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Storioni TrioSaturday 20 September 7.30pm

STORIONI TRIO FROM AMSTERDAM

Wouter Vossen | violin 
Marc Vossen | cello
Bart van de Roer | piano

HAYDN Trio No.27 in C major XV:27 
BRAHMS Trio No.2 in C major Op.87 
HENZE Adagio
Mendelssohn Trio No.1 in D minor Op.49


'The Storioni Trio [are] the flagship of Dutch culture' NRC HANDELSBLAD

'The Storioni Trio have been performing together for ten years, and it can be heard! Every note falls effortlessly into place, and the trio has a brilliant and warm sonority' DE STANDAARD, BELGIUM

6.30pm Pre-concert discussion with members of the trio


Storioni TrioSaturday 4 October 7.30pm

SACCONI QUARTET

Ben Hancox | violin
Hannah Dawson | violin 
Robin Ashwell | viola
Cara Berridge | cello

ROBIN HOLLOWAY Quartet No.2 
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quartet in G minor 
RAVEL Quartet in F major


Prizewinners at the 2006 London International String Quartet Competition

‘The Sacconis have been together barely seven years, but there are wise heads on these young shoulders. Not for them the razzle-dazzle that so often tempts youthful groups. Of course they have solid techniques, but the music, rather than their own personalities, seems always uppermost in their approach’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

6.30pm Pre-concert discussion with members of the quartet


Storioni TrioFriday 17 October 7.30pm

STEPHEN HOUGH piano

BACH/BUSONI Toccata and Fugue in D minor 
FAURE Nocturne No.6, Barcarolle No.5 
FRANCK Prelude Chorale and Fugue
COPLAND Piano Variations
CHOPIN Nocturne in B Op.62 No.1, Sonata in B minor Op.58


‘The most perfect playing conceivable’ GUARDIAN

6.30pm Pre-concert discussion with Stephen Hough


Storioni TrioSaturday 8 November 7.30pm

HENSCHEL QUARTET from Munich

Christopher Henschel | violin
Markus Henschel | violin 
Monika Henschel-Schwind | viola
Matthias Beyer-Karlshøj | cello

MENDELSSOHN Four pieces for String Quartet Op
JANACEK Quartet No.1 in E minor ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
HAYDN Quartet in G major Op.76/1
MENDELSSOHN Quartet in F minor Op.80


The long-awaited return of this popular Munich-based quartet, who created a fine impression on previous visits to Norwich

6.30pm Pre-concert talk


Storioni TrioSaturday 29 November 7.30pm

GALLIARD ENSEMBLE

Kathryn Thomas | flute
Katherine Spencer | clarinet 
Helen Simons | bassoon
Owen Dennis | oboe
Richard Bayliss | horn

MOZART Wind Quintet in C minor 
LUIS TINOCO Curso d’Agua
JACQUES IBERT Trois Pièces Brèves
MALCOLM ARNOLD Quintet No.2
HOLST Wind Quintet in A flat Op.14
PARKER Mississippi 5



Formerly members of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme, the Galliard Ensemble has been firmly placed as one of Britain’s leading chamber ensembles

‘Top calibre performers shining the beam of their musicality on an unequivocal masterpiece’ Barry Millington, London Evening Standard

6.30pm Pre-concert talk


Storioni Trio
James Gilchrist tenor
Richard Watkins horn Lucy Wakeford harp
  Julius Drake piano

Saturday 24/Sunday 25 January 2009

WEEKEND OF SONG
including the complete Britten Canticles


Michael Chance | countertenor
James Gilchrist | tenor 
Nigel Cliffe | baritone
Richard Watkins | horn
Lucy Wakeford | harp
Julius Drake | piano

Saturday
7.30pm Programme 1:
James Gilchrist | tenor
Richard Watkins | horn
Julius Drake | piano

BRITTEN Canticle I: My Beloved is mine Op.40
BEETHOVEN Horn Sonata Op.17
SCHUBERT Schwanengesang (Rellstab settings) D957
BRITTEN Canticle III: Still falls the rain Op.55
SCHUBERT Auf dem Strom (Rellstab)
D953

Sunday
11.30am Programme 2:
James Gilchrist | tenor
Lucy Wakeford | harp
Julius Drake | piano

BRITTEN Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus Op.89
BRITTEN Harp Suite Op.83
BRITTEN Folk song settings


3.00pm Programme 3:
James Gilchrist | tenor
Michael Chance | countertenor
Nigel Cliffe | baritone
Julius Drake | piano

BRITTEN Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac Op.51
PURCELL Songs from Orpheus Brittanicus
BRITTEN Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi Op.86

The programmes for this weekend have been specially devised by Julius Drake to reflect the work of the two composers who had the greatest influence on Benjamin Britten’s song-writing


Emma Johnson clarinet
Natalie Clein cello
  John Lenehan piano

Saturday 14 February 7.30pm

Emma Johnson | clarinet
Natalie Clein | cello 
John Lenehan | piano

IRELAND Clarinet Trio 
BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata Op.120 No.2 
BRIDGE Cello Sonata
BRAHMS Clarinet Trio Op.114


6.30pm Pre-concert talk with the performers




Storioni Trio
Saconni

Sunday 1 March

HAYDN DAY - 200th anniversary

Chilingirian Quartet
Levon Chilingirian | violin
Richard Ireland | violin
Susie Mészáro | violin
Philip De Groote | violin

Sacconi Quartet
Ben Hancox | violin
Hannah Dawson | violin
Robin Ashwell | violin
Cara Berridge | violin

12noon Concert 1:
Op.9 No.4 in D minor (Chilingirian)
Op.20 No.4 in D major (Sacconi)

2.00pm Concert 2:
Op.54 No.3 in E major (Sacconi)
Op.54 No.2 in C major (Chilingirian)

4.00pm Concert 3:
Op.76 No.5 in D major (Sacconi)
Op.74 No.1 in C major (Chillingirian)

6.00pm Concert 4:
Seven Last Words Op.51 (Chilingirian)

Full details of the day’s events will be published nearer the time. Further information from the Secretary


Storioni TrioSaturday 21 March 7.30pm

LENDVAI STRING TRIO
(A Kirkman Society Promotion)


Nadia Wijzenbeek | violin
Ylvali Zilliacus | violin 
Marie Macleod | cello
with CHARLES OWEN | piano

JAMES FRANCIS BROWN String Trio 
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E flat Op.47
FAURE Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45


‘I’d pick up the Lendvai String Trio’s calling card any day... These are full-blooded, confident musicians’ THE TIMES


Storioni TrioSaturday 4/Sunday 5 April

GUARNERI TRIO from Prague

Cenik Pavlik | violin
Marek Jerie | violin 
Ivan Klansky | piano

Saturday 7.30pm
HAYDN Piano Trio in G major XV/25 ‘Gypsy’
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No.1 in C minor Op.8
HAYDN Piano Trio in F sharp minor XV/26
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67


Sunday 3.00pm
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D898
 
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.2 in E flat D929

After last season’s outstanding performances, these great musicians make a welcome return for a weekend of the finest music in the piano trio repertoire


Storioni TrioSaturday 18 April 7.30pm

YEVGENY SUDBIN piano

SCARLATTI Three Sonatas: G minor, G major K427, B minor K27
HAYDN Sonata in E minor XVI:34
MEDTNER Two Fairy Tales: B flat minor Op.20/1, A major Op.51/3
CHOPIN Four Mazurkas: F minor Op.7/3, B flat minor Op.24/4, D major Op.33/2, C sharp minor Op.50/3
CHOPIN Fantasie in F minor Op.49


‘Yevgeny Sudbin is already hailed as potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century’ DAILY TELEGRAPH