MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES Proms at St Jude’s 2016 review COURY SYLVIA The Last Night of the Proms at was particularly well received And he also had some very St Jude’s was rescued in dramatic with two of his own haunting relevant comments to make fashion after the scheduled tenor compositions. about the shock result of the EU was forced to drop out at the Other evening concert high- referendum 48 hours earlier. last minute. lights were the Gould Piano Trio His robust arguments brought Rising Royal Opera House with Brahms’s wonderful Piano thunderous applause from the star David Junghoon Kim was Trio No 1, the Counterpoise Sunday-morning audience. substituted at short notice and ensemble, who were a huge hit West End Lane Books provided won a massive standing ovation with American favourites by a first-rate pop-up bookshop after his selection of arias including Copland and Gershwin, and supplying copies of all the Nessun Dorma and O Sole Mio. prodigies Benjamin Grosvenor authors’ works and the LitFest The dynamic young singer was and Hyeyoon Park, simply Cafe was another success story even persuaded to have a shot outstanding in Brahms’s Violin with its usual delicious cakes and at Rule Britannia and Land of Sonata No 3. scones plus a range of appealing Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park Claire Martin Hope and Glory – even though There really was something for lunches, all home-made by its COURY SYLVIA COURY SYLVIA he had never previously everyone this year – a trombone talented team of volunteers. performed them. The packed and piano recital by Peter Moore Daily-guided heritage walks audience loved it, singing along and Robert Thompson, a free – for some of which an umbrella and waving flags as never before, harp concert, a programme of was obligatory – included a journey as the 24th season of Proms violin and organ works and the around Kenwood House, an reached its powerful finale. It wonderful Tallis Scholars whose exploration of the works of was a tumultuous end to nine liturgical music has been described famous local architects and a days of magic, which even a by the Observer as “as near to walk through the history of mixed bag of weather could do extra-terrestrial as you can get King’s Cross. little to dampen. sitting in a concert hall”. Others took a fresh look at Musical highlights included Children also joined in with the work of the Garden Suburb Nevill Holt Opera, making their Terry Deary (of Horrible Histories Trust and ways of preserving third consecutive visit to St fame) giving a guided narrative the Heath’s unspoilt aspect. Jude’s. They dazzled a full house of Georgian London, as the Proms raises money for with Donizetti’s delightful and Eboracum Baroque performed Toynbee Hall and North London very funny Elixir of Love. excerpts from Handel and his Hospice. Representatives of both The London International contemporaries. New this year charities attended all the evening Orchestra was also enthusiastically was a lively music-making session, concerts and were able to tell received with a stirring Russian Tiddly Prom, for under-fours. And audiences about the inspiring evening. Young Ukrainian soloist in the spirit of the Hollywood work they do. Sasha Grynyuk gave an out- film Pitch Perfect, local schools Proms spokesman Ron Finlay Beau Pluto Elena Urioste standing interpretation of performed a cappella with said: “Proms this year was an MICHAEL ELEFTHERIADES Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto ensemble Apollo5, having trained outstanding event – probably one No 2 and London International with them over previous weeks. of our best ever. Orchestra conductor Howard The two-day LitFest, now in “The weather could have been Williams brought proceedings its fifth year, continued to kinder for would-be picnickers to an end with an explosive captivate book lovers. David but everyone I’ve spoken to choral version of Tchaikovsky’s Aaronovitch and Joan Bakewell said they’d enjoyed themselves 1812 Overture. both drew huge audiences as tremendously. There was, as Piano performers featured they talked about their respective usual, a great sense of community strongly at other concerts, autobiographies. and bonhomie. including the award-winning There were enthusiastic “I would like to thank everyone Benjamin Grosvenor, a former turnouts, too for Curious Incident involved: our generous sponsors BBC Young Musician of the Year, of the Dog in the Night-time author and advertisers, all those who and perennial favourite Martin Mark Haddon, Paul McCartney make the venues available, our Roscoe, who performed a superb biographer Philip Norman, Radio loyal Friends, and our huge and Beethoven Pastoral Sonata. 4 presenter Claudia Hammond, wonderful team of volunteers Jazz fans enjoyed a stomping, novelist Helen Dunmore and who strive endlessly to ensure toe-tapping good time as inter- author Kate Summerscale. that Proms happens. nationally acclaimed singer Claire Human-rights lawyer Philippe “But mostly I would like to Martin teamed up with actor- Sands told how his search for the express my appreciation to the singer-songwriter Joe Stilgoe for origins of genocide and crimes Suburb audience who turn up an evening of old and new hits. against humanity became a to support us year after year and Joe, son of broadcaster and personal quest for the truth with their amazing generosity.” composer Sir Richard Stilgoe, about his own family. 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