Past Concerts

Venice and the Italian Baroque

Kent Baroque (leader, Theresa Caudle), directed by Sarah Stuart-Pennink, with Shaun Marten (recorder).

Programme includes
Mancini: Recorder Concerto
Handel: Concerto Grosso
Vivaldi: Gloria

The opening concert is given by the chamber ensemble Kent Baroque, with a varied programme of music from the cultural zenith of 17th and 18th century Italy. The orchestra is joined by a choir including the King Charles Singers and members of the Mead School for Vivaldi’s well-known “Gloria”.

Anthony Zerpa-Falcon (piano)

Programme includes music by Rachmaninov and Beethoven

A finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition, and winner of the Making Music Young Concert Artist Award, Anthony Zerpa-Falcon has performed throughout the United States, the Far East and Europe and has broadcast for BBC Radio 3, ‘ARTE’ and Spanish national radio and television.
 

Beethoven: Sonata in G
Ravel: Sonata in G
Britten: Suite, Op.6
Prokofiev: Sonata no.2

Canadian Grand Prize Winner Katie Stillman and recital partner Simon Lane have won numerous awards, both individually and as a recital duo. Recent and forthcoming performances together include recitals at St. John’s Smith Square, St. James’s Piccadilly and Wigmore Hall.

“..combining tenderness, wistful nostalgia and red-blooded passion in an interpretation of terrific distinction and compelling emotional force.” Geoffrey Norris - The Daily Telegraph

This concert includes an arrangement of Vaughan-Williams’ famous Serenade with a string quintet to accompany the 16 solo voices for which it was originally written. The remainder of the programme features a wide range of instrumental and vocal music from England’s Romantic early 20th century.

Paul Guinery has worked for many years for BBC Radio 3 as newsreader and presenter. He studied the piano at the Royal College of Music, where he was also a repetiteur in the Opera School. He performs regularly with the wind quintet Harmoniemusik including their annual chamber music festival at St. Columb, in Cornwall.

Music for piano trio by Ravel, Beethoven and Schubert

Born out of a shared passion for chamber music and long term friendship, this highly powerful combination of three accomplished and committed musicians gave its first performance in 2004. They have appeared at festivals such as the Aberystwyth Musicfest and the Deal Festival, and recently gave a recital at St. John’s Smith Square.

Schubert: Quartettsatz in C
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major
Mendelssohn: Fugue in E Flat Major
Brahms: String Quartet in C minor

The Barbirolli Quartet brings together a wealth of experience, its members each having performed widely in their native countries of Canada, Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Upcoming engagements include their Purcell Room debut as Park Lane Group Young Artists and a Wigmore Hall concert. They are joined by David Campbell, internationally recognised as one of Britain’s finest musicians, for the Mozart Clarinet Quintet.

Programme includes music by Chopin, Bridge, Stravinsky and Beethoven.

Guy Johnston made his debut in London at the Proms playing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin. He was BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2000, and is a founder member of the Aronowitz Ensemble. “Johnston has already forged a place as one of the country’s most promising and distinctive cellists.” (The Strad).

Schumann: 'Frauenliebe und Leben'; Britten 'A Charm of Lullabies'; Grieg 'Sechs Lieder'; Granados and Obradors collections of songs.

Karina Lucas is of English and Spanish descent and studied at the RNCM and the National Opera Studio. Karina and Simon opened the prestigious Park Lane Group New Year Series 2007 at the Purcell Room with excellent reviews.
"Karina Lucas' name is one to remember. She entranced us". Musical Pointers.

Programme includes Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, and Etudes and Nocturnes by Chopin.

Sophia was born in Moscow and at the age of 13 won first prize in the All Soviet Competition 'New Names'. She completed her musical education in the West and has performed all over the world.

"Coming close to the standard set by Sofronitzky and Richter for these pieces. These are outstanding performances." American Record Guide review of Sophia's recording of music by Scriabin