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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. © Matthew Andrews 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 © Dan © 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 Scott violin Étude Pour les Octaves Tatty Theo cello 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 witty Piano 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 © Susan Omnia © Opera 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 © Jean-Etienne Moldo Dawton © Anthony 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 Barrett the 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 © Peter © Susan Porter-Thomas © James © James Keates THE 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 Butterfield violin 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 Stott viola 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 Villanueva © Elija Paul 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 © Trent McMinn © Trent © 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.
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