VIOLIN MASTERCLASS WITH MAXIM VENGEROV Tuesday 7 February 2017 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Maxim Vengerov conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra Emmanuel Bach, Alex Lomeiko & Yume Fujise violin
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VIOLIN MASTERCLASS WITH MAXIM VENGEROV Tuesday 7 February 2017 7.30pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Maxim Vengerov conductor RCM Symphony Orchestra Emmanuel Bach violin, first movement Alexandra Lomeiko violin, second movement Yume Fujise violin, third movement
Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major op 77 i Allegro non troppo ii Adagio iii Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Maxim Vengerov has appeared with the world’s finest orchestras and conductors and given solo recitals at major concert halls and festivals around the globe. Having recently been appointed Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin, he returns to work with RCM violinists on movements from Brahms’ Violin Concerto on stage with the RCM Symphony Orchestra. The role of Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin is generously supported by The Polonsky Foundation. This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live.
Maxim Vengerov Universally hailed as one of the world’s finest musicians in the world today, Grammy Award winner Maxim Vengerov enjoys international acclaim as a conductor and is one of the most in-demand soloists. Born in 1974, he began his career as a solo violinist at the age of five. He studied with Galina Turchaninova and Zakhar Bron, made his first recording at the age of ten, and went on to record extensively for high-profile labels including Melodia, Teldec and EMI, earning among others, Grammy and Gramophone artist of the year awards. In 2007 he followed in the footsteps of his mentor, the late Mstislav Rostropovich, and turned his attention to conducting. In 2010 Mr Vengerov was appointed the first chief conductor of the Gstaad Festival Orchestra. June 2014 saw Mr Vengerov graduate with a Diploma of Excellence from the Moscow Institute of Ippolitov-Ivanov. He is scheduled to conduct his first performance of Eugene Onegin in Brisbane in November and Moscow in December 2017. June 2013 saw the launch of the annual Vengerov Festival in Tokyo as well as an artist residency at the Barbican Centre. That season he also accepted his current position as Artist in Residence with the Oxford Philharmonic. In 2014/15 Mr Vengerov opened the season of the Orchestre de Paris and took part in the opening of Shanghai’s newest Symphony Hall alongside Maestro Long Yu and pianist Lang Lang. He returned to the New York Philharmonic to a ‘hero’s welcome’ (New York Times), as well as touring and recording the Tchaikovsky concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Myung-whun Chung. The 2015/16 season highlights saw Mr Vengerov again in concert with the New York and Munich philharmonics. In the 2016/17 season Mr Vengerov will return to Australia to open the season of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and to conduct the season finale of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, with whom he will return as Artist in Residence in 2017. Further guest conducting engagements will include appearances with the RTE Orchestra Dublin, Munich Philharmonic and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The coming season will also see a European tour with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and performances at the park concerts with the New York Philharmonic in New York and Shanghai. Mr Vengerov he has held various teaching positions around the world and is currently Ambassador and visiting Professor of the International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland and as of September 2016, the Polonsky Visiting Professor of Violin at the Royal College of Music.
Mr Vengerov has received numerous awards including Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with Orchestra) (2003), two Gramophone awards (1994, 1995), a Classical Brit Award (2004), five Edison Classical Music Awards (1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004), two ECHO awards (1997, 2003) and a World Economic Forum Crystal award (2007). In 1997 Mr Vengerov became the first classical musician to be appointed International Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF. He plays the ex-Kreutzer Stradivari (1727).
Emmanuel Bach Emmanuel Bach is studying for an Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music, with Radu Blidar. He is an RCM Award Holder, supported by the HR Taylor Trust. He has given solo performances at venues including Wigmore Hall, St James’s Piccadilly, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2016, he held a Fellowship on the Yale Chamber Music Programme in the USA. Recently, he was selected for orchestral schemes with the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has taken part in masterclasses with Miriam Fried, Cho-Liang Lin and Peter Herresthal amongst others. Previously, he studied with Natasha Boyarsky and completed his Master’s degree with her at the RCM. He is grateful for awards from the English-Speaking Union and Countess of Munster Musical Trust. Alexandra Lomeiko Alexandra began violin lessons at the age of five in Christchurch, New Zealand before moving to study in London in 2006. She is currently a postgraduate student of Radu Blidar and Yuri Zhislin at the Royal College of Music. Alexandra is a Lark Scholar supported by a Leverhulme Postgraduate Studentship and awards from the Countess of Munster Trust, Drake Calleja Trust, Help Musicians UK Foundation and the Martin Music Scholarship Fund. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in many prestigious European venues and been awarded numerous prizes including the Province of Terni Soloist Award from Associazione Mozart Italia (2014), The Kenneth Loveland Gift Award (2016) and most recently the Development Prize at the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Alexandra plays a violin made by Carlo Tononi (Cremona, 1687) kindly on loan from the RCM.
Yume Fujise BBC Introducing Classical Artist Yume Fujise is in her third year of the undergraduate programme at the Royal College of Music studying with Mark Messenger. She is the Soirée d’Or Scholar and also generously supported by the Hattori Foundation (Junior Award), Lee Abbey Award, Henry Wood Accommodation Award, Talent Unlimited and Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei. During her time at the RCM, Yume has won the 2014 Violin Competition and 2015 Concerto Competition. Yume has appeared live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and performed in venues such as the Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall. Competition successes include The EuroAsia International Competition (2015). Yume has appeared with orchestras such as the Hague Philharmonic Orchestra and Singapore National Youth Orchestra. She has participated in masterclasses with Ivry Gitlis, Pinchas Zukerman and Steven Isserlis, amongst others, as well as receiving regular lessons with Alina Ibragimova. Yume plays a violin made by J B Vuillaume in c 1858 which is generously loaned to her by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins.
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Violin I David Lopez Sally Law* Maria Gilicel Sue Kang* Ellie Consta* Maxime Morise Emma Purslow* Bethan Allmand Luis Rodriguez Lax Marike Kruup* Anais Boyadjieva
Bass Philip Nelson* Sam Beck-Johnson Declan Birchall Thea Butterworth*
Personnel correct at the time of going to print.
Flute Renate Sokolovska* Kristin Hammerseth*
* Scholars/Award Holders supported by our generous donors
Oboe Alec Harmon* Anna Seaton*
The RCM would like to thank the following orchestral coaches:
Violin II Emma Oldfield* Clarinet Yoon So Cho Melissa Youngs Liza Tyun* Liam Harman* Line Faber Aleem Kandour* Bassoon Gabi Jones* Matt Lewis* Elisabeth Turmo Kristina Hedley* Asia Jiminez Anton de Vez* Charlotte Schnurr* Horn Nadia Vasileva Anna Euen* Jacob Bagby* Viola Joel Ashford May Dolan* Arianne Rooney Lowri Thomas* Duncan Commin Trumpet Nakyung Park* Peter Athans* Johan Hoeglind Nick Walker* Tilly Chester* Charles Whittaker Timpani Cello Joe Davies* Nina Kiva* Kieran Carter* Jo Dee Yeoh* Donald Robinson* Melody Lin*
Alun McNeil Watson*
Italics denote section principals.
Peter Sparks (woodwind) Byron Fulcher (woodwind, brass & percussion) Ben Palmer (tutti strings and tutti orchestra)
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ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS: MOZART'S SYMPHONY NO 35 Thursday 16 February 2017 6pm | Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall Howard Williams conductor Matthew Hardy* conductor Matthew Lewis bassoon RCM Philharmonic Mozart Overture: Mitridate, rè di Ponto* Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat major K 191 Mozart Symphony no 35 in D major K 385 Our rush-hour Orchestral Masterworks series continues with an all-Mozart programme, featuring the first of the great composer’s last three symphonies. RCM Concerto Competition winner Matthew Lewis joins conductor Howard Williams and the RCM Philharmonic for the composer’s playful and expressive Bassoon Concerto. Tickets: £5, £8 ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS SERIES DISCOUNT Book for 2 or more concerts and save up to 30% VIOLIN MASTERCLASS WITH ALEXANDER MARKOV Monday 6 March 2017 6pm | East Parry Room Internationally celebrated violinist Alexander Markov, renowned for his interpretation of Paganini’s 24 Caprices, visits the Royal College of Music to work with leading string players. Tickets: Free but required RCM Box Office 020 7591 4314 | www.rcm.ac.uk/events