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SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK Table of Contents

Sat 03 July 5pm Summer Festival Orchestral Picnic 4 Sun 04 July 2pm Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts 5 4.30pm Piano Showcase 6 7pm Piano Ensemble Concert 7 Mon 05 July 12.30pm/1.15pm Epsom Playhouse Lunchtime Concert 8 7.30pm Summer Festival Showcase 9 Tue 06 July 7.30pm performs with YMS pupils 10 Wed 07 July 1.15pm Summer Festival Showcase 11 7.30pm Summer Festival Showcase 12 Fri 09 July 1.15pm Bach Chaconne: with David Dolan 13 7.30pm Lady Windermere’s Fan 13 Sat 10 July 2pm Summer Festival Showcase 14 7.30pm Summer Festival Showcase 15 Sun 11 July 2pm/3.30pm/5pm Musical Myths 16 7.30pm Leavers 2020 17 Mon 12 July 4.30pm Summer Festival Showcase 18 Tue 13 July 1.15pm Summer Festival Showcase 19 7.30pm performs with YMS pupils 20 Perfomers 23—31

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Registered Charity 312010 Welcome to our Summer Festival

Since joining YMS as Director of Music in April 2020, I have been eagerly anticipating the return of public audiences to the Menuhin Hall. Although our pupils have given each other the most wonderfully enthusiastic support over the past 15 months, the absence of the general public has been keenly felt and we are tremendously excited to once again open our doors to the outside world.

This year’s Festival is a bold reimagining of the event. It provides a wonderful platform for the School to showcase an increasingly diverse approach to its pupils’ education and I’m proud of the way in which everyone has engaged so imaginatively with the range of activities included in the programme.

Alongside traditional events including the Student Showcases and the Orchestra Picnic, I’m delighted to welcome special guests such as Carl Davis and Charles Owen, as well as our some of our Leavers from 2020 who were so cruelly denied a farewell performance last year. Our Family Day promises to be a very special occasion which highlights the creative spirit of the School in collaboration with the extraordinary skills of Chris Jarvis and Les Bubb. We anticipate a truly festive atmosphere in which the School grounds will be open to the public for picnics in between performances.

We have missed you – our public – during this long period of enforced closure, and the precious value of live music has become increasingly apparent to all. It’s a great pleasure to welcome you back.

Ashley Wass Director of Music

"I feel it is the musician’s role to maintain our trust in the world and the world’s trust in us, to help us express genuine emotions. When music takes on that responsibility, it draws upon the best kind of human effort and is deeply therapeutic, harmonising the physical and the spiritual, the intellectual and emotional, joining body and soul."

- Yehudi Menuhin Orchestral Picnic Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts Holberg Suite Edvard Grieg Praeludium 1843—1907 Sarabande Gavotte Air Rigaudon

The Orchestra Guest Leader: Doriane Gable

Serenade for Guitar and Strings Op 50 1921—2006 The Yehudi Menuhin School Junior Orchestra Directed by Matthew Taylor Kotone Ozaki Guitar

Little Music for Strings Prelude 1905—1998 Fugue Air Finale

The Yehudi Menuhin School Junior Orchestra Directed by Matthew Taylor

PICNIC INTERVAL  75 MINS

Serenade for Strings in C major Op 48 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840—1893 Pezzo in forma di sonatina Valse Élégie Finale (Tema russo)

The Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra Guest Leader: Doriane Gable

This concert will be followed by a presentation of scores to the pupils who are leaving the School at the end of this term.

4 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Orchestral Picnic Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts Magic Piano Directed by: Martin Clapp Live musical accompaniment:

Etudes Frédéric Chopin Op 25 No 5 Jude Usborne 1810—1849 Op 10 No 3 Alasdair Howell Op 10 No 1 Claire Wang Op 10 No 7 Damir Durmanovic Op 25 No 6 Duru Erdogan Op 25 No 1 Stefanija Nikolich Op 25 No 12 Rebecca You Op 10 No 9 Mika Petrović Op 25 No 11 Tom Yang

The Chopin Shorts Fat Hamster Directed by: Adam Wyrwas Op 25 No 8 Julius Backer

Pl.ink! Directed by: Anne-Kristin Berge Op 10 No 4 Damir Durmanovic

Hamster Heaven Directed by: Paul Bolger Op 10 No 11 Damir Durmanovic

Papa’s Boy Directed by: Anne-Kristin Berge Op 25 No 9 Julius Backer

4 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 5 Piano Showcase Piano Ensemble

Variations on the name “Abegg” Op 1 Robert Schumann 1810—1856 Miffy Sun

Erlkönig Franz Schubert 1797—1828 Jude Usborne arr. Liszt

Legende - St François de Paule: marchant sur les flots 1811—1886 Alasdair Howell

Rêverie Claude Debussy Dr Gradus ad Parnassum (from Children’s Corner) 1862—1918

Mia Li

Three intermezzi for piano Op 117 Johannes Brahms Andante moderato 1833—1897 Andante non troppo e con molto espressione Andante con moto

Julius Backer

Piano Sonata No 3 in A minor Op 28 Sergei Prokofiev 1891—1953 Claire Wang

Danse Macabre Camille Saint-Saëns 1835—1921 Mika Petrović arr. Liszt

6 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Piano Showcase Piano Ensemble

Morgenstemning i ørkenen (from Peer Gynt) Edvard Grieg 1843—1907 Stefanija Nikolich Miffy Sun Rebecca You Claire Wang

Rondo in D Op 175 No 1 Cornelius Gurlitt 1820—1901 Miffy Sun Claire Wang

Country Gardens Percy Grainger 1882—1961 Alasdair Howell Mika Petrović Jude Usborne Tom Yang

Valse and Romance Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873—1943 Marco Galvani Alasdair Howell Tom Yang

Piano Trio No 3 in G minor Op 110 Robert Schumann Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch 1810—1856 Ziemlich langsam Rasch. Kräftig, mit Humor

Yume Zamponi Violin Caio Albuquerque Cello Duru Erdogan Piano

6 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 7 Epsom Playhouse Lunchtime Concerts Showcase Concert Monday 5 July Monday 5 July, 7.30pm 12.30pm Duo Sonata Op 3 No 4 in F Major Jean-Marie Leclair Allegro assai 1697—1764 Aria gratioso—Andante Giga—Allegro moderato Anamaria Prendi, Milla Stevenson Violins

Suite from Dichterliebe Op 48 Robert Schumann 1810—1856 Eddie Mead Cello, Martin Keane Guitar

String Quartet in B-flat Major Op 1 No 1 Franz Joseph Haydn Presto 1732—1809 Menuetto Adagio Menuetto Presto Yamato Couchman, Zac Cui Violins Jackson Khou Viola, Caitlin Chan Cello

Amazing Grace Trad. Yume Tomita Violin 1.15pm Prelude No 3 in A minor Heitor Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 in D Major 1887—1959 Kotone Ozaki Guitar

String Quartet Opus 33 No 1 Franz Joseph Haydn Allegro moderato 1732—1809 Scherzo: Allegro di molto Andante Finale: Presto Yume Zamponi, Dora Oliva Devoghel Violins Ignacy Stefanowicz Viola, Caio Albuquerque Cello

Grand Duo de Concert Adrien-François Servais (based on 'God Save the King') 1807—1866 Jelena Horvat Violin, Özgür Deniz Kaya Cello

8 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Epsom Playhouse Lunchtime Concerts Showcase Concert Monday 5 July Monday 5 July, 7.30pm Claire de lune Claude Debussy 1862—1918 Caprice Viennois Fritz Kreisler 1875—1962 Rebecca You Piano

Rêverie Giovanni Bottesini 1821—1889 Ode d’Espagna François Rabbath b. 1931 Lukas Hall Double Bass Miffy Sun Piano

Scherzo from FAE Sonata Johannes Brahms 1833—1897 Youngwoo Choi Violin Jude Usborne Piano

Sonata Op 21 No 6 Eugène Ysaÿe 1858—1931 Miriam Obolashvili Violin

Silent Woods Antonín Dvořak 1841—1904 Chris Liu Cello Rebecca You Piano

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Camille Saint-Saëns 1835—1921 Pendo Masote Violin Duru Erdogan Piano

Rondo in A minor 1756—1795 Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Carmen Fantasy Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 Jelena Horvat Violin Claire Wang Piano

8 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 9 Charles Owen performs with YMS pupils Showcase Concert Tuesday 6 July, 7.30pm Wednesday 7 July, 1.15pm

Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor Op 15 Gabriel Fauré Allegro molto moderato 1845—1924 Scherzo, Allegro vivo Adagio Allegro molto

Eva Ter-Sarkisova Violin, Tim Tran Viola Hattie MacGregor Cello Charles Owen Piano

Piano Quartet in E fl at major Op 87 Antonín Dvořák Allegro con fuoco 1841—1904 Lento Allegro moderato, grazioso – Un pochettino più mosso Finale. Allegro ma non troppo

Kasina Ansvananda Violin, Darwin Chang Viola Özgür Deniz Kaya Cello Charles Owen Piano

Described by Gramophone magazine as “one of the fi nest British pianists of his generation”, Charles Owen has enjoyed an extensive international career performing a wide ranging repertoire to outstanding critical acclaim.

Charles studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and the of Music with Irina Zaritskaya and Imogen Cooper. His numerous awards include the Silver Medal at the Scottish International Piano Competition (1995) and the 1997 Parkhouse Award. Charles Owen is a Professor of Piano at the Guildhall School in and was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador in 2016.

10 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Charles Owen performs with YMS pupils Showcase Concert Tuesday 6 July, 7.30pm Wednesday 7 July, 1.15pm

Duo Sonata Op 3 No 4 in F Major Jean-Marie Leclair Allegro assai 1697—1764 Aria gratioso—Andante Giga—Allegro moderato

Anamaria Prendi, Milla Stevenson Violins

Impromptu Alexander Arutiunian 1 9 2 0 — 2 0 1 2 Hayden You Cello, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Scherzo Tarantella Henryk Wieniawski 1835—1880 Yamato Couchman Violin, Alasdair Howell Piano

Sonata for Solo Violin Op 115 Sergei Prokofiev 1st movement: Moderato 1891—1953

Emili Kakiuchi Violin

Polonaise de concert Henryk Wieniawski 1835—1880 Isla Forbes Violin, Alasdair Howell Piano

Silent Woods Antonín Dvořak 1 8 4 1 — 1 9 0 4 Joanne Bae Cello, Rebecca You Piano

Salut d’amour 1857—1934 La Capricieuse Edward Elgar

Clara-Sophia Wernig Violin, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Fantasie Frédéric Chopin 1810—1849 Rebecca You Piano

Carmen Fantasy Franz Waxman 1906—1967 Benedetta Fiechter Violin, Tom Yang Piano

10 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 11 Showcase Concert Bach Chaconne: Wednesday 7 July, 7.30pm an exploration with David Dolan Chanson de matin, Op 15.II Henryk Wieniawski Obertas Op 19 No 1 1835—1880

Isla Schwarz Violin, Miffy Sun Piano

Le Cri de Venise François Rabbath b. 1931 Levi Andreassen Double Bass

Five Melodies Op 35 Sergei Prokofiev I. Andante 1891—1953 II. Lento, ma non troppo III. Animato, ma non allegro Lady Windermere’s Fan V. Andante non troppo

Gökçe Çatakoğlu Violin, Mika Petrović Piano

Song without Words Felix Mendelssohn 1809—1847 Haoran Li Cello, Tom Yang Piano

Valse Scherzo Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840—1893 Kenza Stamselberg Violin, Julius Backer Piano

Sonata for Two Violins Op 56 Sergei Prokofiev Andante cantabile 1891—1953 Allegro Commodo quasi allegretto Allegro con brio

Leon Sturdee, Vadym Perig Violins

Pezzo Capriccioso Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840—1893 Rezi Khaindrava Cello, Duru Erodan Piano

Carmen Fantasy Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 Sasha Parker Violin, Claire Wang Piano

12 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Showcase Concert Bach Chaconne: Wednesday 7 July, 7.30pm an exploration with David Dolan World-renowned concert pianist, researcher and educator David Dolan shares his acclaimed method of classical improvisation, developed and practised at The Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall. Together with senior pupils from the School, they will search for harmonic structure and elaboration in Bach’s celebrated Chaconne.

Working with David are Evie Calver (who will give the concluding performance), Jelena Horvat and alumna Sophia Prodanova.

Lady Windermere’s Fan

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch (1925) Scored by: Carl Davis CBE Starring: Ronald Colman, Irene Rich, May McAvoy, Bert Lytell

Live musical accompaniment conducted by Carl Davis CBE

Felicia I Chiao Tsai Violin Eddie Mead Cello Mika Petrović Piano Jude Usborne Piano

Carl Davis CBE has made an astonishing impact on music. He is the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation and has written the score to some of the most loved and remembered British television dramas, including The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The World at War and Hollywood. He is a conductor and composer of symphonic works, as well as a notable writer for the ballet.

A consummate all-round musician, Carl Davis works internationally in many spheres of music-making. Born in New York in 1936, he studied composition with Paul Nordoff and Hugo Kauder, and subsequently with Per Nørgaard in Copenhagen.

12 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 13 Showcase Concert Saturday 10 July, 2pm Introduction & Tarantella Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 Nicole Wang Violin, Tom Yang Piano

Nocturne Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840—1893 Blanche Patricot Cello, Miffy Sun Piano

Romanian Dances Béla Bartók 1881—1945 Slavina Teneva Violin, Claire Wang Piano

The Donkey and the Driver Hubert Léonard 1819—1890 Caitlin Chan Cello, Mia Li Piano

Variations on The Last Rose of Summer Heinrich Ernst 1812—1865 Henry Quan Violin

Tonadilla op. 170 no. 5 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco 1895—1968 Alfred Leishman Guitar

Romance Richard Strauss 1864—1949 Emma van Schadewyck Cello, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Sonata Op 21 No 6 Eugène Ysaÿe 1858—1931 Darwin Chang Violin

Fantasy, Op. 28 Alexander Scriabin 1872—1915 Duru Erdogan Piano

Variations on Rossini’s I Palpiti Niccolò Paganini 1782—1840 Dora Oliva Devoghel Violin, Jude Usborne Piano

14 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Showcase Concert Showcase Concert Saturday 10 July, 2pm Saturday 10 July, 7.30pm Grave in the style of W F Bach Fritz Kreisler 1875—1962 Dancing Doll Ede Poldini 1869—1957 Inés Maro Burgos Babakhanian Violin, Rebecca You Piano arr. Kreisler

Milonga and Tango final Astor Piazzolla 1921—1992 Simon Nivy Guitar

From My Homeland Bedřich Smetana Andantino—Moderato G minor 1824—1884

Sarah Khan Violin, Duru Erdogan Piano

Romanian Dances Béla Bartók 1881—1945 Salvatore Di Lorenzo Violin, Claire Wang Piano

Six Studies on English Folk Songs 1872—1958 Eddie Mead Cello, Richard Zhang Piano

The Fountains of Arethuse Karol Szymanowski 1882—1937 Felicia Tsai Violin, Duru Erdogan Piano

Sonata for Violin and Cello Maurice Ravel Allegro 1875—1937 Très vif Lent Vif avec entrain

Kasina Ansvananda Violin, Hattie McGregor Cello

Caprice d'après l'Étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns Eugène Ysaÿe 1858—1931 Yume Zamponi Violin, Mika Petrović Piano

14 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 15 Musical Myths Sunday 11 July

Narrated by: Chris Jarvis Physical comedy: Les Bubb Artwork: E C Woodhouse Text: the pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School Concert II - 2.00pm Till Eulenspiegel Richard Strauss 1864—1949 Nigel Hutchison, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Habanera Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 James Marshall Violin, Tom Yang Piano

Concert II - 3.30pm Romeo and Juliet Sergei Prokofi ev 1891—1953 Jemimah Quick, Tim Tran Violas, Alasdair Howell Piano

Concert-Polonaise Adolf Mišek 1875—1955 Nathan Perry Double Bass, Mika Petrović Piano

Concert III - 5.00pm The Firebird Igor Stravinsky 1882—1971 Svitlana Kosenko, Rebecca You Piano

La Capricieuse Edward Elgar 1857—1934 Clara-Sophia Wernig Violin, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

Chris Jarvis is one of CBeebies most experienced and versatile television presenters, appearing on countless CBeebies television programmes since 1992, including Show Me, Show Me, and The Friday Zone. He regularly hosts family concerts for the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2019 he founded Little Radio, a station for kids via app or internet.

Les Bubb started performing at the National Youth Theatre and then at the Desmond Jones school of mime in London , and in Paris with Phillipe Gaulier (Le Coq) and Etienne Decroux. From 1997 to 2002 Les starred in and co-wrote the young peoples’ series “HUBUBB” for BBC1, making his distinctive surreal humour popular to a whole new generation.

16 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Musical Myths Leavers 2020 Sunday 11 July With so many of the leavers scattered all over Europe, it has been difficult to finalise who is going to be able to come and play – especially with the ever- changing regulations!

Tonight’s programme includes Bach’s 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, conducted by Kingsley Lin and performed by a combination of former and current students:

Viviane Plekhotkine, Darwin Chang, Alix Vaillot Violins Hugo Haag, Hattie Quick and Jemimah Quick Violas Özgür Deniz Kaya, Caterina Isaia and Hattie McGregor Cellos Isabel García González and Daniil Margulis Double basses

Also in the programme will be some showpieces, including Bottesini’s demanding Variations on a theme from La Sonnambula, played by Isabel García González.

The programme will be announced from the stage.

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16 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 17 Showcase Concert Showcase Concert Monday 12 July, 4.30pm Tuesday 13 July, 1.15pm Légende Henryk Wieniawski 1835—1880 Tomomasa Aoki Violin, Rebecca You Piano

Iberique Peninsulaire François Rabbath b. 1931 Gavotte Antonio Lorenziti 1740—1789 Patrick Marks Double Bass, Mia Li Piano

Sonata in A minor Op 2 No 6 Niccolò Paganini Largo con precizione, Tempo di walzer 1782—1840 Ghofrane Miladi Violin, Alfred Leishman Guitar

From Romeo & Juliet Sergei Prokofiev Young Juliet, Balcony Scene 1891—1953 Jemimah Quick Viola, Alasdair Howell Piano

Romance Karl Davidov 1838—1889 Gnomentanz David Popper 1843—1913 Laura Lin Cello, Mika Petrović Cello

Zigeunerweisen Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 Jana Jakovljevic Violin, Jude Usborne Piano

Valse Scherzo Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840—1893 Seoyul Kim Violin, Julius Backer Piano

Vocalise Sergei Rachmaminov 1873—1943 Caio Albuquerque Cello, Alasdair Howell Piano

Lullaby from Suite Op 6 1913—1976 Habanera Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 James Marshall Violin, Tom Yang Piano

Carmen Fantasy Jenö Hubay 1858—1937 Alix Vaillot Violin, Stefanija Nikolich Piano

18 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Showcase Concert Showcase Concert Monday 12 July, 4.30pm Tuesday 13 July, 1.15pm Romance in F Major 1770—1827 Zhenghuan Cui Violin, Tom Yang Piano

Lamentatio Giovanni Sollima b. 1964 Caterina Isaia Cello

Tzigane Maurice Ravel 1875—1937 Ignacy Stefanowicz Violin, Nigel Hutchison Piano

Una limosna por el Amor de Dios Agustín Barrios Mazurka Apassionata 1885—1944

Martin Keane Guitar

Nocturne & Tarantella Karol Szymanowski 1882—1937 Vadym Perig Violin, Svitlana Kosenko Piano

Chaconne Béla Bartók 1881—1945 Eva Ter-Sarkisova Violin

Chasse a cours François Rabbath b. 1931 Polonaise de concert Adolf Mišek 1875—1955 Nathan Perry Double Bass, Mika Petrović Piano

Zigeunerweisen Pablo de Sarasate 1844—1908 Selina Staeheli Violin, Jude Usborne Piano

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Piano Trio in F sharp minor Arno Babajanian Largo - Allegro espressivo 1921—1983 Andante Allegro vivace

Alix Vaillot Violin Caterina Isaia Cello Ashley Wass Piano

Piano Quartet No 2 in A Major Johannes Brahms Allegro non troppo 1833—1897 Poco adagio Scherzo. Poco allegro - Trio Finale. Allegro

Salvatore Di Lorenzo Violin Darwin Chang Violin Özgür Deniz Kaya Cello Ashley Wass Piano

Ashley Wass has a wonderful career as a pianist, both as a performer and recording artist, and in music education. He is former Deputy Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and was Professor of Piano at the from 2008-2018. Alongside his work as soloist and chamber musician, Ashley is co-founder of Mash Productions and was Artistic Director of the Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival for eleven years, and helped develop the festival into one the UK’s leading events.

Ashley has been Director of Music at The Yehudi Menuhin School since April 2020.

20 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Ashley Wass Thank you for making our work possible performs with YMS pupils We are immensely grateful to everyone who supports The Yehudi Menuhin School and our pupils. It is thanks to you that we can offer the opportunity of a lifetime to talented young musicians from around the world, in a safe and nurturing environment.

The following list recognises those who have made donations of £1,000 or more in the 2020/21 academic year. We are also grateful to all of those donors who prefer to remain anonymous, a number of whom have made substantial gifts to the School. Principal Benefactors Menuhin Circle

Behrens Foundation Sir John Baker Lionel Blackman Lord and Lady Blackwell The Claire Hunter Charitable Trust Simon and Sue Browning The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust David and Yi Buckley Elizabeth Frankland Moore and Star Professor Derek Clements-Croome Foundation Tianqi Cui The Holder Family Scholarships John and Hilary Everett The Humphrey Richardson Taylor Mrs Barbara Fisher OBE Charitable Trust Mrs Cherry Frizzell Mr Ronald & The Hon Mrs McAulay Andrew and Kay Hunter Johnston Oak Foundation Anna Joseph The Sutasoma Trust Stuart and Geraldine Mitchell The Willow Charitable Trust Alan and Jan Morgan The Audrey Wilson Charitable Richard Morris Settlement Phyllida Previte Geoffrey and Alison Richards Anne Stevenson Veronica Wadley

“As a leaver, I would like to particularly thank all those of you who support the School. The time here has really made the difference in my life; the School teaches us how to be outstanding performers, musicians and particularly how to find the artist which is deep within ourselves. Thank you again to all of you who support! I hope you enjoy the Summer Festival!” - Salvatore Di Lorenzo

We have made every effort to reach out to all donors but it is possible that we may have inadvertently omitted someone: if you think you should be on this list but your name does not appear (or vice-versa, you would rather your name were removed), please contact [email protected].

20 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 21 How you can help support the future of classical music

The Yehudi Menuhin School provides a specialist education for exceptionally talented young musicians from around the globe. Pupils are admitted based on talent, potential and passion for music, not on their ability to pay the fees. With more than 90% of pupils needing financial support to attend the School, it takes significant funding to fulfil this mission, particularly in times of global crisis. Friends of The Yehudi Menuhin School

The Friends of YMS bring together people who share a love of music and a passion for supporting the next generation of performers. Friends provide a warm and loyal audience to our pupils, and benefit from priority booking to concerts in The Menuhin Hall as well as invitations to exclusive Friends-only events.

Membership starts from just £40 per year. To find out more, or to join, please visit www.menuhinschool.co.uk/friends.

Menuhin Circle

Named after our Founder, the Menuhin Circle brings together people who donate between £1,000 - £5,000 per year to our Annual Fund for a minimum of three years. Members receive invitations to exclusive opportunities to meet pupils, alumni, teachers and those who were close to Yehudi Menuhin.

To join, please visit www.menuhinschool.co.uk/support-us.

1963 Society

The 1963 Society brings together donors who have told us they intend to include a gift to the School in their will. If you have already included a gift in your will or intend to, please do let us know.

For more information please contact [email protected].

22 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 How you can help support the future of classical music Performers

The Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra Guest Leader: Doriane Gable Orchestral Assistants: Salvatore Di Lorzenzo, Leon Sturdee Violins Violas Kasina Ansvananda Isla Forbes Benedetta Fiechter Henry Quan Darwin Chang Kenza Stamselberg Salvatore Di Lorenzo Tim Tran Jelena Horvat Pendo Masote Cellos Mariam Obolashvili Özgür Kaya Selina Staeheli Rezi Khaindrava Ignacy Stefanowicz Chris Liu Leon Sturdee Eddie Mead Felicia Tsai Alix Vaillot Double Basses Levi Andreassen Nathan Perry Emanuel Samant-Crampton The Yehudi Menuhin School Junior Orchestra Conductor: Matthew Taylor Orchestral Assistants: Salvatore Di Lorzenzo, Leon Sturdee 1st Violins Violas Dora Oliva Devoghel Jackson Kou Jana Jakovljevic Sasha Parker Emili Kakiuchi Jemimah Quick Sarah Khan Clara-Sophia Wernig Slavina Teneva Yume Zamponi Cellos Caio Albuquerque 2nd violins Joanne Bae Youngwoo Choi HaoRan Li Yamato Couchman Laura Lin Zhenghyuan Cui James Marshall Double Bass Vadim Perig Lukas Hall Enpei Zhu

22 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 23 Performers David Dolan studied piano with Sonia Valin and composition and improvisation with Haim Alexander at the Jerusalem Academy of Music. He then studied with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and with Claude Frank in New York. He is Professor of Classical Improvisation at the Guildhall, and has headed the Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation since 2005. In 1992 Yehudi Menuhin invited him to teach at YMS, with an instruction to work with every child in the School. Damir Durmanovic began his studies at the age of eight with Maja Azabagic before commencing his studies at The Yehudi Menuhin School where he studied with Marcel Baudet. Damir has just graduated from the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Andrew Ball and Dmitri Alexeev.

Doriane Gable studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique from the age of 15, having studied previously at the Regional Conservatory of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés with Marie-Claude Theuveny. She was solo violin of the Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris for eight years. Doriane has been invited to play in the orchestras of BBC Symphony orchestra, BBC Philarmonic, CBSO Orchestra, Radio France Philarmonic orchestra, European Union Chamber, Luxembourg Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of Paris, as concertmaster, associate concertmaster and principal second violin. Marco Galvani is a composer based in London. His choral work is published by Edition Peters, and his work has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by a variety of orchestras, ensembles, and choirs. Marco has been teaching composition, harmony, and general music at The Yehudi Menuhin School since 2018, since completing his studies at Oxford University and the . Nigel Hutchison graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music from the , followed by postgraduate study at the Guildhall. He completed his studies at the Juilliard School in New York on a Fulbright Scholarship. In New York, he studied with the great American pianist Earl Wild. He has had a busy solo career with many distinguished colleagues in duo and chamber concerts. Nigel has been a Staff Pianist at YMS since 2006.

Svetlana Kosenko studied at Kharkov University of Arts in Ukraine with Prof. Natalia Melnikova and at the Hochschule of Music Saar with Prof. T. Mokatsian. Svetlana is a prize-winner of many international competitions including the Smetana Piano Competition, George Enescu Competition and Joseph Suder International Lied Competition in Germany. Svetlana has been a Staff Pianist at The Yehudi Menuhin School since 2014.

24 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 Performers Sophia Prodanova began her studies at the National School of Music and Dance Arts in Bulgaria before joining The Yehudi Menuhin School when she was 16. After graduating, she was admitted to the Guildhall where she continues to study improvisation with David Dolan. At the Guildhall, Sophia also studies with David Takeno, Pavlo Beznosiuk and Krysia Osostowicz.

Ayaka Shigeno was born in Hiroshima, Japan. Her first piano lesson was given by her mother at the age of 5. In 2004 she joined The Yehudi Menuhin School where she studied with Marcel Baudet and Renana Gutman. She went on to study at the Berlin University of Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin), and performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician with many renowned ensembes. Ayaka currently teaches piano at YMS.

Matthew Taylor studied composition with Robin Holloway at Queens' College, Cambridge and later at the Guildhall, the Royal Academy and with Robert Simpson and Sir Malcolm Arnold. He has appeared as Guest Conductor with the English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia and St Petersburg State Academic Orchestra. Matthew's numerous compositions have been performed by, among others, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He currently teaches composition at the Junior Academy in addition to his work at YMS.

Leavers 2020 - destinations Ludwig Dorner continuing his studies in Germany Isabel García González Royal College of Music Hugo Haag Guildhall School of Music and Drama Nipakorn Limcharoen University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Kingsley Lin University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Daniil Margulis Royal College of Music Molly McGregor Hochschule für Musik Trossingen Carmen Pérez Salmoral Currently auditioning Gorka Plada Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Viviane Plekhotkine Royal College of Music Harriet Quick Royal College of Music Ezo Dem Sarici Royal Academy of Music Coco Tomita Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Elfida Turan Royal Academy of Music Claire Wells Hochschüle für Musik und Tanz Köln

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Levi Andreassen (17, USA): Evie Calver (19, ): Favourite place: “this school “I would love to meet Sylvia because the people and Plath to talk about how music you are surrounded by she views life and death everyday makes this place so in comparison to how she special.” writes about it in her poetry.” Gökçe Çatakoğlu (17, Caio Albuquerque (16, Turkey): “Musically, I would Brazil): “I would love to meet be ‘Willkommen’ from the Pierre Fournier. We would musical Cabaret. I really like talk about all facets of cello singing it because it can be technique.” sung in a theatrical way.” Kasina Ansvananda (19, Caitlin Chan (13, UK/Hong Thailand): “I would like to meet Kong): “I would like to meet Yehudi Menuhin. I would like to Tchaikovsky and we would talk talk to him about his wisdoms about how his music refl ects and how I could help to change human emotions accurately the world.” and how he carried his emotions onto his music.” Tomomasa Aoki (12, Japan/ China): “My favourite place Darwin Chang (18, Taiwan): “If in the world is the outside I could meet someone from as every breath is very history, it would be Ravel, to refreshing and can really talk about the contrast of life in clean my mind.” and out of Paris.”

Julius Backer (18, Youngwoo Choi (13, South Netherlands/Germany): Korea): “My favourite place “My favourite thing to do would be Bookham Common is playing football with my because it is so peaceful and friends on a sunny day.” lush.” Joanne Bae (14, UK/South Korea): “Like all cellists, I Yamato Couchman (14, would love to meet Jaqueline Japan/UK): “When not du Pre to ask her how she playing my instrument, my prepared for a performance. favourite thing to do is to play I would do anything to watch chess.” her play.”

Inés Maro Burgos Zhengyuan (Zac) Cui (14, Babakhanian (12, Spain): China): “My favourite place “I would love to meet would be any quiet place Tchaikovsky. I would talk about around the ocean.” all his wonderful pieces.”

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Daphne Delicata (14, Malta): Alasdair Howell (16, UK): “If “I would like to meet I could meet someone from Beethoven. I’d like to get to history, it would be Niels know him and learn how he Bohr so we could talk about deals with being composer the modern quantum model despite being deaf.” of the atom and how it is different from his model.” Salvatore Di Lorenzo (18, Italy): “If I were a piece Caterina Isaia (18, Italy): “If I of music, it’d be Mahler were a piece of music, I would Symphony No 2 because of say that Schumann Cello the infinite colours that are Concerto is the piece which featured and for the wonderful represents me the most.” orchestration techniques.” Jana Jakovljevic (16, Serbia): Duru Erdogan (17, Turkey) “If I could meet one person “My favourite place in the from history it would definitely world is Kaş, Turkey because be Brahms. I would ask him it holds the best memories of how he condenses such my childhood.” emotional depth into his music in such an effective manner.” Benedetta Fiechter (16, Italy): Emili Kakiuchi (15, Japan): “If I “My favourite place is in the were music, I’d be one with no world is Florence because information except the notes, it’s the city I grew up in and because I want to see how the I have wonderful memories performers interpret and express from there.” it from their original ideas.” Isla Forbes (15, Singapore/ Özgür Deniz Kaya (19, Turkey): UK): “If I could meet one “If I were a piece of music, person from history, I would I’d be The Magic Flute by love to meet J.R.R Tolkien to Mozart - contrasting elements discuss his literature.” compliment one another. My glass is half-empty and half-full.” Lukas Hall (16, UK): “I would Martin Keane (19, Ireland): love to meet Brahms and “If I could meet someone I would talk about how he from history, I’d want to meet approached composing Schumann so I could ask him to as I believe it would be a compose something for guitar.” fascinating topic.” Jelena Horvat (18, Serbia): “If Rezi Khaindrava (18, Georgia): I could meet someone from “I would love to be somewhere history, I would like to meet on islands with the sea and Brahms and ask him what he beach around, because it’s very exactly meant with some of calm and peaceful which would his markings.” help me concentrate on music.”

26 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021 WWW.THEMENUHINHALL.CO.UK 27 Performers Sarah Khan (14, UK/Bulgaria): Chris Liu (17, China): “Bach’s “If I were music, I’d be one that ‘Ricercar a 6’ from The Musical constantly evolves with many Offering would most closely variations; sometimes intense, signify my being as a highly other times peaceful, but contemplative spirit seeking the always passionate.” fundamental law and energy behind all matters in the ways of Seoyul Kim (14, South Korea): music and philosophy.” “If I were music, I’d be anything by 20th-cent. composers like Patrick Marks (12, USA): :When Bartok/Prokofiev. Freedom I’m not playing my bass, I like and ambiguity are some of playing video games, reading the best things that shape books, or crocheting.” contemporary music.” Jackson Kou (14, China): James Marshall (14, UK): “I “My most prefered place is would want to meet Yehudi where music lives, where Menuhin and I would ask him one could immerse oneself in about all the composers he that to which they can show worked with, including Elgar, attentiveness.” Bartok, Walton and Britten.” Alfired Leishman (18, Scotland) Pendo Masote (17, South Africa): Favourite place: “ “I would most like to meet (my hometown) as it’s a city of Quincy Jones and ask him about sombre theatricality, deriving his start in music, and about from its distincive dark stone some of the great musicians and buildings and rich history.” entertainers over the years.” Hattie McGregor (18, Scotland/ HaoRan Li (15, China): “If I Japan): “When I’m not playing were a piece of music, I’d my instrument, I enjoy maths be the first movement of and composition. If I could meet Beethoven Symphony No 6.” one person from history, I would to talk to Felix Mendelssohn about his life outside of music.” Mia Li (11, China) “As a piece of music, I would be ‘The Eddie Mead (18, UK): "In my Happy Farmer’ because it’s a free time I like listening to really happy piece and I think film music, which in turn I’m happy everyday.” inspires my compositions."

Laura Lin (13, Taiwan): Ghofrane Miladi (18, Tunisia): “When I’m not playing my “Photography is what I like instrument I love to talk with to do when I’m not playing my brother Kingsley who my instrument. I’m a nature teaches me a lot of things lover so I like to capture my about my musical education. surroundings with my camera.”

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Stefanija Nikolich (17, Serbia/ Vadym Perig (16, Ukraine): UK): “I would like to meet “If I were a piece of music, I Beethoven as I think he was would be Wagners Albumblatt a very interesting person. I because I am always trying to would ask him about Handel be calm and nice to the world.” and why he admired him.” Simon Nivy (11, Japan/Israel/ Nathan Perry (17, UK) “I Singapore): “I would most would love to meet Alfred want to meet Alexsandre Hitchcock, to get an insight Tansman, to thank him for his on his creativity and vision for beautiful contribution to the film in general, but also to just classical guitar.” have a casual conversation.” Mariam Obolashvili (17, Georgia): “If I could, I would Mika Petrović (17, UK): “If I want to meet Paganini and were a piece of music, I’d be ask him what the inspiration Ravel Sonatine because it is was for his compositions.” thoughtful and tells a story.” Dora Oliva Devoghel (17, Belgium/Venezuela): “I Anamaria Prendi (12, like to spend time in my Albania): “If I were a piece of parents’ workshop. They are music, I would be Spring by violinmakers and they teach Antonio Vivaldi because I love me how to make and repair the spirit!” instruments.” Kotone Ozaki (17, Japan): “If Henry Quan (17, South Korea/ I could meet someone from UK): “I would love to meet history, it would be Heitor Villa- Muhammad Ali to discuss Lobos because I’m practicing about freedom, strength of his piece, so I would want to mind, and principles of being talk about that.” the best human being I can be.” Sasha Parker (14, UK/ Jemimah Quick (16, UK): “I Russia): “My favourite thing would want to meet Rudolf to do is taking walks in the Nureyev, and talk about how countryside. I’d love to meet his experiences influenced the David Oistrakh to talk about way he fully embodied each the violin.” character with such emotion and intensity.” Blanche Patricot (11, France/ Filippo Ramacciotti (17, Italy): UK): “If I were a piece of “If I were a piece of music, it music, I would be Elgar’s would be the ‘How to Train Salut d’amour. It is a simple Your Dragon’ soundtrack, but beautiful piece. because the harmony is really interesting.”

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Emanuel Samant-Crampton Miffy Sun (13, China): (18, UK): “I would choose Favourite place: “China to meet Chopin and would because my family is there, discuss why the majority of and China is the place where his works are for solo piano.” I was born, and grew up.” Isla Schwarz (12, South Slavina Teneva (14, Bulgaria): Africa/UK): Favourite place: “I would like to go back to “South Africa because some antiquity and meet cavemen. of my family live there so it Our lives are impossible feels like home and there is without technology but they always something fun to do.” made music with stretched animal skins, ropes and sticks.” Selina Staeheli (18, Japan/ Switzerland): “I love the Grieg Eva Ter-Sarkisova (17, Latvia): violin sonatas because the “If I were a piece of music, I music beautifully paints a would say the first movement picture of the atmosphere.” of Sibelius Violin Concerto. I feel very connected with it.” Kenza Stamselberg (16, UK): “If I were music, I’d be Yume Tomita (13, Japan/UK): Rachmaninov Piano Concerto “If I could meet someone from No 3 – it’s an incredibly history, it would be violinist expressive piece of music, Christian Ferras. I would have bursting with conflicting and loved to hear him live in concert heartfelt emotions. and to have had a masterclass with him.” Ignacy Stefanowicz (17, Tim Tran (17, Vietnam/ Poland): “If I could meet Australia): “If I could meet someone from history, I’d meet anyone, it would be my Yehudi Menuhin, I would talk Grandpa, so I could talk with about the importance of music him about who he is.” and why we play it.” Felicia I Chiao Tsai (18, Milla Stevenson (11, Russia/ Canada/Taiwan): “my UK): “I would have liked to favourite place in the world talk with Van Gogh to ask him is Vancouver where I grew about his view on life and how up, especially the White Rock art helped him get through beach in the south.” everything.” Jude Usborne (17, UK): “If I were Leon Sturdee (18, UK/Russia): music, part of me resonates with “When I am not playing the Chopin’s Bb minor Scherzo, violin, I very much enjoy be it in the overly-dramatic reading, walking, swimming in scherzando sections or the the sea and sailing.” passionate running melodies.”

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Alix Vaillot (18, France): “I Rebecca You (14, UK): “If I would love to meet Simone were music, I’d be Franck de Beauvoir and let her Symphonic Variations because see how society evolved up it reflects my personality well to today. I would be very with the dynamic contrasts of interested to get her opinion.” colour and character.” Emma van Schadewijk Yume Zamponi (16, Italy/ (18, The Netherlands) Japan): “If I were music, “My favourite place is my I would be Schumann hometown in Holland, there’s Kinderszenen because it lots of nature and it’s the represents some aspects of best place to relax.” my personality.” Claire Wang (13, UK/China): Richard Zhang (16, China): “If I could meet one person “My favourite place is my from history, it would be home in China, because it is Chopin. I would ask what where my family lives and I made him compose his 24 like to spend time with my virtuosic études and why.” family.” Nicole Wang (12, Australia): Jason Zheng (14, China): "I would really like to meet “If I were a piece of music, I Beethoven and I would ask would be Asturias because him about his childhood." it is the most exciting piece I have ever heard.”

Clara-Sophia Wernig (15, Enpei Zhu (12, UK/China): “If Italy/Austria): “If I could meet I could be music, I would be anyone from history, it would Debussy’s Valse romantique be David Oistrakh so we because the lyrical lines could talk about music.” are beautiful. It has a mix of romantic and modern style which I really like.” Tom Yang (16, China/UK) “If I were a piece of music, I’d be Schumann’s Carnaval. I’m a very intimate person, yet just like Schumann’s Florestan and Eusebius, on occasion, I transform into wicked exuberance.” Hayden You (11, UK): “If I were music, I’d be the Brandenburg Concertos as most concertos are lively Pupil headshot photography by which represents me best.” Victoria Hiscock

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Notes for concertgoers

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