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SUMMARY:Henry Kramer
DESCRIPTION:Henry Kramer – Steinway grand piano\, New York\, c. 1864 \nThe programme will include works by JS Bach\, Debussy\, Schubert\, Liszt\, Ravel\, Aaron Jay Kernis and William Grant Still\, as well as original compositions by American pianist Henry Kramer himself. Kramer is an international award-winning musician who combines stylish programming with insightful and exuberant interpretations.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/henry-kramer/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTAMP:20260925T085737Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T085737Z
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SUMMARY:George Ross and Tomoki Park
DESCRIPTION:George Ross – cello\nTomoki Park – c.1886-87 Jakob Becker grand piano \nTomoki Park and George Ross are delighted to rejoin forces performing a programme of the complete works for piano and cello by siblings\, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Felix’s two Sonatas\, both bursting with energy and distinct in character\, bookend his famous Lied ohneWorte and Variations Concertantes along with Fanny’s only two works for the genre\, her Sonata o Fantasia and the Capriccio.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/george-ross-and-tomoki-park/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260730T082333Z
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SUMMARY:Ekaterina Derzhavina
DESCRIPTION:Ekaterina Derzhavina – c.1886-87 Jakob Becker grand piano \nHaydn’s Variations in F minor are considered one of his most dramatic works\, likely influenced by the death of his close friend Mozart. The programme also features Tchaikovsky’s piano cycle The Seasons\, comprising twelve pieces representing each month\, performed on the c.1886-87 Jakob Becker grand piano\, a type of instrument Tchaikovsky greatly admired and owned himself.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/ekaterina-derzhavina/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T130000
DTSTAMP:20260730T081305Z
CREATED:20260314T162523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T081305Z
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SUMMARY:Matthew Bengtson
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Bengtson – piano \nMatthew Bengtson teaches piano literature and historical piano performance at the University of Michigan. He offers an engaging programme of Romantic music from Chopin and beyond.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/matthew-bengtson/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T130000
DTSTAMP:20260320T154409Z
CREATED:20260314T155516Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
DESCRIPTION:Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya – Russian Grand Piano by Jakob Becker piano of c.1886-7 \nThis programme includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 4 in F minor\, arranged by Taneyev and the Andante from Mozart’s Sonata for piano\, 4 hands in F major\, played on the Russian Jakob Becker piano of c.1886-7. Sergei Taneyev was Tchaikovsky’s finest student and closest friend. He would often show him his latest works\, and seek his advice. The transcription of the mighty and fateful 4th Symphony for piano 4-hands was entrusted to Taneyev and published at the same time as the original orchestral score. \nAlexandra Nepomnyashchaya won top prizes at competitions including the International Festival of Early Music in Austria\, the All-Russian Harpsichord Competition in St. Petersburg\, the Prague Spring International Competition and the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition Leipzig in 2014. \nRichard Egarr has been Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music since 2006\, establishing the choir of the AAM and performing Monteverdi operas and oratorio at the Barbican and at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. As well as a conductor\, Richard Egarr gives recitals across the world as a solo harpsichordist.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/richard-egarr-and-alexandra-nepomnyashchaya/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T120000
DTSTAMP:20260320T154248Z
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SUMMARY:The Academy Baroque Soloists - RAM
DESCRIPTION:The Academy Baroque Soloists – Students from the Royal Academy of Music \nZephyro Spira\n16th century melodies of desire\, despair\, and devotion\nDirected by Anna Stegmann   \nInspired by Silvestro Ganassi’s idea of instruments as living voices\, this programme explores the art of diminution in 16th century Venice\, where instrumental music was treated as expressive speech. Vocal works by Tromboncino\, Cara\, Gombert\, and Willaert are reimagined through improvised ornamentation in Ganassi’s style. This inaugural concert on the rare 1550s Polygonal Virginals by Annibale or Ferrante Rossi brings together historical instruments and young musicians from the Royal Academy of Music to recreate a sound world where music\, breath\, and rhetoric are one. \nAnna Stegmann is a dedicated performer and educator of early and contemporary recorder music. She is a recorder professor at the Royal Academy of Music\, London\, and a guest teacher at Wells Cathedral School. Anna has led workshops across the UK\, Europe\, North America\, and Australia and co-organises the biennial Open Recorder Days Amsterdam since 2012. As a soloist and chamber musician she performs internationally with prominent ensembles\, including La Risonanza (Fabio Bonizzoni)\, L’Arpeggiata (Christina Pluhar)\, and the Rotterdam Philarmonisch Orkest under Jordi Sawall. She has recorded multiple albums with her own groups Ensemble Odyssee and The Royal Wind Music\, including award-nominated Cds with her duo with violinist Jorge Jiménez. In 2020\, she launched a digital recital series to bring performances to global audiences.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/the-academy-baroque-soloists-ram/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert,Special event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T130000
DTSTAMP:20260522T105258Z
CREATED:20260313T181527Z
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SUMMARY:Max Mostovetski
DESCRIPTION:Max Mostovetski – harpsichord by Jacob & Abraham Kirkman\, London\, 1781 and Russian grand piano Jakob Becker\, St Petersburg\, c.1886-7 \nLecture Recital: “The Sound of Possibility” – Bach Across Instruments \nThe young\, multi-award-winning pianist Max Mostovetski from Leipzig returns to the UK with a truly special programme: works by Johann Sebastian Bach\, arguably the most significant composer of his hometown and one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. Throughout the recital\, Mostovetski offers insights into the world of polyphonic Baroque music and demonstrates how remarkably different Bach’s music can sound when performed on instruments of different centuries from the collection. \nMax Mostovetski (2001) began his piano studies at the age of five in Leipzig with Kateryna Blyum\, his teacher for 14 years. During this period he has won numerous prizes in different piano competitions\, such as the “7th National Bach Competition for Young Pianists”\, in Köthen (first prize); the “18th CarlSchroeder Piano Competition” (first prize); the “Robert Schumann Youth Piano Competition” (third prize); the “Kiwanis Piano Competition” (first prize); the “62nd Grotrian-Steinweg International Piano Competition” (first prize) \, the “German National Youth Music Competition” in the category piano solo (first prize and highest score) and the “International C.M.v.Weber Piano Competition 2021” (second prize). Besides participating in competitions\, Max performs regularly in concerts throughout Austria\, Great Britain\, Germany\, the Netherlands and Spain. He has also performed with the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra\, Dresden University Orchestra\, Gotha-Eisenach Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Leipzig Youth Symphony Orchestra with piano concertos from Bach\, Mozart\, Beethoven and Schumann. He is currently studying at the “University of Music Franz Liszt” in Weimar with Prof. Grigory Gruzman.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/max-mostovetski-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260522T104455Z
CREATED:20260313T175937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T104455Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel and Joseph Tong
DESCRIPTION:Daniel and Joseph Tong – George IV’s Grand Piano by Nannette Streicher\, Vienna\, 1823 \nBrothers Joseph and Daniel Tong have been performing together for over thirty years\, including recitals at the Purcell Room and Conway Hall in London\, St George’s Bristol and appearances on Radio 3 ‘In Tune’. Their programme includes three masterpieces for piano duet by Schubert – the Rondo in A major\, Variations on an Original Theme in A flat and the celebrated Fantasie in F minor. \nDaniel Tong was born in Cornwall and studied in London. His musical life is spent performing as soloist and chamber musician\, writing and teaching. Outside the UK he has recently performed in France\, Belgium and Portugal. After his first solo CD of works by Schubert\, Gramophone magazine described him as “an extraordinarily sympathetic Schubertian.” He has performed concertos at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Kings Place in London\, and this season is soloist in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (London) and Shostakovich No. 2 (Birmingham). He has recorded the complete works for cello and piano by Beethoven on period instruments with Robin Michael for Resonus Classics\, and his first solo release on fortepiano (2022)\, the Op. 10 Beethoven Sonatas\, has gathered considerable attention.  \nPraised by The Guardian for his ‘masterly pianism’\, Daniel has collaborated with the Elias\, Navarra\, Heath\, Callino\, Dante\, Carducci and Allegri quartets as well as singers Ivan Ludlow\, James Gilchrist\, Mary Bevan\, Stephan Loges and Paul Agnew. Daniel’s London Bridge Trio have been regular visitors to London’s Wigmore Hall and BBC Radio 3 for twenty years\, with a substantial discography that includes a shortlisting for the Gramophone Chamber Music Award (Frank Bridge Chamber Works Vol. II on Dutton). Each year Daniel plays with an array of wonderful individual artists\, often at his own chamber festival: founded in 1999\, the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival attracts many renowned chamber musicians to spend ten days making music in an area of outstanding natural beauty.  \nDaniel’s Beethoven Plus project has been a vibrant addition to his life over recent years. Alongside Krysia Osostowicz\, he commissioned ten new works to partner the Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin\, premiering all during 2015. The duo went on to perform the cycle numerous times across the UK\, culminating at Cedars Hall\, Wells\, where they recorded all twenty works for SOMM Recordings. The cycle became the subject of Daniel’s PhD and he is currently writing a book on Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas for publication in 2024. \nDaniel is Head of Piano in Chamber Music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Head of Performance at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. For seven years he has directed a summer course for talented young musicians as part of the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival. \nJoseph Tong has established a reputation as one of the most versatile and imaginative pianists of his generation. Much in demand as a soloist\, duo pianist and chamber musician\, Joseph made his London Wigmore Hall debut in 1997 as winner of the Maisie Lewis Young Artists Award and now gives regular recitals throughout the UK and abroad.  \nHis CD of works by Robert Schumann for the Quartz label\, recorded in 2018 at the Sendesaal in Bremen\, was awarded Instrumental Choice of the month by BBC Music Magazine as well as drawing critical praise in the Sunday Times. At the beginning of 2022\, Joseph performed music by Schumann and Sibelius live on Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ programme and last autumn he returned to Wigmore Hall in London for a solo recital to mark 200 years since Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy was composed. \nOther recent projects include a new commission from the British composer David Matthews\, a set of five pieces inspired by trees which Joseph premiered at the Three Choirs Festival held in Hereford last summer. He also performed the new work at the Sibelius Museum in Turku\, Finland\,\nlast August as part of a collaboration with the Museum Foundation which also supported the recording of a third album of Sibelius’s solo piano music for Quartz\, to be released later this year. \nJoseph’s ongoing Sibelius recording project has seen two CDs released on the Quartz label to widespread critical acclaim. Joseph has already made several concert visits to Finland\, including recitals at Ainola on the composer’s original Steinway grand piano\, the Korpo Sibelius Festival\, Helsinki Music Centre (Camerata Hall) and Hämeenlinna City Hall.\nOther recent highlights have included recitals in Germany and Spain\, at St John’s\, Smith Square in London\, the Presteigne Festival\, St David’s Hall\, Cardiff\, St George’s Bristol\, the Jacqueline du Pré Hall in Oxford\, Newport Cathedral and performances at the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival.  \nHe was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2008 and is a visiting piano teacher at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset. Joseph’s Sibelius recording with the violinist Fenella Humphreys was released on the Resonus Classics label last year and was featured as ‘Chamber Choice’ in BBC Music Magazine.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/daniel-and-joseph-tong/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260320T153853Z
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SUMMARY:Royal College of Music
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Professor Ashley Solomon \nStudents from the Historical Performance Faculty at the Royal College of Music return to Hatchlands Park with a programme of music by 18th century Masters from across Europe. Professor Ashley Solomon curates a programme of music by Bach\, Vivaldi\, Scarlatti and Leclair.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/royal-college-of-music-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260320T152246Z
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SUMMARY:Guildhall Cantata Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Directed by James Johnstone \nStudents from the Vocal and Historical Departments of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama join forces in a programme of chamber cantatas and instrumental music from the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries\, performing alongside the acclaimed keyboard player\, James Johnstone.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/guildhall-cantata-ensemble-12/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T095646Z
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SUMMARY:Paolo Zanzu
DESCRIPTION:Paolo Zanzu – Grand piano by Steinway\, New York\, c. 1864 \nKreisleriana\nThe musical sufferings of Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler  \nETA Hoffman (1776-1822)\nSonata in F minor WV27 (around 1805) \nRobert Schumann (1810-1856)\nKreisleriana op.16 (Early version\, 1838)\nI. Äusserst bewegt\nII. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch\nIII. Sehr aufgeregt \nIV. Sehr langsam \nV. Sehr lebhaft \nVI. Sehr langsam\nVII. Sehr rasch\nVIII. Schnell und spielend  \nCreated by the German novelist ETA Hoffmann in early 19th century\, the character of Johannes Kreisler was inspired by the musician Ludwig Böhner\, a child prodigy who became a virtuoso composer and a rival of Beethoven. \nSchumann\, deeply influenced by Hoffmann’s writings and an admirer of Böhner\, transformed Kreisler’s turbulent inner world into music in his Kreisleriana. This programme explores Kreisler’s character through works by Schumann and Hoffmann himself. \nAfter his studies in Italy\, at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM)\, and at the Royal Academy of Music in London\, with\, among others\, Orio Buccellato\, Noëlle Spieth\, Christophe Rousset\, Carole Cerasi and Patrick Cohen\, Paolo Zanzu was a prizewinner at the Bruges International Harpsichord Competition in 2010. Since then his career as a harpsichord and fortepiano soloist has taken him to major international venues (BBC Proms\, Utrecht Early Music Festival\, Cartagena International Music Festival\, Festival de La Chaise-Dieu\, Festival de Radio France Occitanie Montpellier).
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/paolo-zanzu-5/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T082038Z
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SUMMARY:Royal Irish Academy of Music
DESCRIPTION:Directed by David Adams \nReturning for their fourth visit to Hatchlands\, students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music present ‘From Dublin Archives\, with a Russian Twist’ – a programme that journeys through four centuries of keyboard and chamber music. \nSophie Ní Mhaoláin recently completed her undergraduate degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music\, which included two Erasmus years in Denmark and Spain. She was an apprentice with the Irish Baroque Orchestra for two years and is currently on their Young Artist Programme. She has played in ensembles in England\, Estonia\, Hungary & Portugal\, and will make her concerto debut with the RIAM Baroque Orchestra later this year. \nJack Fusco was born in Belfast\, studied piano and organ from an early age\, later harpsichord at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He is currently studying harpsichord at the Royal Academy of Music\, London with Carole Cerasi and James Johnstone\, where he specialises in the performance of French Baroque keyboard music and Mozart’s fortepiano works. He has performed throughout the UK and Europe\, including most recently at Les Invalides in Paris. \nCallum Jeacle is an Irish singer and choral conductor based in Dublin. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Choral Conducting from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and now studies singing at postgraduate level. This summer\, he will make his professional operatic debut at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival in Lismore\, Co. Waterford. \nMichael Lennon is a 21-year-old pianist from Donegal\, Ireland\, currently studying at bachelor’s level at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Professor Lance Coburn. He has a keen interest in chamber music\, working with singers\, and a special fondness for Russian piano music. \nDavid Adams studied organ and harpsichord in Dublin\, Freiburg and Amsterdam\, winning prizes at international competitions in Speyer\, Lüneburg\, Bruges and Dublin. Since his début recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral\, London\, at the age of 16\, he has performed throughout Ireland\, the UK and Europe\, and in the US. He is much in demand as an ensemble player in the fields of Early and contemporary music and has premiered many new works\, including numerous compositions written specially for him. In addition to solo CDs recorded on the organs of Trinity College and the National Concert Hall in Dublin\, he has recorded for Naxos\, Black Box and Wergo. David has taught at conservatories in Freiburg\, Berlin and The Hague\, and now lectures in organ and harpsichord at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin\, where he is also Head of the Early Music Dept. In 2007 he was awarded a PhD from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam for his work on Max Reger and Karl Straube.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/royal-irish-academy-of-music-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251216T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251216T130000
DTSTAMP:20251128T234347Z
CREATED:20250325T220133Z
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SUMMARY:David Owen Norris
DESCRIPTION:David Owen Norris – small piano forte by Christopher Ganer\, London\, 1790-95 \nA Christmas Concert on Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with champagne and mince pies. Jane Austen’s deep interest in music will be explored by David Owen Norris delving into the riches of her own music books\, and performing on the ‘Jane Austen’ pianoforte by Christopher Ganer of c. 1792. \nThere will be a repeat performance at 3pm.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/david-owen-norris-3/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144339Z
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SUMMARY:Evgenia Startseva
DESCRIPTION:Evgenia Startseva – Russian Grand Piano by Jakob Becker\, St Petersburg\, c.1886-7 \nBorn in Kazakhstan and now based in London\, pianist Evgenia Startseva will be presenting the jewels of Rameau’s clavier music as well as romantic oeuvres by Medtner and Schumann on the Russian Grand Piano by Jakob Becker c.1886-7.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/evgenia-startseva/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144419Z
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SUMMARY:Pablo Devigo
DESCRIPTION:Pablo Devigo – Saxon clavichord by Christian Gotthelf Hoffmann\, Ronneburg\, 1784 \nBach and the clavichord\nExploring Intimacy and Expression in the Bach Family’s Keyboard Works \nJ.S. Bach Partita No. 5 in G major\, BWV 829\nC.P.E. Bach Fantasy in F-sharp minor\, H.300\nC.P.E. Bach Sonata in C Major\, Wq 55/1\nJ.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor\, BWV 903 \nIn this programme\, Pablo Devigo presents a compelling exploration of the Bach family’s profound relationship with the clavichord. Both Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel considered this intimate keyboard instrument essential for developing refined touch and musical expression. The clavichord’s ability to produce subtle dynamic variations through finger pressure (bebung) and its capacity for immediate artistic response made it particularly suited to the emotional depth and technical intricacy of their compositions. \nThe program opens with J.S. Bach’s majestic Partita No. 5 in G major\, a work that demonstrates Bach’s synthesis of French and Italian styles within the German keyboard tradition. This is followed by two works by C.P.E. Bach that epitomize his revolutionary “sensitive style” (empfindsamer Stil): the rhetorically powerful Fantasy in F-sharp minor and the forward-looking Sonata in C Major. The program concludes with J.S. Bach’s monumental Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor\, a work that represents the pinnacle of Baroque keyboard virtuosity and expressive power. \nThrough these masterworks\, Devigo illuminates how both father and son utilized the clavichord’s unique capabilities to create music of extraordinary depth and sophistication\, demonstrating why this instrument held such a special place in their musical lives and teaching practices. \nPablo Devigo is a conductor and historical keyboardist specializing in period performance practice from Galicia (Spain). As Artistic Director of Música d’Outrora\, he explores innovative approaches to 17th-century repertoire. The ensemble is releasing their debut album Still Life in 2025 with Deux-Elles. He has served as Guest Conductor with the Real Filharmonía de Galicia (Spain) and assisted orchestras throughout Europe and the United States. A Fulbright Scholar (2015-2017) and doctoral candidate at Indiana University (USA) researching Spanish baroque theater music\, Devigo holds degrees from the Royal Academy of Music (London) and Royal Conservatoire The Hague (The Netherlands). He was a Conducting Fellow at the 2018 Aspen Music Festival and finalist at the 2021 Khachaturian Conducting Competition. His artistry in historical performance has been shaped through collaborations with specialists Fabio Bonizzoni\, Patrick Ayrton\, Carole Cerasi\, and James Johnston.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/pablo-devigo/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144444Z
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SUMMARY:Max Mostovetski
DESCRIPTION:Max Mostovetski – Russian Grand Piano by Jakob Becker\, St Petersburg\, c.1886-7 \nThe young\, multi-award-winning pianist Max Mostovetski from Leipzig (Germany) recounts the legendary meeting of Johannes Brahms\, Edvard Grieg\, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky which took place in his hometown in 1888 and performs masterpieces by these composers. Playing on a Russian Becker piano of 1886-7 and building on Tchaikovsky´s music\, the program also features works by other great Russian composers of that era.\nThe pianist moderates the concert\, providing fascinating insights into the creation of the pieces and the lives of these great masters. \nMax Mostovetski (2001) began his piano studies at the age of five in Leipzig with Kateryna Blyum\, his teacher for 14 years. During this period he has won numerous prizes in different piano competitions\, such as the “7th National Bach Competition for Young Pianists”\, in Köthen (first prize); the “18th CarlSchroeder Piano Competition” (first prize); the “Robert Schumann Youth Piano Competition” (third prize); the “Kiwanis Piano Competition” (first prize); the “62nd Grotrian-Steinweg International Piano Competition” (first prize) \, the “German National Youth Music Competition” in the category piano solo (first prize and highest score) and the “International C.M.v.Weber Piano Competition 2021” (second prize). Besides participating in competitions\, Max performs regularly in concerts throughout Austria\, Great Britain\, Germany\, the Netherlands and Spain. He has also performed with the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra\, Dresden University Orchestra\, Gotha-Eisenach Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Leipzig Youth Symphony Orchestra with piano concertos from Bach\, Mozart\, Beethoven and Schumann. He is currently studying at the “University of Music Franz Liszt” in Weimar with Prof. Grigory Gruzman.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/max-mostovetski/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T130000
DTSTAMP:20250725T124557Z
CREATED:20250320T030358Z
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SUMMARY:Naruhiko Kawaguchi
DESCRIPTION:Naruhiko Kawaguchi – piano \nPianist Naruhiko Kawaguchi will have his first concert in the Cobbe Collection with works by Chopin and his contemporaries. Naruhiko is the prize winner of the 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw and the International Competition Musica Antiqua Brugge\, and this will be his first appearance in England as a pianist.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/naruhiko-kawaguchi/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T130000
DTSTAMP:20250320T034702Z
CREATED:20250320T025220Z
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SUMMARY:Jacqueline Ross and Artem Belogurov
DESCRIPTION:Jacqueline Ross – violin\nArtem Belogurov – piano  \nBeethoven Reimagined – the Violin Sonatas\, seeks to explore alternative ways of interpreting these works by delving into historical performance practices and applying these insights to enliven realisations with dramatic impact and variety. \nHistorically\, musicians of this period were expected to play with far greater flexibility in terms of tempo rubato and rhythmic freedom. Early editions and other contemporary sources also reveal that the use of performance practices such as portamento\, arpeggiation and ornamentation can be used to enhance expressiveness and character. We aim to rediscover this sense of expressive freedom and reintroduce it into modern performances. \nJacqueline Ross\, Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama\n“Elegant\, thoughtful phrasing\, imparting inner life to the music\, with a strong sense of the character…Ross’ close\, well-matured relationship to the music bears rich dividends”(Gramophone). Jacqueline Ross\, a versatile violinist specialising in historical performance practices\, enjoys a distinguished career on both modern and period instruments. Educated at Juilliard under the legendary Joseph Fuchs\, with further studies in baroque violin with Lucy van Dael in Amsterdam\, Ross has made significant contributions to classical music. Her accomplishments include recordings for Naxos of Schubert’s complete works for violin and fortepiano\, and the complete works for solo violin by Bach. Her research into the collaboration between Brahms\, Joachim and the Schumanns led to the publication of a new edition of Clara Schumann’s “Drei Romanzen” for Bärenreiter.  \nArtem Belogurov\, Professor at Utrecht Conservatory\, co-director of Ensemble Postscript\, and research project Romantic Lab\nArtem Belogurov is equally at home at the modern piano\, harpsichord\, clavichord and the many varieties of historical pianos. His repertoire ranges through four centuries of solo\, concerto and chamber repertoire. Artem’s recent performances include concerto appearances with Concerto Köln in Lincoln Center\, New York and at the Library of Congress\, Washington. As a soloist and chamber musician\, and founding member of ensemble Postscript\, Artem has performed at a number of international festivals\, among them Festival Montréal Baroque\, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht\, and Musica Antiqua Brugge. He is particularly interested in research relating to Romantic performance practice and enjoys experimenting with and reviving forgotten expressive devices. He has recorded for BIS\, Piano Classics\, Berlin Classics\, Challenge Classics and TRPTK.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/jacqueline-ross-and-artem-belogurov/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144724Z
CREATED:20250320T023518Z
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SUMMARY:Andrew Brownell
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Brownell – Grand Piano by Crang Hancock\, c. 1790\, warranted by Dibdin \nAndrew Brownell turns the spotlight on music of the late-18th century which was popular in its day but has fallen out of the repertoire. A sonata by Clementi\, the so-called “father of the pianoforte”; Dussek’s The Sufferings of the Queen of France; and a sonata by Schroeter\, a protégé of J.C. Bach and early advocate of the piano\, round out a programme focussed on English Classicism.\nA prizewinner at the Leeds and Bach (Leipzig) competitions\, American pianist Andrew Brownell has pursued a diverse international performing career. Known for creative programming and interpretive insight\, Musical Opinion described him as “potentially one of the most significant pianists of his generation”\, and The Oregonian wrote that Brownell “impresses as much with his mind as with his hands… the anti-Lang Lang.” Mr. Brownell is also a noted advocate of the works of J.N. Hummel. \nMr. Brownell’s performances have aired on BBC radio and television\, Classic FM (UK)\, NPR (US)\, CBC\, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk\, and RBB KulturRadio\, and he has been soloist with orchestras such as the Hallé\, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic\, and the Slovak Philharmonic. His teachers have included Nancy Weems\, John Perry\, and Joan Havill.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/andrew-brownell/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144800Z
CREATED:20250320T023001Z
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SUMMARY:Craig Sheppard
DESCRIPTION:Craig Sheppard – piano \nCraig Sheppard inaugurates the new acquisition of the Steinway Model ‘O’ owned by the Speyer family with a programme of French music. \nPhiladelphia-born Craig Sheppard was educated at the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School. Following his 1972 Silver Medal in the Leeds Competition\, he lived in the UK for twenty years\, playing with all the major orchestras under such conductors as Solti\, Pritchard\, Mackerras\, and Andrew Davis\, as well as Bach and Brahms cycles at the Wigmore. Since 1993\, he has been Professor of Piano and Head of Keyboard Studies at the School of Music of the University of Washington in Seattle\, and in recent years has traveled to China\, Japan\, Korea\, Chile\, Australia and New Zealand for concerts and masterclasses. His discography is extensive\, including the Debussy Preludes and Etudes\, Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues\, and Bach’s The Art of Fugue.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/craig-sheppard/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250701T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250701T130000
DTSTAMP:20250325T220915Z
CREATED:20250320T021659Z
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SUMMARY:Apolline Khou and Yoel Rubin
DESCRIPTION:Apolline Khou – piano\nYoel Rubin – cello \nApolline Khou and Yoel Rubin invite you to join them for a concert of contemplative and heartwarming pieces for cello and piano. The programme includes songs\, transcriptions and sonatas by Bach\, Schubert\, Brahms\, Dvořák and Rachmaninov.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/apolline-khou-and-yoel-rubin/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250619T130000
DTSTAMP:20250320T020112Z
CREATED:20250320T020112Z
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SUMMARY:The Academy Baroque Soloists - Royal Academy of Music
DESCRIPTION:The Academy Baroque Soloists – Students from the Royal Academy of Music \nDans La Chambre Du Roi – Music for the Sun King by Lully\, Rebel\, and Montéclair \nDirected by Anna Stegmann   \nJean-Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687) Ouverture from Armide\, Tragedie Mise en Musique\, Paris (1676)\nJean Féry Rebel (1666 – 1747) Caprice – Fantasie\nMichel Pignolet de Montéclair (1666 – 1737) Airs Champestres (selection) from Serenade ou Concert\, Paris (1697)\nMichel Pignolet de Montéclair (1666 – 1737) Air Tendres from Serenade ou Concert\, Paris (1697)\nJean Féry Rebel (1666 – 1747) Boutade\nJean-Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687) Entrée\, Menuet & Gavote\, Gavote & Canaries\, Passacaigle from Armide\, Tragedie Mise en Musique\, Paris (1676)  \nMichel Pignolet de Montéclair’s Sérénades offer a vivid snapshot of the musical life at the French court\, capturing the festive atmosphere of royal balls through three distinct suites. With its elegant mix of recorders\, oboes\, and strings\, this programme features his charming airs tendres and airs champêtres\, evoking the grandeur and elegance of courtly occasions.\nWhile simpler in instrumentation than the lush orchestrations of King Louis XIV’s appointed composer Jean-Baptiste Lully or his student Jean-Féry Rebel\, Montéclair’s use of a single melodic line with bass accompaniment provides a refined yet accessible portrayal of early 18th-century French dance and courtly music. \nAnna Stegmann is a dedicated performer and educator of early and contemporary recorder music. She is a recorder professor at the Royal Academy of Music\, London\, and a guest teacher at Wells Cathedral School. Anna has led workshops across the UK\, Europe\, North America\, and Australia and co-organises the biennial Open Recorder Days Amsterdam since 2012. As a soloist and chamber musician she performs internationally with prominent ensembles\, including La Risonanza (Fabio Bonizzoni)\, L’Arpeggiata (Christina Pluhar)\, and the Rotterdam Philarmonisch Orkest under Jordi Sawall. She has recorded multiple albums with her own groups Ensemble Odyssee and The Royal Wind Music\, including award-nominated Cds with her duo with violinist Jorge Jiménez. In 2020\, she launched a digital recital series to bring performances to global audiences.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/the-academy-baroque-soloists-royal-academy-of-music-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T143638Z
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SUMMARY:Danilo Mascetti
DESCRIPTION:Danilo Mascetti – George IV’s Grand Piano by Nannette Streicher\, Vienna\, 1823 \nDanilo Mascetti makes his debut at the Cobbe Collection\, performing Beethoven’s majestic Diabelli Variations Op. 120 on the 1823 Viennese Fortepiano by Nannette Streicher\, on loan to The Cobbe Collection Trust by H.M. The King. \nDanilo\, an Italian pianist specialising in period instruments\, has recently toured South Africa and various European countries with this programme.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/danilo-mascetti/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250515T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T143809Z
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SUMMARY:Guildhall Cantata Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Directed by James Johnstone\nEnglish harpsichord by Jacob & Abraham Kirkman\, London\, 1781 \nStudents from the Vocal and Historical Departments of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama join forces in a programme of chamber cantatas and instrumental music from the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries\, performing alongside the acclaimed keyboard player\, James Johnstone.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/guildhall-cantata-ensemble-11/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T143901Z
CREATED:20250320T011133Z
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SUMMARY:Royal College of Music
DESCRIPTION:The Italian Connection \nDirected by Professor Ashley Solomon \nA programme of Italian baroque solos\, sonatas and concertos from the 17th and 18th centuries by students from the Historical Performance Faculty at the Royal College of Music\, using the English harpsichord by Jacob & Abraham Kirkman\, London\, 1781.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/royal-college-of-music/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T143939Z
CREATED:20250320T004846Z
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SUMMARY:Ashley Solomon and Stephen Devine
DESCRIPTION:Ashley Solomon – flute\nStephen Devine – English harpsichord by Jacob & Abraham Kirkman\, London\, 1781 \nIn the name of Bach \nAshley Solomon and Steven Devine explore works for flute and keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach and four of his sons. The programme includes solos and sonatas by JS Bach\, JC Bach\, JCF Bach\, CPE Bach and WF Bach. \nAshley Solomon enjoys a successful career as a soloist\, chamber musician and guest director in the UK\, across Europe as well as the Americas\, Far East and Australia. He is the director of Florilegium\, the baroque ensemble he co-founded in 1991 and has made close to 40 recordings with them\, many of which have garnered international awards.\nIn recent years he has been involved in a unique recording project using a private collection of 17th and 18th century flutes. To date he has released 3 volumes in the Spohr Collection series involving 25 rare and original 1-keyed baroque flutes made of ivory\, boxwood\, ebony and porcelain. This project has given new insight into the sound world of European flute makers in the baroque period.\nSince 2003 he has been training vocalists and instrumentalists in Bolivia\, working on the remarkable collection of music held in archives by the Moxos and Chiquitos Indians. He formed Arakaendar Bolivia Choir in 2005 and Arakaendar Baroque Orchestra in 2007 and has directed them in concerts at major international festivals. In 2008 he was one of the first Europeans to receive the prestigious Bolivian Hans Roth Prize given in recognition of the enormous assistance he has given to the Bolivian musicians\, their presence on the international stage and the promotion and preservation of this music.\nCombining a successful career across both theory and practice\, Ashley is also Head of Historical Performance at London’s Royal College of Music\, having been appointed a professor in 1994. In 2014 he was awarded a Personal Chair and in July 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (FRAM) and in 2019 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Music (FRCM). Since 2014 he has been working closely with the Royal Collection Trust to curate musical performances in their Royal venues. \nSteven Devine is a versatile musician balancing roles as a conductor\, director \,harpsichordist and fortepianist. He serves as Conductor and Artistic Advisor of The English Haydn Festival\, Music Director of New Chamber Opera\, Oxford\, and Director of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s “Bach\, the Universe & Everything” series. Devine has directed works by Purcell\, Blow\, Bach\, Handel\, and Mozart with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and led performances of Bach’sEaster Oratorio with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. His repertoire spans contemporary\, Haydn\, Handel\, Vivaldi\, and more\, collaborating with Trondheim Barokk\, Victoria Baroque Players\, Arion Baroque Ensemble\, and other prominent ensembles. His operatic projects include works by Purcell\, Cavalli\, Handel\, Mozart and Rossini as well as rarities by Galuppi and Salieri. Recent highlights include Messiah with The Academy of Ancient Music in Las Palmas and performances of Bach and Telemann with Symphony Nova Scotia. Devine has also directed Brandenburg Concertos with the OAE and Ensemble 360 and recorded keyboard concertos and solo recitals to critical acclaim. Educated at Chetham’s School of Music and Oxford university \,Devine was Director of Opera Restor’d (2002–2010) and curated the Norwegian Wind Ensemble (2016–2018). He is Early Keyboard consultant to the Royal Welsh and Royal Birmingham Conservatoires and Professor of harpsichord and fortepiano at the Royal Academy of Music\, London.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/ashley-solomon-and-stephen-devine/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T130000
DTSTAMP:20251126T144012Z
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SUMMARY:Royal Irish Academy of Music
DESCRIPTION:Resonances: A Meeting of Old and New \nDirected by David Adams \nJeannette Bogado – violin\nSulamita Pyvovar\, Brian Dietlmeier and David Adams – keyboards\nRussian Grand Piano by Jacob Becker\, St Petersburg\, 1886-87\nEnglish Harpsichord by Jacob & Abraham Kirkman\, London\, 1781 \nJ.J. Froberger (1616-67) Lamento Ferdinand III\nJohn Playford (1623-86) John come kiss me now\nJoseph Haydn (1732-1809) Sonata in C\, Hob. XVI 60\, 1st movt.\nMatthew Dubourg (1703-67) Eileen Aroon with variations set by Mr. Dubourg\nBrian Dietlmeier (2002-) Scherzo for piano four hands\nJ.J. Froberger (1616-67) Lamento Ferdinand IV\nAloys Fleischmann (1910-92) from Sreath do phiano\nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) Violin Sonata in G\, op.78\, 1st. movt.\nNikolai Kapustin (1937-2020) Sinfonietta Op. 49\, 1st. movt. \nReturning for their third visit to Hatchlands\, students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music present Resonances: A Meeting of Old and New — a programme that journeys through four centuries of keyboard and chamber music. From the expressive lamentations of Froberger to the intricate elegance of Haydn\, the Irish folk-infused variations of Dubourg to the jazz-tinged brilliance of Kapustin\, each piece offers a fresh perspective on musical tradition and transformation.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/royal-irish-academy-music-3/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241022T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241022T130000
DTSTAMP:20241212T091126Z
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SUMMARY:Matthew King
DESCRIPTION:Matthew King – George IV’s Grand Piano by Nannette Streicher\, Vienna\, 1823 \nBeethoven’s second Sonata Op. 27 ‘Sonata quasi una fantasia’\, more commonly known today as the ‘Moonlight Sonata’\, was composed in 1801. Beethoven probably intended his music to sound and to mean something rather different from how it is commonly viewed today as a totem of Romanticism. Composer/pianist Matthew King will explain the sonata’s background and perform it on the Nannette Streicher fortepiano\, which Beethoven himself probably played in the 1820. \nDescribed by Judith Weir\, Master of the Queen’s Music\, as “one of Britain’s most adventurous composers\, utterly skilled\, imaginative and resourceful”\, Matthew King is a pianist/composer whose output includes 45 single-movement piano sonatas; Richard Wagner in Venice: A Symphony (2021)\, a completion of unfinished sketches by Wagner\, and a piano concerto\, premiered in San Diego in June 2018. His chamber operas\, The Snow Queen and The Pied Piper have had numerous productions in the UK and abroad. Reviewers have described his music as “exhilarating” (The Sunday Times) and “teeming with ideas…with a jauntiness of rhythm and texture” (The Times) as well as possessing “distinctive beauty with disarming theatre sense” (Independent on Sunday). Matthew King is Professor of Composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is also a regular recitalist and YouTuber with a channel called ‘The Music Professor’.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/matthew-king-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241017T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241017T130000
DTSTAMP:20241129T142648Z
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SUMMARY:Andrzej Wierciński
DESCRIPTION:Andrzej Wierciński – piano \nFryderyk Chopin \n• Preludes op. 28 no. 13-18\n• Ballade in A-flat Major\, op. 47\n• Nocturne in E-flat Major\, op. 55\n• Mazurkas op. 59\n• Sonata in B-flat Minor\, op. 35 \nAndrzej Wierciński developed his skills under the guidance of Professor Anna Jastrzębska-Quinn at the Zenon Brzewski General Music School in Warsaw (2010-2014) and graduated with distinction from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in the piano class of Professor Wojciech Świtała (2014-2019). In 2020 he received a postgraduate diploma in piano at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg under the supervision of Professor Pavel Gililov. \nAs a semi-finalist of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw\, Andrzej has made a name for himself as a mature artist with an excellent technical technique that allows him to create sound very freely. In October 2019\, he won 3rd Prize at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition. In 2022\, Andrzej won 3rd Prize at the American Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition in Los Angeles standing out strongly for his personality and the Grand Prix at the Red Maple Music Competition in Toronto. His efforts have also resulted in many impressive prizes at other prestigious national and international piano competitions: at the International Competition “Halina Czerny-Stefańska in memoriam” in Poznań (3rd prize\, 2014)\, at the International Chopin Competition “Golden Ring” in Slovenia (1st prize\, 2014)\, at the International Chopin Competition in Budapest (1st prize\, 2014)\, at the International Competition in Tbilisi (5th prize and prize for the best performance of classical sonata\, 2017)\, at the International Competition in Naples “Masters Neapolitan Piano Competition” (1st prize and many other significant awards such as a contract with a label from China\, concerts in Denmark\, China and Italy or the opportunity to work with the Symphonic Orchestra of Rome\, 2018)\, at the First International Music Competition in Vienna (Gold Medal\, 2019)\, at the Saint-Priest International Piano Competition in France (1st prize and a number of non-prize awards – including a recording contract with the KNS classical label and a concert tour of European countries\, 2019)\, at the Berlin International Music Competition (silver medal\, 2019) and at the Paris International Music Competition (winner of the honorary prize and a number of other awards\, 2019). \nHe has honed his skills by participating in international masterclasses taught by distinguished pedagogues such as Michel Beroff\, Dmitri Alexeev\, Carlo Palese\, Akiko Ebi\, Lee Kum Sing\, Anna Malikova\, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń\, Andrzej Jasiński\, Dang Thai Son\, Tomas Ungar\, and Janusz Olejniczak. He participated in a month-long piano course at the Morningside Music Bridge in Calgary\, where he received master classes from Andre Laplante and Krzysztof Jablonski\, among others. He also received very valuable musical guidance from Daniil Trifonov during his masterclasses in Katowice. \nAndrzej Wierciński is the recipient of several special scholarships – including the YAMAHA Foundation Artistic Scholarship\, the Krystian Zimmerman Scholarship and the F. Wybrańczyk Artistic Scholarship of the Sinfonia Varsovia Foundation. \nIn recent years Andrzej has given recitals in most European countries\, Canada\, Indonesia and Japan. He has collaborated with KAWAI and Japan Arts\, which has invited the artist to Asia on several tours. A significant event in his career was the performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto under Maestro Maciej Twork at the National Philharmonic Hall during the 24th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival at the invitation of Mrs. Elżbieta Penderecka. In addition\, the artist has collaborated with maestro Alexander Liebreich\, Jacek Kasprzyk\, Mirosław Błaszczyk and Marek Moś. In 2015\, during the visit of the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski with Princess Masako Owada of Japan in Tokyo\, he played a Chopin recital in the Ballroom of the Hotel where the Polish personality resided. In 2015 he released his first CD with the Fryderyk Chopin National Institute in Poland (playing solo piano works by Scarlatti\, Schumann and Chopin).
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/andrzej-wiercinski-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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SUMMARY:Elena Toponogova
DESCRIPTION:Elena Toponogova – piano \nPianist Elena Toponogova returns with a delightful programme featuring music by Rachmaninov\, Tchaikovsky and Medtner. A graduate of the Royal College of Music\, Elena is a prize-winner in international competitions and has toured widely across Europe.  \nElena is a concert pianist and chamber musician based in London. Her repertoire is primarily comprised of Russian music\, with a particular focus on the music of Nikolai Medtner.
 
She recently won the prize for the best performance of a Prelude and Fugue by JS Bach of the Nuova Coppa International Piano Competition\, Italy. 

In 2017\, Elena received a Master of Performance degree from the Royal College of Music\, studying under Norma Fisher. Her studies were generously supported by the Norah Seary Trust\, Altrusa Careers Trust\, the Future of Russia Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation. She participated in numerous masterclasses of such world-renowned pianists as Dirk Mommertz (Faure Quartet)\, G.Gruzman\, I.Chukovskaya and was selected to study at the Academie de Musique Riviera in Switzerland with Pavel Gililov with the support of the Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund grant. 

Elena has taken part in many international festivals including Chichester Festival and Bloomsbury Festival. She has been performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Italy and appeared at the prestigious Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire\, Salzburg Wiener Saal\, Amaryllis Fleming Hall\, V&A Museum\, St.Martin-in-the-Fields among many others.
URL:https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/event/elena-toponogova-2/
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime concert
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