Autumn Series Brochure 2014

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Autumn 2014

Sheffield Concerts

Sheffield Concerts

Autumn

2014

Presented in association with Sheffield Theatres, the home of Music in the Round Box Office 0114 249 6000

Ensemble 360

Resident in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round, Ensemble 360 brings together eleven world-class musicians to form one versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN / Naomi Atherton HORN / Juliette Bausor FLUTE / Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS / Amy Harman BASSOON / Matthew Hunt CLARINET / Tim Horton PIANO / Benjamin Nabarro VIOLIN / Gemma Rosefield CELLO / Adrian Wilson OBOE Ensemble 360 will be joined by guest violists across the season.

Welcome!

We are delighted to present an Autumn programme packed with wonderful music: a series of concerts that is perfect for celebrating 30 years of Music in the Round. Times may have changed since 1984, but the emotional power of the music remains constant.

I would, though, like to throw an additional spotlight on the resident and guest performers who will be featuring. The ‘perfect storm’ of being able to purchase a new Steinway piano through the generous support of so many of Angus Smith, Artistic Director our friends and the receipt of a legacy from the estate of Miss Diana Kurzman allows us to launch a series of Kurzman Piano Recitals which will become a regular fixture. We’re thrilled that Steven Osborne, a performer of immense passion, skill and drive, will set us on our way.

We also welcome effervescent clarinettist Emma Johnson (pictured on the front cover) with her duo partner John Lenehan and look forward to continuing our association with the brilliant Elias String Quartet and the irrepressible Kuljit Bhamra.

Music in the Round, 4th Floor, Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ Tel: 0114 281 4660 info@musicintheround.co.uk All details are correct at time of going to press. Music in the Round reserves the right to make alterations to the programme or artists if necessary.

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These are extraordinary times for the players of Ensemble 360. Flautist Juliette Bausor was recently appointed a ‘Rising Star’ of the European Concert Hall Organisation, Adrian Wilson has been appointed Principal Oboe of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Amy Harman is the first bassoonist to have been selected for representation by the prestigious Young Classical Artist Trust. This great news merely confirms what we already know and are proud to proclaim: our resident musicians are among the best of any in the land.

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This is a platform for local choirs, orchestras, ensembles and venues to share news about their musical activities in greater detail, and to raise the profile of classical music in Sheffield. So whether you’re wanting to find out more about the different concerts taking place or to promote your group’s latest project, Sheffield’s one-stop classical music website is the place to go!

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Crucible Theatre, Studio 9 October 2014 The Women of Steel Statue Appeal is raising £150,000 for a permanent celebration of the achievements of the women who kept the steel mills rolling when their men were away at the front during two world wars.

The surviving women, now in their nineties, have one last wish: to be recognised with a statue outside Sheffield City Hall, where they went to tea dances during WWII. The appeal caught the city’s imagination and reawakened a spirit of community. More than £100,000 has been raised in less than six months. Now, less than £14,000 is needed.

Acclaimed sculptor Martin Jennings is working on the statue, which it is hoped will also become an inspiration to generations of women to come.

This concert is one of three featuring local musicians who are making their contribution by donating proceeds to the Appeal. The others are a folk concert in Sheffield Cathedral on 26 November and a pop concert which sold out Sheffield City Hall last November.

Find out more at www.sheffield.gov.uk/womenofsteel and make your own donation at www.justgiving.com/womenofsteel

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£5 Tickets for First Time Bookers If you’ve never been to one of our concerts before, then you can enjoy your first performance for just £5. A maximum of two tickets can be purchased per household. Offer only available in person or by phone through the Sheffield Theatres box office.

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Please note, the First Time Bookers, Under 35s Tickets and Family Tickets offers are not available for Sheffield Jazz concerts.

12 concerts*: £120 / £84 (saving over £60 / £37) 8 concerts**: £96 / £72 (saving up to £36 / £16) 5 concerts**: £70 / £50 (saving up to £12.50 / £5) * The 12-concert subscription covers our entire Sheffield autumn series, excluding Sheffield Jazz events on 17 October and 28 November. **5 and 8-concert subscriptions can include any of our lunchtime and evening concerts held at the Crucible Studio, Upper Chapel and Sheffield Cathedral, except the Sheffield Jazz events on 17 October and 28 November.

Please note that all tickets within a subscription must be purchased in one transaction and you must state which concerts you wish to attend. Subscriptions cannot include more than one ticket for each concert.

A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio.

The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

Any bookings that include events at Upper Chapel or Sheffield Cathedral are subject to an alternative transaction fee of 10%, which is applied only to tickets for events not held at the Crucible Studio and is instead of the £1.50 (£1.00 online) fee outlined above.

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Wednesday 1 October, 4.30–6pm Crucible Theatre, Adelphi Room BBC Ten Pieces Teachers’ INSET session Ideal for KS2 teachers Music in the Round, in partnership with Sheffield Music Hub, is delighted to be working with the BBC throughout the year in the exciting UK-wide Ten Pieces project. There will be cinema screenings, performances and workshops with schools from across the city as well as this twilight INSET session for Key Stage 2 teachers. This is an opportunity to explore creative composition ideas, crosscurricular activities and resources, and to gain practical support for involving your school in this project.

Free to attend.

To book contact fraser@musicintheround.co.uk or call 0114 281 4660 For more information visit www.bbc.co.uk/tenpieces

Friday 3 & Tuesday 28 October, 7.30pm Upper Chapel Elias String Quartet

Sara Bitlloch VIOLIN Donald Grant VIOLIN Martin Saving VIOLA Marie Bitlloch CELLO

BEETHOVEN (Friday 3 October) Quartet in D Op.18 No.3 Quartet in F minor Op.95 Serioso Quartet in B flat Op.130 BEETHOVEN (Tuesday 28 October) Quartet in G Op.18 No.2 Quartet in E flat Op.127 Quartet in F Op.59 No.1 Rasumovsky Music in the Round is delighted to host two further instalments of the Elias String Quartet’s grand and compelling presentation of the complete Beethoven string quartets. A feature of the Elias’ cycle is to programme a combination of early, middle and late-period quartets in each concert, affording audiences an opportunity to experience directly the astonishing and revolutionary development of this most intimate of musical forms at the hands of the most complete master of this art that the world has ever witnessed.

Early booking is advised for this extremely popular series.

Learn more about Beethoven and his quartets at www.thebeethovenproject.com Tickets*: / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / Talk £16.50 Talk £5 Under 18s & Students

Q&A

Post-concert Q&A Q&A with Elias Quartet and Angus Smith (28th October)

*Booking for these concerts is subject to an additional transaction fee of 10%. Please see page 4.

Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk

“I have never thought of writing for reputation and honour. What I have in my heart must out; that is the reason why I compose.”

BEETHOVEN

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Thursday 9 October, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360

Monday 13 October, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Steven Osborne PIANO

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E flat Op.47 SCHUBERT Octet in F D803

SCHUBERT 3 Klavierstücke D946 13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner in A minor D576 Andante in A D604 4 Impromptus D935

In their first performance of the season, Ensemble 360 play two outstanding works of the Romantic repertoire.

Written in 1842, Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E flat is an invigorating work displaying great subtlety and refinement. Its musical structure is influenced by Beethoven but with passages of sprightliness reminiscent of much of Mendelssohn’s music. Schubert’s Octet of 1824 also owes much to Beethoven, having been commissioned by Count Ferdinand von Troyer as a piece to complement the latter composer’s Septet. By adding a second violin, Schubert created a largely spontaneous, congenial work, with hints of moroseness in common with his other chamber pieces of this period.

Tickets*: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students Tonight’s concert supports the Women of Steel fundraising campaign to commission a statue by Martin Jennings. Please see page 3 for more information.

“Steven Osborne’s unshowy brilliance, integrity and very wide repertoire have long marked him out, but what now emerges most strongly is the unique magic of his sound combined with a profound musical intelligence.”

We are delighted to present one of the world’s great pianists, Steven Osborne. In the last year alone, Steven has been honoured as Instrumentalist of the Year at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards and chosen as winner of Gramophone magazine’s Instrumental Award. A regular performer at the BBC Proms, Steven’s international schedule has taken him to the Berlin Philharmonie, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Konzerthaus Vienna, Kennedy Center Washington and Carnegie Hall New York.

RPS AWARDS CITATION

Steven is presenting a special programme for Music in the Round of wonderfully lyrical pieces from Schubert’s solo piano repertoire, a body of work described by Robert Winter as “the anchor of Schubert’s creative life.“

TalkTickets*: Talk £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed /

Sponsored by You can also see this concert in Barnsley (10 October) and Doncaster (11 October). For more details visit www.musicintheround.co.uk

£5 Under 18s & Students

Q&A

Post-concert Q&A Q&A with Steven Osborne and Angus Smith.

Kurzman Piano Recitals are funded from a legacy payment from Miss D R Kurzman, awarded by Arts Council England.

*A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio.

The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk

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Friday 17 October, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Enrico Pieranunzi Trio Enrico Pieranunzi PIANO Pete Turner BASS Dave Walsh DRUMS Enrico Pieranunzi is one of the most famous and popular musicians on the international jazz scene. Having embraced both classical and jazz piano in his formative years, he has created a style of his own in which both musical languages are fused unconsciously and organically interwoven.

“…along with Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, he’s one of the greatest jazz pianists of his generation.” Irish Times “A pianist with few peers. He possesses rhythmic drive and technique to spare and they’re tied to an intensely personal lyricism. Pieranunzi has that rarest quality in a pianist: his own sound.” New York Jazz Record Tickets*: £15 / £12 Senior Citizens, Unemployed & Students / £3 Under 16s

Bridge: Final Auditions

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MOZART Violin Sonata in E flat K380 (arr. clarinet and piano) BARRY Low IRELAND Fantasy-Sonata in E flat

Saturday 18 October Crucible Theatre, Studio

Clarinettist Matthew Hunt and pianist Tim Horton present a programme that affords a wonderful demonstration of the sonorous and virtuosic possibilities of the mellowest of all woodwind instruments. Mozart’s elegant Violin Sonata K380 – described by a contemporary as “rich in new ideas and filled with traces of the author’s great musical genius” – demands subtle nuances of interpretation that make it an ideal vehicle for the clarinet. The lush and lyrical Fantasy-Sonata by John Ireland is a perfect fusion of clarinet and piano writing and is considered by some to be the high point of the composer’s chamber music writing.

A candidate for the shortest ever programme note provided by a composer – “It is sometimes high and sometimes low” – Gerald Barry’s Low is a spectacular test of dexterity and an infectiously witty showpiece.

As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, Music in the Round has launched Bridge, an innovative scheme that both acknowledges our heritage and looks forward to the future.

Eminent musicians and chamber-music specialists join us to select a young string quartet for artistic mentoring and professional development from a team of experts led by Peter Cropper, founder of Music in the Round and leader of the Lindsay String Quartet.

Reserve this date in your diary to come and hear the exciting final stage of the audition process. Full information on participating quartets, on-the-day running times and admission details will be announced on our website at the end of September.

Bridge is funded by the ‘Scilla Thornton Fund for Musicians and from a legacy from Miss D R Kurzman awarded by Arts Council England A Sheffield Jazz concert

Thursday 23 October, 12.45pm Upper Chapel Ensemble 360

Talk

Tickets*: £11 / £7.50 Disabled & Unemployed / Talk £5 Under 18s & Students

Q&A

Post-concert: Join Tim, Matt and members of Music in the Q&A Round upstairs in Channing Hall for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat about the programme. * Booking for these concerts is subject to an additional transaction fee of 10%.

Please see page 4.

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Wednesday 29 October, 11am City Hall Ballroom Ensemble 360 & narrator Polly Ives Family Concert RORY BOYLE Cinderella with words from Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhyme Cinderella

“I guess you think you know this story. You don’t. The real one’s much more gory…”

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives bring this brilliantly funny version of Cinderella to life, through music for wind quintet, piano, percussion and audience participation. This one-hour concert, which also includes music by Mozart, is an ideal opportunity to hear top-quality live music up close: a perfect half-term treat!

Tuesday 4 November, 10.45am and 1.30pm Crucible Theatre Ensemble 360 & narrator Polly Ives Schools’ Concerts Crazy Creatures Written by Jonathan Long and illustrated by Korky Paul with commissioned music by Paul Rissmann If you enjoyed Stan and Mabel and Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants, you’ll love Music in the Round’s new commission, Crazy Creatures. by our award-winning Children’s Composer in Residence, Paul Rissmann.

With lots of audience participation and image projections from two brilliant children’s books The Duck with No Luck and A Cat Called Scratch (published by Oxford University Press), this concert is a great way to engage young audiences in top-quality music-making alongside professional musicians and to embed music in children’s everyday learning.

“What better combination? Top-quality performers, Roald Dahl at his best, and exciting and dramatic music.”

Audience member

Visit www.musicintheround.co.uk to download the free educational resources pack, plus video and audio tracks. See opposite page for Teachers’ INSET session.

Recommended for Nursery and KS1 (age 3+)

Recommended for children age 5+

Tickets*: £3 children / FREE accompanying staff To book contact fraser@musicintheround.co.uk or call 0114 281 4660. All bookings to be made through Music in the Round.

Tickets*: £6 / £3 Under 18s

In association with Off the Shelf Festival www.offtheshelf.org.uk Funded by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and the Andrew McEwan Fund

* Booking for these concerts is subject to an additional transaction fee of 10%. Please see page 4.

Thursday 25 September 4.30–6pm Crucible Theatre, Adelphi Room Crazy Creatures Teachers’ INSET session Suitable for Nursery and KS1 teachers This session, led by Polly Ives, will provide training, audio and visual resources, and practical support in how to incorporate the Crazy Creatures project into your nursery or school’s curriculum.

To book contact fraser@musicintheround.co.uk or call 0114 281 4660. Places cost £15.

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY to Crazy Creatures on Saturday 24 January 2015. More details will be available in the autumn.

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Tuesday 11 November, 12.45pm Upper Chapel Ensemble 360

Thursday 13 November, 7.30pm Sheffield Cathedral MANTRA: Musical Conversations across the Indian Ocean

SAINT-SAËNS Romance Op.67 in E flat for horn and piano VOLKER DAVID KIRCHNER Lamento e Danza d’Orfeo for horn and piano RACHMANINOV Cello Sonata in G minor Op.19 Rachmaninov’s famous second Piano Concerto, in the words of writer and critic Geoffrey Norris, announced the beginning of the composer’s “greatest outpourings of music with characteristically sumptuous harmonies and matchless lyrical inspiration.” Premiered in December 1901 just a few weeks after the Concerto, the Cello Sonata basks in the same luscious Romantic glow, consciously presenting the cello and piano as equal partners. Gemma Rosefield and Tim Horton’s performance of this grandly conceived work is definitely not to be missed. Tim is also joined by Naomi Atherton for two captivating works for French horn.

Kirchner finds magical ways of evoking the legendary tale of Orpheus while Saint-Saëns’ Romance is a short ‘song without words’ that offers a wonderful platform for demonstrating the warm sonority of the instrument.

Tickets*: £11 / £7.50 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk

This concert is generously supported by a Friend of Music in the Round * Booking for these concerts is subject to an additional transaction fee of 10%.

Please see page 4.

The Orlando Consort, Kuljit Bhamra TABLA, Jonathan Mayer SITAR, Shahid Khan VOICE Plus massed voices from across the city On arriving in India in the early 16 th century, Portuguese missionaries set out to win the hearts, minds, and souls of local people in Goa through the power of music. Eastern and western voices and instruments rang out together, creating an irresistible blend of exotic and exuberant sounds.

Acclaimed musicians unite to present the joyful spirit and sound-world of this extraordinary cross-cultural encounter. The journey starts with entrancing Renaissance polyphony and Indian classical ragas and continues via Bhangra and Bollywood before arriving at a lively Indian wedding party featuring massed voices drawn from schools and choirs from across Sheffield led by Kuljit Bhamra.

Talk

Talk Tickets*: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students

Q&A

Post-concert Q&A Q&A with Kuljit Bhamra and Angus Smith To find out more about singing with the massed voices visit www.musicintheround.co.uk or call 0114 281 4660.

In partnership with Sheffield Cathedral

“What was striking was how Western orderliness was more and more subverted

by Indian joyousness.

By the end we were all clapping and waving our hands.”

DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Wednesday 26 November, 7.15pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360

Friday 28 November, 12.45pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360

HAYDN London Trio in G Hob.IV No.3 SAINT-SAËNS Oboe Sonata in D MOZART Flute Quartet in A K.298 FRANCK Piano Quintet in F minor

SCHUMANN Violin Sonata in A minor Op.105 BRAHMS Violin Sonata in D minor Op.108 Violinist Benjamin Nabarro and pianist Tim Horton bring together emotionally charged sonatas by two of the heavyweights of the Romantic era. Schumann’s Sonata, written at a time when the composer described himself as being “very angry with certain people”, calls for ‘passionate expression’ from the very first notes and, even in the lighter moments of this eloquent piece, the intensity never wavers. Brahms’ Sonata – his third for violin and piano – has been described as a return to the vivid passions of the composer’s youth, and the dramatic twists and turns of mood ensure that the listener is swept along throughout this grandly conceived work.

César Franck’s Piano Quintet is a work of extraordinary passion that is almost entirely out of character with the restrained beauty of the composer’s other work. So brazen was the expressivity that the dedicatee and pianist at the first performance, Camille Saint-Saëns, stormed off the stage at the end of the concert in disgust. The inspiration for the piece is believed to have been Augusta Holmès, a young singer and composer with whom, it is said, the majority of male students and teachers at the Paris Conservatoire were infatuated.

In contrast, elegance prevails in a first half of supreme grace and refinement – the calm before the storm.

Tickets*: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk

*A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”

SCHUMANN

Tickets*: £11 / £7.50 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students

*A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

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Friday 28 November, 7.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Gwilym Simcock PIANO Yuri Goloubev DOUBLE BASS

Saturday 29 November, 7.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Emma Johnson CLARINET John Lenehan PIANO

A pianist of exceptional and dazzling ability, Gwilym’s music has been acclaimed as engaging, often unexpected, melodically enthralling, complex yet hugely accessible. Gwilym and Yuri met at the end of 2005 and hit it off immediately. Their concerts allow them to navigate an intriguing route through jazz, chamber music and contemporary classical.

Their strong classical backgrounds allow them to take experimental risks and incorporate into both jazz standards and their own original pieces free improvisations and excursions into the culture of European music.

WEBER Variations on a theme from Silvana Op.33 CHOPIN Nocturne in G minor Op.37 No.1 BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120 No.1 SAINT-SÄENS Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op.167 LUTOSLAWSKI Dance Preludes BERNSTEIN Scenes from West Side Story Heralded as “England’s best-loved clarinet player” by BBC Music Magazine, Emma Johnson has been captivating audiences in the UK and abroad with her spontaneous and virtuosic performances ever since she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award in 1984.

Renowned for her persuasive interpretations and for her ability to draw rich and varied tones from her instrument, Emma has proved her mastery in performing the greatest works in the clarinet repertoire and presenting engaging concerts for young musicians.

“The pairing of UK pianist Gwilym Simcock and Russian double-bassist Yuri Goloubev was something of a masterstroke. Both musicians are fluent improvisers with strong personalities who blend jazz and classical influences with panache” Financial Times Tickets*: £15 / £12 Senior Citizens, Unemployed & Students / £3 Under 16s Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk

A Sheffield Jazz concert *A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

In partnership with her long-time collaborator John Lenehan, Emma presents a sparkling programme that features at its heart two of the great landmark sonatas of the clarinet repertoire by Brahms and Saint-Saëns, framed by a series of dynamic and irresistible works.

Talk

Tickets: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / Talk £5 Under 18s & Students

Q&A

Post-concert Q&A with Emma Johnson, John Lenehan and Q&A Angus Smith *A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

“One of our most celebrated musicians… infinitely graceful playing charged with Lenehan’s characteristic vitality and warmth.”

CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE

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Thursday 4 December, 7.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Tim Horton PIANO BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in G Op.79 Piano Sonata in D Op.28 Pastoral Piano Sonata in B flat Op.106 Hammerklavier In the penultimate concert of his stunning Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Tim starts with two elegant and intricate Sonatas – Op.79 and Op.28 – that pave the way for one of the most challenging solo works in the piano repertoire, the Hammerklavier. This extraordinarily demanding piece excites strong emotions from some of the world’s greatest pianists: Alfred Brendel said of its compositional design that it “goes beyond everything that has ever been dared and accomplished in the field of piano sonata composition” and Richard Goode declared that, of all Beethoven’s sonatas, “it is the most adventurous…and certainly the most vicious.” And in a supreme moment of understatement, Beethoven himself stated “it will give pianists something to do.”

“When you are playing the slow movement from Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata, surely you must feel you are in a limitless world…”

INGMAR BERGMAN, AUTUMN SONATA

Tickets*: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students

Hear music from these concerts at www.musicintheround.co.uk *A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

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10.30am: 3-4 year olds 11.45am: 5-6 year olds 1pm: 3-6 year olds Join workshop leader Polly Ives and musicians from Ensemble 360 for a 45-minute workshop exploring percussion and action songs, a musical story, and listening up close. Highly interactive and great fun!

Places for participating children £6 / FREE for accompanying adults Book online at www.musicintheround.co.uk For more information contact fraser@musicintheround.co.uk or call 0114 281 4660 With funding from Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and the Andrew McEwan Fund

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Saturday 6 December 10.30am, 11.45am & 1pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Music Box Open Workshops

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Saturday 6 December, 7.30pm Crucible Theatre, Studio Ensemble 360

SCHUMANN 5 Stücke im Volkston Op.102 BRAHMS Trio in E flat Op.40 for violin, horn and piano BRAHMS Violin Sonata No.2 in A Op.100 SCHUMANN Piano Trio in F Op.80 Our autumn season concludes with a concert celebrating 30 years of Music in the Round that features a glorious combination of music by Schumann and Brahms. All the pieces in this programme take direct or indirect influence from song, and both composers set out to evoke lyrical folk idioms: Schumann with the beguiling melodies of the five pieces in folk style and Brahms through his stated preference for the old-fashioned Waldhorn to be used in his Horn Trio. From simple beginnings, these two great composers weave intricate twists and turns into the music that create an ever-shifting emotional journey that will both surprise and delight.

Tickets*: £16.50 / £11 Disabled & Unemployed / £5 Under 18s & Students *A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

“You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or because you’ve looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.”

SCHUMANN

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Sensational songs, sassy heroines and tap dancing sailors – a thrilling Christmas treat!

Fri 28 Nov 2014 – Sat 17 Jan 2015 Tickets now on sale!

Box Office 0114 249 6000 sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

venue & BOOKING information Crucible Theatre, Studio 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA

Upper Chapel Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JD

Seating Areas: All seats are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking, i.e. stage level, tier one or tier two.

Seating Areas: All seats are unreserved, but please specify which area you wish to sit in when booking i.e. stage level or balcony. Please note balcony seats are limited to 30 and may book up quickly.

Talks and Q&As: All pre-concert talks are free to concert ticket holders but please request a separate ticket for talks at the box office.

A separate ticket is not required for post-concert Q&As. Drinks: You may take drinks purchased from the Crucible bars into our concerts in plastic glasses which can be provided by Sheffield Theatres staff.

Access: The Crucible Studio offers easy access for wheelchair users although spaces are limited; please inform the box office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space. For blue badge holders, spaces are available in the Q-Park, NCP car park, and outside the theatre on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street.

Parking: There is a 24-hour Q-Park car park on Charles Street, which offers discounted parking for theatregoers. Please ask a member of the Sheffield Theatres team for a voucher to get your first hour free.

Public Transport: The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (both 400m).

Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time (15 minutes for pre-concert talks). Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Access: Upper Chapel offers access for wheelchair users although spaces are limited; please inform the box office at the time of booking if you require a wheelchair space. For blue badge holders, spaces are available in the Q-Park, NCP car park, and outside the theatre on Surrey Street and Norfolk Street.

Parking: There is a 24-hour Q-Park on Charles Street, which offers discounted parking for concertgoers. Present your Upper Chapel concert ticket to the Sheffield Theatres box office to obtain a car park voucher.

Public Transport: The nearest bus stops are on Arundel Gate (50m) and High Street (300m). There are two Supertram stops in close proximity to the theatres: Castle Square and Cathedral (both 400m).

Latecomers: The auditorium will open 30 minutes before the advertised start time. Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Sheffield Cathedral Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HA

Booking Your Tickets 0114 249 6000 | sheffieldtheatres.co.uk In person at Sheffield Theatres box office

Seating Areas: Please note that seating is unreserved, however there may be some restricted views due to pillars.

Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8pm On non-performance days the box office closes at 6pm.

Access: Sheffield Cathedral is wheelchair accessible through the level entrance on the south side of the building. If you require a wheelchair space please notify the box office at time of booking.

Parking: NCP car parks are located at either end of Campo Lane and there is metered on-street parking nearby. Disabled parking is available on Campo Lane to blue badge holders.

Public Transport: Sheffield Cathedral tram stop (at which all trams stop) is situated in front of the Cathedral and just a few minutes’ walk from most major bus services.

Sheffield train station is just a tenminute walk or a five-minute tram ride away (blue route to Malin Bridge from train station).

Booking Dates Booking for Friends opens on Saturday 12 July.

During this period please use the Friends booking form.

Tickets at this time are limited to two per Friend per event / four per event for Joint Friends. General booking opens on Saturday 19 July at 10am.

(For more information on the Friends of Music in the Round visit the Support Us section of our website.)

Concessions Concessions are available for people with disabilities, those registered unemployed, students or under 18s. Prices are indicated on each concert page.

Re-Sales If the event is sold out Sheffield Theatres will endeavour to re-sell your tickets on your behalf at a charge of £2.00 per ticket.

Booking Fees A transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings (excluding cash) for events at the Crucible Studio. The fee remains the same irrespective of the number of tickets you purchase.

Any bookings that include events at Upper Chapel or Sheffield Cathedral are subject to an alternative transaction fee of 10%, which is applied only to tickets for events not held at the Crucible Studio and is instead of the £1.50 (£1.00 online) fee outlined above.

Booking Your Tickets via Sheffield Cathedral Tickets for Cathedral concerts are available via the Sheffield Cathedral website and from the Cathedral Reception (Monday – Friday) cash only. Telephone booking is not available.

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diary

Thursday 25 September, 4.30pm Wednesday 1 October, 4.30pm Friday 3 October, 7.30pm Thursday 9 October, 7.15pm

Talk Q&A

Talk Talk Q&A Q&A

Talk Q&A

Talk Q&A

Talk Q&A Monday 13 October, 7.15pm Friday 17 October, 7.15pm Talk Saturday 18 October Talk Q&A Thursday 23 October, 12.45pm Q&A Tuesday 28 October, 7.30pm Wednesday 29 October, 11am Tuesday 4 November, 10.45am and 1.30pm Talk Tuesday 11 November, 12.45pm Q&A Thursday 13 November, 7.30pm

Wednesday 26 November, 7.15pm Friday 28 November, 12.45pm Talk Friday 28 November, 7.30pm Q&A Saturday 29 November, 7.30pm Thursday 4 December, 7.30pm Saturday 6 December, 10.30am, 11.45am and 1pm Saturday 6 December, 7.30pm

Music in the Round, 2013 winner of the RPS Music Award for Chamber Music and Song

Crazy Creatures Teachers’ INSET session BBC Ten Pieces Teachers’ INSET session Elias String Quartet Ensemble 360: Fundraising for the Women of Steel campaign Steven Osborne Enrico Pieranunzi Trio Bridge: Final Auditions Ensemble 360 Elias String Quartet Cinderella Family Concert Crazy Creatures Schools’ Concerts Ensemble 360 Orlando Consort, Kuljit Bhamra, Shahid Khan, and Jonathan Mayer Ensemble 360 Ensemble 360 Gwilym Simcock and Yuri Goloubev Emma Johnson and John Lenehan Tim Horton Music Box Open Workshops Ensemble 360: Celebrating 30 years of Music in the Round

Music in the Round is enormously grateful to all its funders, sponsors, supporters and Friends, without whom these concerts would not be possible.

Funders: Arts Council England Mayfield Valley Arts Trust The Lindsay Foundation The Andrew McEwan Fund With additional funding from a legacy payment by Miss D R Kurzman, awarded by Arts Council England Sponsors: Impellam Lifelong Patrons: John Cowling | Kate Dugdale James & Angela Kellie David Megginson & Vivien Whitaker | Maurice & Sheila Millward | Alan & Ellen Reid