africa G minor Tamás András violin Royal patronage and political alongside works by Mozart Veracini Violin Sonata Op. 2 Fenella Humphreys violin sensitivities all played their and Schubert, director and No. 5 in G minor Robert Smissen viola part in determining what was double bass virtuoso Leon Cervetto Trio Sonata Op. 1 in Bb Richard Harwood cello popular, as well as the need to Bosch co-premieres David Earl’s Bononcini Trio Sonata No. 2 in Leon Bosch double bass write music for profit and for addition to the viola-double G minor from 12 Sonatas for the the burgeoning domestic Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A bass repertoire. A second Leon Chamber music scene. K581 Bosch joins the group, playing Geminiani Trio Sonata No. 3 in F David Earl Sonata for viola and clarinet in two chamber music There will be a pre-concert talk Today Handel dominates any double bass (world premiere) favourites. at 2.15pm conversation about English Schubert Octet in F D803 imusicanti.co.uk musical life in the eighteenth brookstreetband.co.uk

Sun 28 May 3.00pm Sun 4 June 3.00pm

26 27 JUNE © Elija Paul Villanueva ENSEMBLE MIRAGE Young Artists’ Series Variations Matthew Scottclarinet Júlia Pusker violin © TimothyEllis Ugnė Tiškutė viola Tatiana Chernyshova cello Alexandra Vaduva piano Beethoven Trio in Bb Op. 11 Enescu Piano Quartet No. 2 in D minor Op. 30 Bartók Contrasts Sz.111 LONDON The London Piano Trio’s final

Krzysztof Penderecki Clarinet © TimothyEllis concert this season at St John’s Quartet PIANO TRIO Smith Square pays homage to Mussorgsky / Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Nights in the Afternoon a culture very close to their transcr. Thomas Ang Night on Robert Atchison violin hearts. While Shostakovich the Bare Mountain David Jones cello and Rachmaninoff are familiar ‘Variations’ embraces the core Olga Dudnik piano names amongst London ideal of Ensemble Mirage as a audiences, the trio concludes Shostakovich Trio No. 1 in C flexi-ensemble; showcasing a the programme with a rarely Op. 8 whole breadth of works in performed, yet truly wonderful, Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque different flexes alongside a new masterpiece by the Russian No. 1 commission for the ensemble. composer Rimsky-Korsakov. Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Trio ensemblemirage.com in C minor londonpianotrio.com

Sun 11 June 3.00pm Sun 18 June 3.00pm

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