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Autumn Season Sept Autumn Season Sept - Dec 2021 from our audience: “what a joy to find ourselves sitting once again inside our favourite Conway Hall, immersed in the music of yet another delightful group of first-class musicians.” Support us In order to continue to fulfil our ethos of You can help us to continue our work by “affordable classical music for all”, philanthropic donating today. The generosity that you may support is ever more significant to the bright provide will not just benefit Conway Hall as a future of our concert series. By supporting our cultural organisation, but also help the roster of concerts, you will be playing a vital role in professional musicians we work with continue to enabling us to deliver inspiring concerts for many realise their lifelong ambitions. years to come, and memorable experiences for new and long-lasting audiences. How to Donate: In return for your generosity, we can offer exclusive benefits that get you We are extremely grateful for the support closer to our concerts, including: of our current distinguished patrons who are • Patrons’ receptions after key concerts renowned musicians, actors and broadcasters. • The opportunity to attend rehearsals By supporting our series you will join a family • Meet the Artists after the concert of dedicated, generous people who share a • Acknowledgment in our concert programmes common passion and enthusiasm for music. and on our website Whatever your interests or background, we can build a close,rewarding relationship with you. You can make a one-off donation online here: bit.ly/concertsdonation Not only do we provide a performance platform for established chamber groups, but we also You can also donate by cheque, payable give a springboard for the next generation of to “Conway Hall Ethical Society”, sent to: young artists to make their mark on the classical Conway Hall Sunday Concerts, music stage. In a highly competitive world 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL where young professionals are often expected to perform without any fee, we at Conway Hall If you would like to find out more, are committed to supporting today’s musicians please contact our Director of Music, and insist on paying fees to our artists. Simon Callaghan: [email protected] The Sunday Concerts trace their history back to 1878 when the People’s Concert Society was formed for the purpose of “increasing the popularity of good music by means of affordable concerts”. TheSouth Place Ethical Society acquired the concert series and, in 1929, had Conway Hall purpose built for them and, with the exception of the war years, the concerts seasons have continued ever since. Scan this QR code to see a video introduction to our concert series. Welcometo our Autumn 2021 series of concerts at Conway Hall As I write this, I am still full of joy after our first opportunity to welcome an audience in 2021: an exquisite, world-class performance by the Oculi Ensemble. Despite the warm response we have had to live-streaming our concerts, which will continue, Conway Hall just isn’t the same without you, our audience, and we are so happy to have you back! Thank you again for your invaluable support as we navigate such a difficult period. This autumn we return to our schedule of weekly concerts, starting with the Berkeley Ensemble who will share with us two of their lecture-recital programmes, bringing excellent but lesser-known British works to the fore. Their concert finishes with Beethoven's Septet, which will also be played by the Zoffany Ensemble in December. Two opportunities to hear this famous work, which we hope will in some way compensate for the many postponed Beethoven concerts in 2020. A highlight of the season will undoubtedly be The Clements Prize, a competition founded at Conway Hall, and which was instrumental in encouraging young composers to write chamber music works during the first part of the twentieth century. It is exciting to be re-launching the competition, giving opportunities to young artists while also showcasing the musical history of our wonderful hall. Dr Simon Callaghan Director of Music PHOTO CREDITS: Pip Bacon @ Purple Raspberry (Galliard Ensemble, front cover) Viktor Erik Emanuel (Piatti Quartet) • Louise Mather (Berkeley Ensemble) • Peter Searle (Greenwich Trio) Engegård Quartet (Engegård Quartet) •Tim Ellis (Maria Canyigueral) • Anna Patarinka (Eusebius Quartet) Eoin Schmidt-Martin (Fidelio Trio) • George Archer (Coull Quartet) • Kaupo Kikkas (Simon Callaghan) The Banff Centre (Alauda Quartet) • Roscoe Rutter (Callum Smart) • Patrick Allen (Zoffany Ensemble) PATRONS: Stephen Hough • Prunella Scales CBE • Hiro Takenouchi Petroc Trelawny • Timothy West CBE 26th September Berkeley Ensemble Sophie Mather • violin Dan Shilladay • viola Gemma Wareham • cello John Slack • clarinet Andrew Watson • bassoon Paul Cott • horn Simon Callaghan • piano 4pm In a special two-concert event to open the season, the Berkeley Ensemble offer an Imogen Holst The Fall of the Leaf opportunity to get to know three rarely- Lennox Berkeley Sonatine performed gems of the British repertoire, set in context and brought to life by the musicians. To conclude the day, they come together in a 6.30pm performance of Beethoven's Septet, one of his most loved works since its premiere in 1800. Ireland Trio in D minor With huge thanks to the Lennox Berkeley Society and Beethoven Septet in E♭ Op. 20 the John Ireland Trust for their support of these events. "…the high quality of the performances by the Berkeley Ensemble, a malleable group which, like the Nash Ensemble, can adapt itself to different formats and plays as if it were truly inside the music…well worth a listen." Geoffrey Norris, Sunday Telegraph September 3rd October • 6.30pm 10th October • 6.30pm Greenwich Trio Engegård Quartet Arvid Engegård • violin Lana Trotovšek • violin Sara Chen • violin Heather Tuach• cello Juliet Jopling • viola Yoko Misumi • piano Jan Clemens Carlsen • cello Haydn Trio in E♭ Hob.XV:19 Mozart Quartet in B K458 'The Hunt' Smetana Trio in G minor Op. 15 ♭ Haydn Quartet in G Op. 76/1 Brahms arr. Kirchner Sextet in B♭ Op. 18 Schubert Quartet in D minor 'Death and Hailed by Bernard Greenhouse as 'the new the Maiden' D810 Beaux Arts Trio', the Greenwich Trio are gaining an increasingly strong reputation, Formed under the midnight sun in Lofoten placing the core repertoire at the centre of in 2006, the Engegård Quartet has their work. Alongside trios by Haydn and rapidly become one of Norway’s most Smetana, they present Brahms' beloved B sought after ensembles. Their bold, fresh flat Sextet in a re-working for piano trio by his interpretations of the classical repertoire friend, Theodor Kirchner, which received high combined with a deep attachment to praise from the composer himself. their Scandinavian roots has attracted international acclaim, and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming. "Never have I heard piano and stringed instruments meld together so seamlessly." "You can't ask for more of a performance Bachtrack - live or recorded - than that it pulls you in and compels you to listen, even when it's of music you thought you knew fairly well." KlassiskMusikk.com October 17th October • 6.30pm The Clements Prize Featuring members of the Piatti Quartet Alfred J. Clements (1858-1938) was the organiser and secretary of the South Place Sunday Concerts (predecessor of Conway Hall Sunday Concerts) from their inception in 1887 until his death. In the first half of the twentieth century the competition bearing his name encouraged the composition of new chamber works, establishing a tradition which set Conway Hall right at the centre of British contemporary music. After the disaster wrought on the music industry by the coronavirus in 2020,Conway Hall Sunday Concerts is keen to support young musicians and new music in whatever way possible. 2021 sees the re-launch of The Clements Prize, which will call for new compositions for string trio. Alongside the competition, scores submitted for previous editions from the Conway Hall Archive will be available for the first time via the Conway Hall website and a selection exhibited before the final round of the competition. We are grateful to Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and to The London Community Foundation for making this exciting event possible. Tickets give access to the final round performance by members of thePiatti Quartet (including Joseph Phibb‘s Quartet No. 1, played while the Jury deliberates) and to the exhibition of scores in the Conway Hall Library. The opening of Jeremy Pike's String Quartet No. 4, a runner-up in The Clements Prize 1977 24th October • 6.30pm 31st October • 6.30pm Maria Canyigueral Eusebius Quartet Bach Prelude and Fugues BWV846-847 Beatrice Philips • violin Venetia Jollands • violin Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825 Hannah Shaw • viola A prizewinner in several International Hannah Sloane • cello Competitions, including the Ile de France International Piano Competition (Paris); the Haydn Trio in E♭ Op. 1/1 Pirani Piano Trio Prize with Ianthe Ensemble Takemitsu Between Tides (London) and International Chamber Music Brahms Trio in C Op. 87 Competition Antón García Abril (Granada), Maria's recent project ‘Avant-Guarding Mompou’ was premiered at Conway Hall Praised as ‘excellent’ by The Sunday Times, in June 2018. Her autumn recital offers the Eusebius Quartet was formed in 2016 something entirely different: a wonderful out of a passion for the extraordinary opportunity to enjoy an exquisite selection music written for this formation and have of Bach on Conway Hall's wonderful since gained a reputation for possessing Bösendorfer. ‘clarity and unity of thought’. In 2018 they were finalists in theRoyal Over-Seas League Music Competition, and they have "The pianist convinces with a finely nuanced frequently been invited to perform live on sensitive playing, that one wants to listen to." BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’.
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