Piers plays

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’

with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Petr Altrichter

Programme:
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’
MARTINŮ: Intermezzo H 330
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker, Suite from the ballet

Piers plays

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’

with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Petr Altrichter

Programme:
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’
MARTINŮ: Intermezzo H 330
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker, Suite from the ballet

Piers plays

BUSONI: Piano Concerto

with the American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein

Programme:
BUSONI: Piano Concerto
LISZT: A Faust Symphony

Piers plays

GRIEG: Concerto in A minor

with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Grzegorz Nowak

Programme:
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6, 'Pastoral'

Venue: All Saints Church, Putney

Programme Notes
to be published mid-July

see website

Sunday

Opening Night Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

Programme:
SCHUBERT Lieder with Merlin Quaife

Gretchen am Spinnrade
Nacht und Träume
Ganymed
An die Musik

Venue: Theatre Royal, Windsor, United Kingdom
Start Time: 20:00

ADMISSION: ONE SHILLING

Venue website

Windsor Festival site info

Performance to include:

Chopin and Dudley Moore

Venue: Octagon Theatre, Hendford Yeovil Somerset BA20 1UX United Kingdom
Start Time: 19:30

ADMISSION: ONE SHILLING

Venue website and Booking Link

Venue: The Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AJ
Start Time: 19:30

Haffner Wind Ensemble and Friends

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HAFFNER WIND ENSEMBLE and Friends
Nicholas Daniel Director
Piers Lane Piano

Programme:
Gounod - Petite Symphonie pour Vent
Janacek - Mladi (Youth) Suite for wind sextet
Rimsky-Korsakov - Quintet for piano and wind

One of Britain’s leading wind ensembles, directed by the brilliant oboist Nicholas Daniel, perform a programme of masterpieces by Gounod and Janacek, and finishing with the delightful piano quintet of Rimsky-Korsakov with the virtuoso, Piers Lane.

Venue: The Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AJ
Start Time: 13:00

ADMISSION: ONE SHILLING

Venue website

(scroll down to August 27th)

Piers plays:

Programme:
Clara Schumann - 3 Romanzen Op.21, Romanze a-Moll Op.posth.
John Field - 3 Nocturnes, No.5 B-dur, No.10 e-Moll, No.11 Es-dur
R. Schumann - Variationen über das Nocturne Op.15 No.3 von Chopin
Mark Saya - Barcarolles, 7 Preludes revisited
- INTERVAL -
Bach - Grainger - Toccata d-Moll BWV 565, Blithe Bells BWV 208
R. Strauss - Grainger - Ramble on the Love Duet in "Der Rosenkavalier"
Tchaikovsky - Grainger - Paraphrase über den "Blumen Walzer" aus der Nussknackersuite and Klavierkonzert No.1 b-Moll Op.23: Einleitung
Schumann - Grainger - Klavierkonzert a-Moll Op.54 1.Satz
Rachmaninoff - Grainger - Klavierkonzert No.2 c-Moll Op.19 3.Satz

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Li-Wei Qin & Friends
Li-Wei Qin lädt seine musikalischen Freunde ein

Li-Wei Qin - cello,
Storioni Piano Trio
Piers Lane - piano
Ilya Gringolts - violin
Avri Levitan - viola

Programme:
F. Schubert - Adagio e Rondo concertante
für Klavierquartett F-Dur D 487
A. Piazzolla - Fuga Y Misterio, Oblivion, La Muerte Del Angel
(Arr. für Klavierquintett von A. Tiu)
J. Ryu - Auftragswerk (commission) der Festspiele MV
J. Brahms - Klavierquintett f-Moll op. 34


Konzert der NORDMETALL-Stiftung
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der German Pellets GmbH und der ZEIT-Stiftung

Li-Wei Qin & Friends
Li-Wei Qin lädt seine musikalischen Freunde ein

Li-Wei Qin - cello,
Storioni Piano Trio
Piers Lane - piano
Ilya Gringolts - violin
Avri Levitan - viola

Programme:
A.S. Arenski - Streichquartett Nr. 2 a-Moll op. 35
J. Ryu - Auftragswerk (commission) der Festspiele MV (UA)
j. Brahms - Klavierquintett f-Moll op. 34


Konzert der NORDMETALL-Stiftung
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Familie Grotelüschen, der Sparkasse Mecklenburg-Strelitz und der ZEIT-Stiftung

Li-Wei Qin & Friends
Ein Schubert-Abend auf Schloss Hasenwinkel

Li-Wei Qin - cello,
Storioni Piano Trio
Piers Lane - piano
Ilya Gringolts - violin
Avri Levitan - viola

Programme:
F. Schubert - Rondo A-Dur für Klavier zu vier Händen D 951
F. Schubert - Triosatz Es-Dur D 897 "Notturno" Trio
für Klavier, Violine und Violoncello B-Dur D 28
F. Schubert - "Sonatensatz", Streichquintett C-Dur D 956

Konzert der NORDMETALL-Stiftung

Festival Farewell

Programme:
Handel in the Strand
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano), Jack Liebeck (Violin), Michael Goldschlager (Cello)
Colonial Song
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Michael Goldschlager (Cello) John Contiguglia (Piano)
My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Michael Goldschlager (Cello) John Contiguglia (Piano) Willow, Willow The Pretty Maid Milkin’ The Sprig of Thyme
Louise Page (Voice - Soprano), Phillipa Candy (Piano)
Irish Tune from County Derry: Danny Boy
Goldner String Quartet, Danny Driver (Piano)
Green Bushes (Passacaglia on an English Folksong)
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano), Piers Lane (Piano)
Random Round (for eleven hands) In an English Country Garden
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano), Daniel de Borah (Piano) , Danny Driver (Piano) , Piers Lane (Piano) , Phillipa Candy (Piano)
Schubert - Octet in F major D.803
Philippe Graffin (Violin), Michael Collins (Clarinet), Ben Jacks (Horn), Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon), Rivka Golani (Viola), Louise Hopkins (Cello), Kees Boersma (Double Bass), Dimity Hall (Violin)

From Russia with Love

Programme:
Rimsky-Korsakov - Quintet for Piano and Winds
Piers Lane (Piano) , Vernon Hill (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Ben Jacks (Horn) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon)
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano Op.147
Rivka Golani (Viola) , Daniel de Borah (Piano)
Britten - 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
Goldner String Quartet
Tchaikovsky - Trio in a minor Op.50 for Piano, Violin and Cello
Danny Driver (Piano) , Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Michael Goldschlager (Cello

Through the Looking Glass

Programme:
Chaplin - Smile
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Timothy Constable (Percussion) , Danny Driver (Piano)
Wesley-Smith - White Knight and Beaver
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Timothy Constable (Percussion) with Compact Disc
Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Timothy Constable (Percussion) , Danny Driver (Piano)
James McMillan - Kiss on Wood
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Piers Lane (Piano)
Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op.19
Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Piers Lane (Piano)

Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 5

Korngold - Three Lieder Op.22
Louise Page (Voice - Soprano) , Phillipa Candy (Piano)
Cecilia McDowall - Dancing Fish
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Goldner String Quartet
Elgar - String Quartet in e minor Op.84
Goldner String Quartet

Piers Lane chats with the Amy Dickson, the Goldner String Quartet,
Louise Page and Diana McVeagh (a world authority on Elgar and Finzi).

Hungarian Rhapsody

Programme:
Ravel - String Quartet
Goldner String Quartet
Hersant - Onze Duos
Philippe Graffin (Violin) Dene Olding (Violin)
Poulenc - Sextet
Danny Driver (Piano) , Vernon Hill (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , David Nuttall (Oboe) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Ben Jacks (Horn)
Bartok - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano) , Timothy Constable (Percussion), Bree van Reyk (Percussion)
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no.15 Rakoczy March
Danny Driver (Piano) , Daniel de Borah (Piano) , Piers Lane (Piano) Richard Contiguglia (Piano)

Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 4

Bartok - Hungarian Peasant Songs
Vernon Hill (Flute) , Daniel de Borah (Piano)
Prokofiev/Borisovsky - Romeo and Juliet Excerpts from Op.64
Rivka Golani (Viola) , Daniel de Borah (Piano)
Tom Johnson - Failing
Kees Boersma (Double Bass)
Schulhof - Concertino
Vernon Hill (Flute) , Simon Oswell (Viola) , Kees Boersma (Double Bass)

Piers Lane chats with Kees Boersma, Daniel de Borah, Rivka Golani, Vernon Hill and Simon Oswell.

Bach by Candlelight One

Programme:
Concerto in C major for Three Pianos BWV 1064
Daniel de Borah (Piano) , Danny Driver (Piano) , Piers Lane (Piano)
Sonata in E flat Major BWV 1031
Amy Dickson (Saxophone) , Timothy Constable (Percussion) Julian Smiles (Cello)
Trio Sonata in G major BWV 530
Timothy Constable (Percussion) , Bree van Reyk (Percussion) Julian Smiles (Cello)
Concerto in C major for Two Pianos BWV 1061
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano)

Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 3

Dvorak/Isserliss - Romantic Piece no.4 Op.75
Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Piers Lane (Piano)
Sibelius - Malinconia
Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Piers Lane (Piano)
Wesley-Smith - For Clarinet and CD
Michael Collins (Clarinet)
Wesley-Smith - Merry-Go-Round for Clarinet, Cello and CD-ROM. Photography by George Gittoes and Alice Wesley-Smith
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Martin Wesley-Smith (Composer in Residence)

Piers Lane chats with Michael Collins, Louise Hopkins and Martin Wesley-Smith.

Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 2

Moszkowski - Suite in g minor for Two Violins Op.71
Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Victoria Sayles (Violin) , Daniel de Borah (Piano)
York Bowen - Suite for Pianoforte Duet Op.52
Danny Driver (Piano) , Piers Lane (Piano)
York Bowen - Piano Sonata no.6 in B flat Op.160
Danny Driver (Piano)

Piers Lane chats with Danny Driver, Lisa Gasteen, Jack Liebeck, Victoria Sayles and Sharny Russell.

Concert Conversations with Piers Lane 1

Liszt - Andante religioso from Fest Cantata
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano)
Bartok - Sonata no.1 Op.21 for Violin and Piano
Philippe Graffin (Violin) , Piers Lane (Piano)

Piers Lane chats with Damien Beaumont, John Contiguglia, Richard Contiguglia and Philippe Graffin.

...To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
TS Eliot

Programme:
Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Philippe Graffin (Violin) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Piers Lane (Piano) , Damien Beaumont (Narrator)
Beethoven/Liszt Finale - Presto from 9th Symphony in d minor Op.125
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano)
Strauss/Ledger - Four Last Songs
Louise Page (Voice - Soprano), Johannes Fritzsch (Conductor) with Members of QSO

Venue: Federation Concert Hall
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Start Time: 19:30


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Venue: Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
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Venue: Elizabeth Murdoch Concert Hall
Start Time: 19:30



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Venue: Château d’Hardelot
1, rue de la Source 62360 CONDETTE
Start Time: 17:00

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Venue: Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape Suffolk IP17 1SP
Start Time: 19:30


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Venue: Wigmore Hall, London,

Start Time: 19:30

Venue: Stratford Civic Hall
14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6LU
Start Time: 19:30

Venue: Singleton Center for the Performing Arts - Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Monroe Park Campus
Start Time: 20:00

Tickets:
Adults $32; Seniors(60+)$28; VCU employees with ID $28; Full-time students with ID $10

Piers Lane and violinist Tasmin Little

Recital for Malvern Concert Club

Programme:
Brahms - Sonatensatz: Allegro in C minor (Scherzo from F.A.E. sonata) Elgar - Sonata in A minor, Op.82
Delius - Sonata No. 2
Beethoven - Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op.47, Kreutzer

CHESTER MUSIC SOCIETY CELEBRITY CONCERTS

Programme:
Schubert: Selection of German Dances and Waltzes
Brahms: Four Piano pieces Op 119
Beethoven: Sonata No 31in A flat major Op 110
Chopin: Ballade No 4 in F minor
Chopin: Nocturnes Op 15 Nos 1 and 2
Chopin: Nocturnes Op 55 Nos 1 and 2
Chopin: Barcarolle Op 60
Schultz-Evler: Concert Arabesques on the Beautiful Blue Danube

Tickets: £12 . Reduced prices available. Telephone 0151 339 7326

CHAMBER MUSIC
An unmissable evening of chamber music Tasmin Little gathers together world-renowned musical friends to play two of the greatest pieces ever written for chamber ensemble. Experience the whole gamut of emotions, from the poetry and pure joy of Schubert's Trout Quintet to the searing emotion of Messaien's Quartet for the End of Time.

Tasmin Little (violin)
Joan Enric Luna (clarinet)
David Le Page (viola)
Paul Watkins (cello)
Graham Mitchell (double bass)
Piers Lane (piano)

Programme:
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D667 'Trout'
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps

"From the Devil to the Dance"
From the notoriously demanding Devil's Trill Sonata to the unstoppable Spanish rhythm of Szymanowski's Tarantelle, this programme is packed with sumptuous works for violin including the one of the greatest of Beethoven's works for violin and piano, the monumental Kreutzer Sonata, to perhaps the most romantic of all violin and piano partnerships, Cesar Franck’s Sonata in A Major.

Piers and Tasmin Little (violin)

Programme:
Tartini: Devil's Trill Sonata
Beethoven: Sonata in A, Op. 47 Kreutzer
Frank: Sonata in A
Szymanowski: Notturno e Tarantelle

Beaconsfield Concerts
Beaconsfield Music Society
Venue: Beaconsfield High School
Wattleton Road Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1RR.

University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS

LPAC Enquiry Line: 01522 837600