1 October 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Patricia Rozario (soprano)
Craig Ogden (guitar)

Roberto Gerhard: (from Cantares) La Indita; El toro; Un galany su morena; Reinas de la baraja
Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no 5 - Vocalise.
Frederico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina (first movement)
Fernando Sor: Introduction, Theme and Variations Op.9
Fernando Sor: Seguidillas: Cesa de atormentarme; De amor en las prisiones; Acuerdate, bien mio; Preparame la tumba; Como ha de resolvere; Muchacha, y la verguenza
Joaquin Rodrigo: Pastorcito Santo; Adela; Coplillas de Belen; Folias Canarias

Born in Bombay, Patricia Rozario OBE has developed a career in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting. Her unique voice and artistry have inspired several of the world’s leading composers to write for her, most notably Sir John Tavener, who has now written over thirty works for her. Her CD of Joachín Rodrigo’s songs for soprano and guitar with Craig Ogden was released in May this year on Somm Records.

Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. He has performed throughout the world as a soloist with the world’s greatest orchestras, as a chamber musician, in recital, and on radio and television. His debut solo CD for Nimbus Records was nominated for a Grammy Award. Craig Ogden made his Royal Albert Hall debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.

15 October 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Sophie Cashell (piano)

 

Ginastera: Sonata  No 1 op22
Schumann: Carnival
Liszt: Ballade No.2

Sophie Cashell won the BBC Classical Star Television programme in 2007 with her climactic performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Sophie’s acclaimed debut disc features works by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Debussy. She has performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia, the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra on tour in Scotland and Ireland, and the Orchestra of Saint Cecilia at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. 

29 October 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Lucy Wakeford (harp)

 Spohr: Fantasie
Roussel: Impromptu
Plowman: The Mermaids' Lagoon
Britten: Suite
Granados: Spanish dances 2 and 5
Faure: Impromptu

Appointed principal of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2002, Lucy Wakeford is one of the most outstanding harpists of her generation. She is also principal harp of the Britten Sinfonia and harpist of the Nash Ensemble. Much in demand as a soloist, recitalist and ensemble player she has performed at major venues and festivals throughout Europe including the 2008 Leicester International Music Festival.  She has recorded the Mozart Concerto for Flute & Harp with the Britten Sinfonia and Dohnanyi’s Concertino with the English Sinfonia on the BMG and ASV labels respectively.

12 November 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Linde Brunmayr-Tutz (Baroque (Traverso) Flute)
Barbara Adamczyk (harpsichord)

Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonata G major op.1/V
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata E minor BWV 1034
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata D major WQ 131
Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht: Sonate B minor

Linde Brunmayr-Tutz is a frequent soloist with leading baroque ensembles. She is professor of traverso flute at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen, Germany where she also played an important part in building up the Early Music Institute. She was artistic director of the International Summer Academy for Early Music in Innsbruck from 1996 to 2004 and received the Tyrolean Jakob Stainer prize for particular service to early music. Together with Lars Ulrik Mortensen she recorded the flute sonatas by J.S.Bach and received the prestigious Diapason d’Or award.

Barbara Adamczyk, the Polish harpsichordist, studied at the College of Music in Katowice (Poland) with Marek Toporowski and at the College of Music in Trossingen (Germany) with Marieke Spaans. Since 2007 she has been working as an harpsichord accompanist at the College of Music in Trossingen and in Stuttgart.

26 November 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Guy Johnston (cello)
Tom Poster (piano)

Mendelssohn: Variation Concertantes
Chopin: Cello Sonata
Schumann:  Adagio and Allegro

Guy Johnston won BBC’s Young Musician of the Year in 2000 and since then has enjoyed successes with many leading orchestras and in recital. Recent and forthcoming highlights include performances of the Elgar Cello Concerto, Walton’s Cello Concerto, Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, Brahms’ Double Concerto and Haydn’s Cello Concerto. He is regularly heard on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.

Tom Poster appears as concerto soloist and chamber musician across an extensive repertoire in a range of major international venues and has given solo recitals at concert halls and festivals across the UK and Europe. Tom has collaborated with the Brodsky, Endellion and Skampa Quartets and is the pianist of the Aronowitz Ensemble. He broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio 3 and has recorded works by Thomas Adès for EMI. He is also a successful composer.

10 December 2009 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Jan Stigmer (violin)
Rob van Heck (piano)

J.S. Bach: Chacconne from the 3rd partita for violin solo in D minor
E. Grieg: Sonata for violin and piano op.13 in G major
F. Kreisler: "Encores"

Jan Stigmer has for many years received high acclaim by audiences and critics alike for his lyrical and colourful playing. He has toured extensively and he has performed with some of the world’s top orchestras. He is very popular in China and in 2005 he became the first western musician ever to perform in Tibet. In 2007, he premièred Rolf Martinsson’s violin concerto with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Jan Stigmer plays on a violin by Antonio Stradivarius dated 1724.

Rob van Heck is considered one of the best chamber music pianists of the Netherlands. With his technically brilliant and flowing style, he is an absolute favourite with singers and instrumentalists. Rob van Heck has performed with most Dutch orchestras in works by Beethoven, Chopin, Gershwin and Mendelssohn. In recent years he has dedicated most of his time to chamber music.

7 January 2010 1.05 – 1.55pm

Soloists of the Philharmonia Orchestra

Maya Iwabuchi violin I
Philippe Honoré violin II
Rebecca Chambers viola I
Nicholas Bootiman viola II
David Cohen cello

Bruckner: String Quintet in F Major

Anton Bruckner's String Quintet in F Major, highly regarded as a masterpiece of its genre, will be performed by the Soloists of the Philharmonia Orchestra.  These principal musicians derived from one of the world’s greatest orchestras are a dynamic and versatile group who enjoy performing together as a chamber ensemble as much as leading their sections in the full orchestra. 

21 January 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Sitkovetsky Piano Trio

Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Leonard Elschenbroich cello
Wu Qian piano

Mendelssohn: D minor Trio
Smetana: Trio in G minor

The Sitkovetsky Trio is a collaboration between three young musicians who share a passion for Chamber Music. Having met and worked together at the Yehudi Menuhin School, they founded the trio in 2007 and have already received numerous awards and critical acclaim. The trio made a highly successful Southbank debut, playing a recital in the Purcell Room, and was invited to play in front of Her Majesty the Queen. They made their debut appearance at the Wigmore Hall in November 2008. Last season, their Lunchtime Concert had to be cancelled because of snow! All three musicians enjoy varied careers as soloists and chamber musicians in their own right.

4 February 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Katya Apekisheva (piano)

Bach: Da Gamba  Sonata no 3  
Tabakova: Suite in a Jazz Style
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (arr for viola and piano)

Recognised as one of the world’s best and most charismatic viola players, Maxim Rysanov is the current Classic FM Gramophone Young Artist of the Year. Maxim has performed with the world’s finest orchestras and makes regular appearances as a chamber artist at major festivals. His new CD of Brahms viola works (Onyx) also features Katya Apekisheva. Maxim is currently a member of the BBC New Generation artist scheme.

Katya Apekisheva is one of Europe's foremost pianists, in demand internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been described by Gramophone magazine as 'a profoundly gifted artist'. Her solo CD release of Grieg solo piano works in 2008 has received over-whelming critical acclaim. She is a regular guest at major chamber music festivals around the world including the Leicester International Music Festival.

18 February 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

National Young Pianists Week Laureates

Back again by popular demand for the fifth year, these outstanding young pianists have been selected as showing the most exceptional promise at the National Young Pianists Week at Uppingham School in 2009. NPYW is a residential school for pianists worldwide with coaching and performances from  some of the world’s foremost teachers and practitioners. The Young Laureate Scheme identifies, nurtures and promotes exceptional young pianists and provides guidance, practical support and opportunities for their development.

4 March 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Carducci String Quartet

Matthew Denton violin
Michelle Fleming violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola
Emma Denton cello

Haydn: String Quartet No 30 in E flat major Op. 33 No 2 'Joke'
Dvorak: String Quartet No.12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"

The Carducci Quartet has won no fewer than 7 International Chamber Music Competitions in the space of 5 years, and has quickly become recognised as one of Europe's top young string quartets. They recently established their own record label 'Carducci Classics', launched with a CD of Haydn String Quartets. They have toured Europe and in Italy, where, after performing numerous concerts at the Castagnetto-Carducci Festival, the quartet adopted the name “Carducci” with the blessing of the Mayor.

18 March 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Nick Daniel (oboe)
Maggie Cole (harpsichord and piano)

Bach: Sonata in Eb bwv 1031
Andriesson: Ouverture to Orpheus for harpsichord solo
Bach: Sonata in A major bwv 1032
Andriesson: Vergeet mie niet, forget me not. Solo oboe and harpsichord, 1 player!
Bach: Sonata in G minor bwv 1020

Nicholas Daniel is the Artistic Director of the Leicester International Music Festival and the Lunchtime Concert Series. Nicholas won the BBC Young Musician of the Year when he was 18. At his debut at the BBC Proms in 1992, the Sunday Times described him as one of the greatest exponents of the oboe in the world. In the 2008 BBC Proms, he played the Mozart Oboe Concerto on the First Night and the Elliott Carter Oboe concerto. He is Professor at the Trossingen Musikhochschule in Germany. He is Associate Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia.

Maggie Cole enjoys an international musical life playing and recording on harpsichord, fortepiano and modern piano. She is best known through numerous recitals on BBC Radio 3 and appearances at leading British festivals and abroad. In addition to a busy solo career, she enjoys duo partnerships with, for example, Mark Padmore (tenor) and Steven Isserlis (cello). She also performs frequently with The Nash Ensemble and Britten Sinfonia. Maggie will be recording a double CD of Haydn trios to be released in 2009 with Trio Goya.

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