Upcoming Concerts
| 06/09/2022 |
Villa Medici Giulini, Briosco, Northern Italy
Set in the splendid surroundings of the Villa Medici Giulini, Kirker Music Holidays is delighted to have this week of piano music performed on one of the most comprehensive collections of period pianos in the world. |
The programme of piano music extends over 3 days, illustrating to the audience a brief history of the keyboard. Day 1 on a Mozart/Hadyn piano music by Mozart, Beethoven, and Hadyn. Day 2 on a later mid Beethoven piano showing the development of the instrument with music by Beethoven and Schubert. Day 3 The birth of the modern piano as it were with music by Schumann, Liszt and Chopin. |
Myself. I will also be giving brief music demonstrations on the various instruments in the collection. | This is a unique opportunity to see and hear the Medici Giulini Keyboard Collection which is essentially a private collection housed in one of Catherine Medici's hunting Villas near Lake Como. Signora Giulini who owns the Collection will herself be present and will be amongst the audience. The instruments themselves will introduce very familiar music with a new sound and sound world, bringing us closer to what the composers themselves actually heard. X |
| 09/10/2022 |
AMUZ, Antwerp, Belgium
I am honoured to be part of this wonderful Festival again, one of the Pioneers of the Historical performance Revival, and going even stronger with a huge following.
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Schumann Sonata in G minor Op 22 Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Schumann Davidsbündlertanze Op 7 |
Myself | A treat as always to be performing on these wonderful historical period pianos from the collection of Edwin Beunk. The piano I will be playing on will be almost exactly contemporary to the Schumann pieces in the programme!! X |
| 16/10/2022 |
The Finchcocks Trust, 51 Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells
As Patron of the Finchcocks Trust, a charitable organisation I am delighted to present an evening with my exteemed friend and colleague, Maggie Cole, a concert of music written for 4 hands on one piano. This concerts will use several instruments from the Collection so illustrate the different sounds and sound worlds of these pianos. |
Mozart Sonata in C major Schubert Rondo in A major D951 Mendelssohn Andante and Variations Op 83a Debussy Petite Suite |
Maggie Cole and Myself. | A gentle relaxed evening of music written for 4 hands in an intimate surrounding of lovely pianos!! And audience of course!! X |
| 01/11/2022 to 04/11/2022 |
The Star Alfriston East Sussex
I am delighted to present 3 concerts of chamber music with 3 honoured colleagues who are or have been involved at the Yehudi Menuhin School. This will promise to be a delightful 3 days of music making, something that Menuhin himself instilled in all of us when we were students there at his wonderful School. |
Programme 1 Mozart Duo for violin and viola Brahms Cello sonata in E minor Mozart Piano Quartet K478 Programme 2 Simon Rowland Jones Elegy for viola and piano Ravel Violin Sonata in G major Debussy Piano solos Ravel Piano Trio in A minor Programme 3 Beethoven String Trio Op 9 no 3 Chopin Piano solos Schumann Piano Quartet Op 47 |
Elizabeth Perry, violin Simon Rowland Jones, viola Matthijs Broersma, cello Myself. |
This really promises to be a wonderfully enjoyable 3 days. Glorious chamber music in the surroundings of the Sussex Downs, and at The Star, one of Olga and Alex Polizzi's prize hotels. X |
| 17/11/2022 |
City Hall, Capetown, South Africa
A very welcome return for me to one of my favourite spots ever! Its wonderful to be back, and to be with the Capetown Philharmonic. |
The Orchestra will be performing Schubert's Rosemunde Overture D644 and Schubert's great C major Symphony No 9. I will be performing Mozart's Piano concerto in G major No 17 K453 |
The Capetown Philharmonic. Conductor Conrad von Alphen and Myself. |
A return to one of my favourite cities and to perform here with the Capetown Philharmonic, an added extra bonus! X |