2009-2010 CONCERT SEASON

Date & Venue
Artists
Programme
19 September 2009

Baptist Church, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

The Saffron Building Society Concert

Barbirolli Quartet

"Forthright, full-blooded musicians" The Times
An outstanding quartet of fine soloists who have won ensemble prizes in the UK and Europe. After our concert they travel on tour to Europe and New Zealand.

Beethoven
String Quartet No 5 in A Op 18
Britten
String Quartet No 2 in C Op 36
Debussy
String Quartet in G minor Op 10

24 October 2009

Friends School, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

Chisato Kusunoki (piano)

Chisato is an exciting pianist who combines a formidable technique with a tender lyricism. Her Wigmore Hall debut was a magnificent triumph.
The Times wrote, "One to watch; she's got it!"

Schubert
Piano Sonata in A D 664
Chopin
Polonaise in A Op 40 No 1 Military
Polonaise in A flat Op 53 Heroic
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat
Medtner
Piano Sonata in G minor Op 22
Rubinstein
Melodie in F
Rachmaninov
Moments Musicaux Op 16 Nos 1, 3, 4, & 6

21 November 2009

Friends School, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

Agon Piano Trio

A speedy return visit from this wonderful trio who entertained us so magnificently last year, including in their programme the Mendelssohn Op 49, one of his great masterpieces.

Haydn
Piano Trio in D Hob. XV 24
Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor Op 49
Pleyel
Piano Trio in F (Haydn Hob. XV 4)
Dvorak
Piano Trio in E minor Op 90 Dumky

13 February 2010

Friends School, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

Katie Stillman (violin)
& Simon Lane (piano)

The leader of the Barbirolli Quartet, Katie is a multiple prize winner both in her native Canada and in the UK.
"Sensitive and passionate musicianship matched by an excellent technique - a young artist of immense talent" ROSL

Schubert
Violin Sonata in G minor D 408
Beethoven
Violin Sonata No 9 in A major Op 47 Kreutzer
Britten
3 pieces from Suite for Violin & Piano Op 6
Strauss
Violin Sonata in E flat Op 18

13 March 2010

Baptist Church, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

Zephyr Ensemble of London (wind quintet)

Now pushing thirty(!) the members of the prize-winning Zephyr Ensemble make a return visit to play a varied programme from across Europe, rich in melody, charm and wit.
"A wind quintet with flair and verve" The Times

Mozart
Overture The Magic Flute
Debussy (arr Gordon Davies)
Suite No 2 (from Suites Bergamasque and Pour le Piano)
Hindemith
Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet Op 24 No 2
Berio
Opus Number Zoo
Ibert
Trois Pieces Breves
Holst
Quintet in A flat
Patterson
Westerly Winds
Rimsky-Korsakov (arr David Walter)
Flight of the Bumblebee

10 April 2010

Friends School, Saffron Walden
7.30 p.m.

William Stafford (clarinet)
& Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano)

Some of the committee heard William when he was only 19, so we are looking forward to welcoming the mature artist to Saffron Walden to play some classics from the clarinet repertoire.

Devienne
Clarinet Sonata No 1 in C
Brahms
Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op 120 No 2
Debussy
Premiere Rapsodie
Finzi
Five Bagatelles
Weber
Variations on a Theme from Silvana Op 33
Saint-Saens
Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op 167

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