1941. Egypt. WWII. An escaped German officer. A two day chase across the brutal Sahara. A triumphant capture. A hero’s return.
1991. England. Jack reigns from the armchair of his rest home, a local legend. Decorated veteran of Tobruk. Former river warden, boxer, horse whisperer, boat builder, charmer, prolific father and husband to a very unhappy wife. Dementia is eroding his mind. As the Gulf War rages, the past drags him back to the scorched sands. Inspired by the writer’s grandfather.
Following its critically acclaimed debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, Open Sky present Scorched, using new writing, visual physical theatre, period music and an innovative set to create the workings of a mind sinking into the sands of time. “Striking theatrical invention” The Stage
Programme
Haydn: Piano Trio No.39 in G, Hob XV:25, ‘Gypsy’
Arensky: String Quartet No.2 in A minor Op.35
Dvorak: String Sextet in A, Op.48
Artists
Evgenia Epshtein, Benjamin Gilmore & Natalie Klouda – violin
Ruth Gibson & Alexandros Koustas – viola
Matthijs Broersma & Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
Programme
Fibich: String Quartet No.1 in A
Chopin: Introduction & Polonaise Brilliante in C for cello & piano Op.3
Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1 No.1 & No.7 for piano 4 hands
Dvorak: Selection of Slavonic Dances for piano 4 hands
Mark-Anthony Turnage: ‘Six Pint Sized Pieces’ for violin & piano, UK PREMIERE
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25
Artists
Benjamin Gilmore & Vlad Maistorovici – violin
Alexandros Koustas – viola
Rowena Calvert & Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan & Diana Ionescu – piano
Programme
Bartok: Selection from the 44 Duos for 2 violins SZ. 98 BB 104
Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style for cello & piano, Op.102
Bartok Rhapsody: No.1 BB 94a for violin & piano
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50
Artists
Barnabas Kelemen & Katalin Kokas – violin
Ashok Klouda – cello
Katya Apekisheva – piano
Programme
Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO 1, No. 5 for clarinet & piano
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango: Café 1930 & Nightclub 1960
Beethoven: String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 ‘Razumovsky’
Artists
Julian Bliss – clarinet
Barnabas Kelemen & Natalie Klouda – violin
Katalin Kokas – viola
Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
Programme
Glazunov: ‘Alla Spagnuola’ & ‘All’ Ungherese’ from 5 Novelettes for String Quartet, Op.15
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
Dvorak: ‘Songs my Mother Taught Me’ from ‘Gypsy Songs’, B.104, Op.55, transcribed for violin & piano by F. Kreisler
Coleridge-Taylor: Gypsy Dance for violin & piano, Op.20 No.3
Brahms: String Quintet No.2 in G, Op.111
Artists
Natalie Klouda & Francesco Sica – violin
Juan-Miguel Hernandez & Benjamin Roskams – viola
Robert Cohen & Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
Every second Saturday of the month we host our popular Saturdays at Six concert series. Programmes range from organ recitals to chamber groups to soloists and choirs. Concerts run from 6-7pm and there is a retiring collection.
Every second Saturday of the month we host our popular Saturdays at Six concert series. Programmes range from organ recitals to chamber groups to soloists and choirs. Concerts run from 6-7pm and there is a retiring collection.
Voxcetera chamber choir sings Gabriel Fauré’s much-loved, moving masterpiece, with soloists Ellie and Jamie Sperling, accompanied by violin, cello, harp and organ.
The concert will also feature Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine; a selection from Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, a collection of ancient Indian sacred texts; and Henry Balfour Gardiner’s dramatic Evening Hymn.
And you’ll hear beautiful music from contemporary composers: the hypnotic Northern Lights by Ola Gjeilo; and Paul Aryes’ sun-drenched love song Quanto sei bella.
Voxcetera is a north London-based chamber choir, directed by its founding conductor Jane Hopkins. Recent activity includes concerts at St Martin-in-the-fields, East Finchley Arts Festival, overseas tours and recording work.