Cadenza International Summer Music School Strings & Piano 14-21 July 2017 Purcell School London cadenzasummerschool.org.uk Cadenza 25th Anniversary Year Krysia Osostowicz - Violin Krysia Osostowicz has a richly varied career as a The Cadenza International Summer Music School for Although of specialist level, Cadenza prides itself on a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. She has made Strings and Piano, now in its twenty ffth anniversary friendly and inclusive atmosphere, and unconditional a number of award-winning recordings and leads the year is established as an annual gathering of exceptional support and encouragement for every student. Partly this renowned Dante Quartet, which she founded in1995. musicians. Teaching provision is generous and fair, and, stems from a large age-range – eleven year olds under the Although Krysia has a wide repertoire, this is her year unusually, there is time to focus on both solo repertoire careful supervision of two matrons through the teens to of Beethoven: fve complete cycles of the violin sonatas and daily chamber groups. A minimum of three individual undergraduates, postgraduates, professional and amateur all around the UK with her duo partner Daniel Tong, the lessons on each student’s frst study instrument is adults. complete String Quartets with the Dantes and the Violin guaranteed, along with pianist rehearsals and concert Concerto at King’s Chapel in Cambridge. opportunities. We have fun at every level but the real inspiration – eye Alexander Baillie - ‘Cello Krysia studied at the Menuhin School then with the opening, sometimes even life-changing – is the quality of Returning from study with Andre Navarra in Vienna, Sandy great Hungarian violinist Sandor Vegh, and her other Most people play in at least one chamber group (repertoire the formal musical interactions. quickly established himself as an inspirational force in the mentor has been another eminent Hungarian, Ferenc plans to be made in advance, especially for pianists) ‘cello world, whilst continuing to play to Jacqueline du Pre, Rados. She is a dedicated teacher, giving masterclass in coached not less than every second day. Groups and Please don’t hesitate to give me a ring if you would like one of the formative infuences in his life. Now teaching France, Spain and Ireland, and working at the Gulildhall partnerships can evolve fexibly during the week – the further details. in Bremen and at the Birmingham Conservatoire, the School of Music and Drama. Half week. coaching timetable is arranged in two day cycles by mutual individuality and expressive power of his performances consent. John Thwaites led the Guardian to observe: ”Playing like this cannot easily be weighed in gold”. The latest in a long line of Pierre Doumenge - ‘Cello “best available” recordings are issued by SOMM Pierre is a guest artist with the Nash Ensemble, the Belcea and Allegri Quartets and the Kungsbacka Piano Trio. He has toured to Hong Kong with Pascal Roge, Leland Chen - Violin Peter Frankl and Vasko Vassilev, given a Beethoven Since winning frst prize in the Yehudi Menuhin Cycle with Daniel Tong, and appears as guest principal International Violin Competition Leland has ‘cello with the major chamber orchestras. Pierre taught distinguished himself as an exciting presence on Rachel Pavel Louise Alexander Leland Pascal at the Menuhin School 2003-9 and is currently a Roberts Fischer Hopkins Baillie Chen Nemirovski the international circuit, with big label releases of Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. concertos, sonatas and salon favourites, and frequent appearances with leading orchestras and in major 2017 festivals. He is on the faculty of the Royal Northern Cadenza has always had an amazing Faculty but this year is unbelievably stellar, with the return of all College of Music. of the most important Professors of recent times, and a welcome to Rachel Roberts and Pavel Fischer. Student Chamber Music will be as never before, Faculty concerts will include Rachel, Adrian Brendel and Julian Jacobson in Beethoven, Leland and John, Sandy and John returning to French repertoire, and much more. String Orchestra projects take us to late romantic Austro-German repertoire: Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings (parts to be assigned in advance), Ernst Krenek’s Symphonic Elegy and Anton Webern’s Langsamer Satz (arr. Thwaites). 15 years ago Cadenza attempted to be Carbon Neutral with respect to staf and student travel, to draw attention to Climate Change. Now, with the science clearer than ever before, the Mass Extinctions well underway, and the world’s response inadequate, we make another small gesture (planting trees in Scotland through Trees for Life). Ian Jewel - Viola After studying with Cecil Aronowitz and Bruno Tim Lowe-’Cello John Thwaites - Piano/Course Director Giuranna, Ian had an internationally distinguished Tim is Guest Principal ‘Cello of the ECO and Artistic John’s performing life is rooted in his friends within the career as a member of the Gabrieli String Quartet with Director of York Chamber Music Festival. He has won string family who include colleagues in the Primrose whom he toured the world from the Carnegie Hall to Countess of Munster, MBF, Kirckman Concert Society, Piano Quartet and some of the world’s greatest ‘cellists. the Sydney Opera House and made over 50 recordings. Tillett Trust Young Artists’ Platform and Leverhulme Formerly Head of Piano at Christ’s Hospital and a tutor As a soloist, he performed many concertos, including “Jacqueline du Pré” Awards and he is the life and soul at Guildhall, the Purcell School and RCS, he is now the Rubbra Concerto which he recorded with the BBC of many courses, including Pro Corda and Bryanston Head of Keyboard at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Scottish Symphony Orchestra. At the Aldeburgh Festival International Cello Courses. He is Professor at the He has made many recordings, The Observer praising: he worked with Benjamin Britten and performed the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Senior and “Thwaites’s warm, generous, perfectly judged pianism” Marchenbilder of Schumann with Murray Perahia. Junior). Laura Sergeant - ‘Cello and Senior Matron (20.10.13). John is Visiting Professor at Xiamen Since study at the RCS, Guildhall and in Bremen, Laura University. Ian was Head of Strings at the Purcell School and is Carole Presland-Piano has built a busy freelance and teaching career in professor at the Royal College of Music where he has Carole teaches at Guildhall and RAM. Her intelligence Scotland. taught for many years. and passion evidence broadcasts for the BBC, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Radio France and RAI Italian Television with CDs for Pavane, Meridian and EMI Classics, duo performances being selected for the Evening Standard’s Critic’s Choice and Radio Three’s Building a Library. Susanne Stanzeleit - Violin Former leader of the Werethina, Edinburgh and Maggini Quartets, a force on the Contemporary Music Scene, soloist in over 50 recordings, Senior Producer for the Meridian Label and a Professor at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Susanne’s contribution to Cadenza could feature in a Duracell Ad, and always includes “Come and Julian Jacobson - Piano Play” informal evening Chamber Music. Julian has been a vital and original force on the London Adrian Brendel - ‘Cello musical scene since the 1970s. Typical was a day in Adrian studied with William Pleeth, Alexander Baillie October 2003 when he attracted worldwide media and Frans Helmerson and is now Professor at the acclaim and raised £6,000 for WaterAid playing all 32 Guildhall. He is Director of the Plush Festival, has Beethoven Sonatas in a single day at St James’s Church, recently worked with Sir Harrison Birtwistle on the Piccadilly. Julian is much loved as a true artist, wit, and Carol Slater - Violin “Bogenstrich” Song Cycle, and performs all over the piano poet, with an encyclopedic knowledge of music Carol Slater studied with Max Rostal in Switzerland, world as concerto soloist, has recorded the Beethoven that extends to legendary improvisations on Cabaret where she gave many recitals and recorded for Radio Sonatas with his father, and now plays with Aleksandar night. He teaches at the Royal College of Music and the Beromunster. On her return gave recitals in London’s Madzar, Imogen Cooper, Till Fellner, and Tim Horton. Birmingham Conservatoire. major concert halls and recorded 10 sonatas and solo pieces for the BBC. She has also performed many concertos with orchestra , including the Brahms, Robin Ireland - Viola Beethoven and Bartok 2nd Concerto. She has given Rachel Roberts - Viola Robin is renowned as the violist of frst Domus, concerts in Australia where she recorded for the ABC in Rachel Roberts is one of Europe’s leading violists and then the Lindsay Quartet, with whom he played Sydney. and performs internationally as soloist and chamber for twenty years, releasing some 60 recordings and musician. Her recordings have won the Diapason D’or, touring the great concert halls and festivals of the Carol is a teacher of enormous experience and passion Supersonic Award of Pizzicato Magazine and CD Choice world. He is Head of Chamber Music at the Birmingham and has taught for many years at the Purcell School and in Fonoforum and Gramophone Magazines. She works Conservatoire and now pursuing a busy concert life as the Royal Academy Junior Department. regularly with artists such as Christoph von Dohnanyi, a soloist. Andras Schif, Lars Vogt, Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Christian Tetzlaf and Denes Varjon. She is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Planning This year we want to pre-plan most of the Chamber Louise Hopkins - ‘Cello Music Groups. If you have not attended Cadenza before, Louise Hopkins studied with Raphael Wallfsch and then please send a recording or DVD of yourself (or an Steven Isserlis, and with Andras Schif, György Kurtag Internet Link) if at all possible, to help with planning.