Chamber Concerts Subscription Series 2011/12
Over 40 years of world class performances from internationally acclaimed artists and rising young stars alike. Kettle’s Yard Thursday Evening Subscription Series welcomes the Sitkovetsky Trio, countertenor Michael Chance and pianist Ronald Brautigam for some magical chamber music-making in Cambridge.
Michaelmas Term 27 October MICHAEL CHANCE, countertenor MAGGIE COLE, harpsichord Songs by Campion, Dowland, Purcell, Monteverdi, Tippett, Butterworth, Schubert and Britten. 3 November MAX and EVELYN FORBES CONCERT SITKOVETSKY TRIO & FRIENDS Martinu˚ ~ Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H.313 Chausson ~ Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3 Fauré ~ Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.15 10 November RUTH WALL – The Girl with 3 Harps Handel, Graham Fitkin and traditional folk songs from Scotland, Ireland and Wales. 17 November ANDREW WATKINSON, violin SARA TRICKEY, violin Mozart ~ A minor Piano Sonata arr. two violins Bridges ~ Tzvi Avni Bartók ~ Violin duos Leclair ~ Sonata in C major Rawsthorne ~ Theme and Variations 24 November COLIN CARR, cello THOMAS SAUER, piano Beethoven ~ Sonatas in G minor, Op.5, No.2; D major, Op.102, No.2 and A major, Op.69 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from The Magic Flute
pictured from top: Maggie Cole, Sitkovetsky Trio, London Haydn Quartet cover: Ronald Brautigam
Lent Term
Easter Term
2 February SITKOVETSKY TRIO & FRIENDS Ravel ~ Duo Sonata for Violin and Cello Brahms ~ Piano Trio No.2 in C major, Op.87 Franck ~ Piano Quintet in F minor
26 April SITKOVETSKY TRIO & FRIENDS Debussy ~ Petite Suite for 4 hands Dvorˇ ák ~ Piano Trio in F minor, Op.65 Fauré ~ Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, Op.45
9 February JIM and HELEN EDE CONCERT JACK LIEBECK, violin KATYA APEKISHEVA, piano Brahms ~ Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78 Beethoven ~ Violin Sonata No.3 in Eb, Op.12, No.3 Bridge ~ Violin Sonata, H.183 Tchaikovsky ~ Valse-scherzo in C major, Op.34 16 February ADAM WALKER, flute JAMES BAILLIEU, piano Martinu˚ ~ Scherzo, H.174a Barber ~ Canzone, Op.38a Schubert ~ Variations on Trockne Blumen in E minor, D.802 Bartók ~ Suite Paysanne Hongroise Messiaen ~ Vocalise-étude and Le merle noir Poulenc ~ Sonata for flute and piano (1957), Op.164 23 February RONALD BRAUTIGAM, piano Beethoven ~ Piano Sonatas No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique’; No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’ and No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’ 15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E flat ‘Eroica Variations’, Op.35
3 May ALLAN CLAYTON, tenor JULIUS DRAKE, piano Schubert and Wolf ~ Goethe settings Purcell (realizations by Britten) Nico Muhly ~ The Adulteress (UK premiere) Britten ~ The Holy Sonnets of John Donne 10 May LONDON HAYDN QUARTET Haydn ~ Quartets in A major, Op.9, No.6 and B minor, Op.33, No.1 Beethoven ~ Quartet in B flat major, Op.18, No.3 17 May BARTOSZ WOROCH, violin ROBERT THOMPSON, piano Mozart ~ Violin Sonata in E flat major, K.380 Szymanowski ~ Three Myths, Op.30 Mozart ~ Violin Sonata in E minor, K.304 Elgar ~ Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 24 May LARA MELDA, piano Winner of BBC Young Musician 2010 Works by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Messiaen and Chopin.
1 March KAREN CARGILL, mezzo-soprano SIMON LEPPER, piano Songs by Brahms, Duparc, Grieg and Scottish Songs arranged by Clare Liddell. Full programme details are available online www.kettlesyard.co.uk/chamber Concerts begin at 8pm, doors open 7.30pm. Subscribers may usually bring guests on the night, cost £10. Programmes are subject to change without notice.
Chamber Concerts Listen to these wonderfully enjoyable performances in the intimate setting of the house at Kettle’s Yard. Concerts take place amongst the art works displayed in Jim Ede’s house.
Annual Subscription £110, Term Subscription £47 (Full time students: annual £40, term £20) Please note not all seats are sighted.
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www.kettlesyard.co.uk/chamber Full programme details are available on the website. Or book by phone 01223 748100.
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