Spring/Summer
2015
26th - 29th March 2015
Sinfonia Cymru & Laura Van der Heijden In this unmissable concert seventeen-year-old cellist Laura van der Heijden will join forces with Sinfonia Cymru to bring the searing drama of Shostakovich’s first cello concerto to life in a programme that also features Beethoven’s exuberant eighth symphony and two evocative works originally composed for the theatre stage: Sibelius’s magical suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, and the atmospheric Quiet City by Aaron Copland.
Thursday 26 March, 7.30pm Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD rwcmd.ac.uk 029 2039 1391
Cello Laura Van der Heijden Conductor Gareth Jones
Saturday 28 March, 3.00pm The Riverfront, Newport www.newport.gov.uk/theriverfront 01633 656757
Sibelius Pelléas et Melisande Suite, Op. 46 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Copland Quiet City Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Friday 27 March, 7.30pm Pontyberem Memorial Hall ticketsource.co.uk/sinfoniacymru 01269 871 075
Sunday 29 March, 7.30pm Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk 0845 330 3565 Tickets: £4-16.50
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29th - 31st May 2015
Sinfonia Cymru & Rachel Podger The outstanding champion of period music, Rachel Podger joins Sinfonia Cymru for a programme that showcases the Baroque period and its many guises.
Friday 29 May, 7.30pm Ffwrnes, Llanelli carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk 0845 226 3510
On display, a combination of dazzling flamboyance and disarming simplicity. Whilst Bach and Vivaldi require little introduction, don’t underestimate the virtuosity and brilliance of their contemporaries Purcell, Fux and Telemann. Audiences back then didn’t!
Saturday 30 May, 7.45pm Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD rwcmd.ac.uk 029 2039 1391
Bach Suite No 3 in D Major Purcell Suite from Fairy Queen Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor Vivaldi L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3 No. 1 JJ Fux Ouverture in G Minor, K355 Telemann Concerto in D major, TWV 53:D5
Sunday 31 May, 3.00pm The Riverfront, Newport www.newport.gov.uk/theriverfront 01633 656757 Tickets: £4-13
Violin Rachel Podger
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4th Feb - 5th March 2015
Recitals
Wednesday 4 February, 1pm First Wednesday at The Riverfront, Newport Tickets: £4.50/5.50 www.newport.gov.uk/theriverfront 01633 656757
Wednesday 4 March, 1pm First Wednesday at The Riverfront, Newport Tickets: £4.50/5.50 www.newport.gov.uk/theriverfront 01633 656757
Bridge Novelletten & An Irish Melody ‘Derry-Londonderry Air’ Haydn String Quartet in G minor ‘Rider’ Op.74 No.3
Thursday 5 March, 7.30pm Ammanford Miners Theatre Tickets: Free (£1 service charge) carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk 0845 226 3510
Violin Eleanor Corr Violin Kirtsy Lovie Viola Elizabeth Boyce Cello Hannah Innes
Beethoven Piano Trio in Eb Major Op.1 No.1 Brahms Piano Trio in B Major Op.8 No.1 Violin Benjamin Baker Cello Steffan Morris Piano Robert Thompson
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5th - 15th February 2015
Curate Events Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation “Some of the best decisions are made in the pub…” Featuring outrageous drinking competitions, bizarre selfies and some of our favourite music for string duo, trio and quartet, Sinfonia Cymru’s pub gig brings classical music to the lively surrounds of Urban Tap House, Cardiff. Thursday 5 February, 7.30pm Quartet Urban Tap House, Cardiff Tickets: £5/7 (limited £3 early bird) seetickets.com wegottickets.com Spillers Records
Sunday 15 February 5.00pm Silent Film: H20, Regen & Trio Élégiaque No 1 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Tickets: £12/10/8 chapter.org 029 2030 4400
Musicians from Sinfonia Cymru present their ideas on Silent Film as they perform two reimagined scores by young Welsh composer Gareth Moorcraft to Ralph Steiner’s 1929 experimental film H20 and Joris Ivens’ Regen (“Rain”), while UnButtoned collaborator and Video Artist Chameleonic improvises a visual backdrop to Rachmaninoff’s plaintive Trio élégiaque No 1. www.sinfoniacymru.co.uk
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Please help us to support young musicians at the start of their careers.
Sinfonia Cymru gratefully acknowledges the support of Sara Naudi
Partners
Sinfonia Cymru can only thrive as an ambitious orchestra committed to supporting young musical talent in Wales with the dedicated support of our audiences, funders, donors, Friends, Patrons and partner organisations. We would like to thank all of you for your empowering support, as we continue on our musical journey throughout Wales and beyond. There are a number of different ways you can get involved with Sinfonia Cymru: You can join the Supporting Friends of Sinfonia Cymru for just £30 per individual or £50 per household per year or the Patrons of Sinfonia Cymru for £100, £240 or £600+ per year.
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Leslie Jones Emyr Williams
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