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CLARA’S CIRCLE This year’s Keyboard Festival explores the music of Clara Schumann and her contemporaries. Born 200 years ago, Clara was a distinguished pianist and composer whose long life both witnessed and influenced the fast-changing musical landscape of the 19th century. We play some of her solo piano music and songs, as well as the works she performed in her career as a concert pianist. We also tell the stories of her friendships with Chopin, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Liszt, as well as Clara’s passionate relationship with Robert Schumann. Professor Vanessa Latarche Chair of International Keyboard Studies and Head of Keyboard Associate Director for Partnerships in China Royal College of Music This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live The Senior Common Room will be open 10.30am–6.30pm serving a range of sandwiches, snacks and beverages. Clara’s Circle is curated by Ian Jones, Deputy Head of Keyboard. Special thanks must be given to the following people for their support in the organisation of the festival. Thank you everyone! David Graham Professor in Charge of Organ Simon Lepper Collaborative Piano Co-ordinator Chris Moulton Head of Keyboard Technical Services Alex Beattie Faculty Office & Faculty Performance Co-ordinator, Chinese Partnerships and Faculty Officer (Keyboard) Robert Cheung Narrator Sonya Pigot Narrator
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Sunday 10 March 2019
Clara and Chopin
11am
Clara Schumann
4 Polonaises op 1 No 2 Polonaise in C major
Chopin
Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart’s Don Giovanni op 2
H Herz
Variations sur la Violette op 48
Jacky Zhang
Chopin
Mazurkas op 7 No 1 in B flat major
Simo Sisevic
Clara Schumann
Soirées Musicales op 6 No 5 Mazurka in G major
Lantian Gu
Clara Schumann
Quatre pièces caractéristiques op 5 No 4 Scene fantastique: Le Ballet des Revenants
Jessie Chua
Chopin
Mazurkas op 17 No 4 in A minor
Eba Arao
Chopin
Barcarolle op 60
Yinzhi Yuan
Chopin
Polonaise in A flat major op 53 ‘Heroric’
Clara and Robert Schumann Robert Schumann Papillons op 2 Clara Schumann
Caprices en forme de valse op 2 No 1 in C major
Clara Schumann
Caprices en forme de valses op 2 No 3 in E flat major
Tsz Long John Lee
Berniya Hamie
Nan Kang
12.05pm Yuanxu Zou Francisco Vilar
Nurry Lee
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Clara Schumann
Caprices en forme de valses op 2 No 8 in E flat major
Robert Schumann Toccata op 7 Clara Schumann
Soirées Musicales op 6 No 1 Toccatina
Robert Schumann Noveletten in F sharp minor op 21 no 8 Clara Schumann
Soirées Musicales op 6 No 2 Notturno
Robert Schumann Bunte Blätter op 99 (extracts)
Rustam Khanmurzin
Quoc Nguyen Nataly Ganina
Ilayda Deniz Oguz Irena Radić
Sofia Peciña Medina
Robert Schumann 6 Concert Etudes after Paganini Caprices op10 No 6 in E minor
Dominic Doutney
Robert Schumann 6 Concert Etudes after Paganini Caprices op10 No 2 in G minor
Pietro Fresa
INTERVAL Continues at 2pm JS Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke op 12 No 7 Traumes Wirren Clara Schumann
Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde op 23 No 3 Geheimes Flüstern
Aidan Chan harpsichord Roelof Temmingh
Brian Hughes piano Ffion Edwards soprano
Am Strande JS Bach
Prelude and Fugue in B flat major BWV 866, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Antoine Pichon harpsichord
JS Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E major BWV 878, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
Timea Daradics harpsichord
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JS Bach
Prelude and Fugue in A minor op 16 no 3
JS Bach
Prelude and fugue in A minor BWV 543
Robert Schumann Davidsbündlertänze op 6 i Lebhaft ii Innig vi Sehr rasch vii Nicht schnell ix Lebhaft Clara Schumann
Lieder op 12 No 4 Liebst du um Schönheit
Will Fielding organ James Tett organ Zabrina Ng
Xue Mao piano Poppy Shotts soprano
Robert Schumann Myrthen op 25 No 25 Aus den östlichen Rosen Robert Schumann 6 Intermezzi op 4 No 6 Allegro in B minor
Jack Campbell
Robert Schumann 3 Romances op 28 No 2 in F sharp major
Rachele Howes
Clara and the Mendelssohns
3.15pm
Mendelssohn
Capriccio op 5
Danbi Heo
Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr Januar Mai
Sophia Liu
Scarlatti
Sonata in F minor K 466
Beethoven
32 Variations in C minor WoO 80
Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words op 67 No 4 Presto
Yiyi Su
Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words op 62 No 6 Allegretto non troppo
Marianne Huang Yueyin
Amelia Widjaja
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Clara and Liszt
4.10pm
Henselt
Variations de concert sur le motif de l’opéra ‘L’elisir d’amore’ op 1
Clara Schumann
Variations de Concert sur la Cavatine du Pirate de Bellini op 8 Introduzione Cavatina theme: Andantino Variation 1: Più Allegro Variation 3: Brillante (C minor) Allegro quasi Fantasia à capriccio Variation 4: Brillante e passionate; volante
Thalberg
Fantasia on Rossini’s Moses op 33
Liszt
12 Lieder von Franz Schubert S558 (transcription) No 4 Erlkönig
Michelle Candotti
Liszt
12 Lieder von Franz Schubert S558 (transcription) No 8 Gretchen am Spinnrade
Pui Yee Lau
Liszt
Grandes études de Paganini No 2 in E flat major
Patryk Frac
Clara Schumann
Impromptu in G major op 9 ‘Souvenir de Vienne’
Ana Bursac
Clara Schumann
Lieder op 12 No 11 Warum willst du andere Fragen 6 Lieder op 13 No 5 Ich hab’ in deinem Auge
Clara and Brahms
Thomas Kelly
George Campbell
Sonya Pigot
Shile Liu piano Stephanie Hershaw soprano
5.30pm
Brahms
Scherzo in E flat minor op 4
Victor Dai
Clara Schumann
3 Romances op 21 No 1 Andante
Peiyao Su
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Brahms
Sonata for Two Pianos op 34b i Allegro non troppo in F minor
Clara Schumann
3 Romances for Violin and Piano op 22 No 1 Andante molto
Clara Schumann
3 Romances op 22 No 2 Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage
Brahms
Gavotte in A major (after Gluck)
Brahms
16 Waltzes op 39 (for piano four hands) i Tempo giusto in B major ii E major iv Poco sostenuto in E minor vi Vivace in C sharp major vii Poco più Andante in C sharp minor xii E major xiii C major xiv A minor xv A major
Brahms
6 Klavierstücke op 118 No 2 Intermezzo. Andante teneramente
Clara Schumann
Romance in B minor ‘In loving memory’
Tolga Atalay Un piano Victor Maslov piano Ella O’Neill piano Samuel Hau violin Alexander Stobbs piano Joy Lisney cello Peter Regan Sofia Peciña Medina piano Tolga Atalay Un piano
Irina Vaterl
Cristiana Achim
RCM SPARKS AT THE KEYBOARD FESTIVAL: IT’S A PIANO PARTY! RCM Sparks, the Royal College of Music’s learning and participation programme, engages children from their early years up to age 18, both at the RCM and in the wider community. This year RCM Sparks is delighted to be part of the Keyboard Festival. Drop in to test your skills on the oversized floor piano and various craft activities throughout the day, or join the team for the scheduled family-friendly workshops below: 11am | Whole group keyboard workshop with animateur Rachel Leach. All ages and abilities are welcome, including beginners. Children can be unaccompanied for this session but parents are also welcome to stay and get involved. 1pm | Interactive storytelling with Rachel Leach and RCM musicians. Explore illustrated children’s book The Bear and the Piano through words and music. 1.45pm | ‘Have a go’ sessions. Learn more about the College’s Flentrop organ, celeste and our Steinway pianos with top RCM musicians.
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