I Maestri is a London based orchestra for training conductors. It presents its first concert of the New Year with an evening performance from its conducting Master Class Series.
Conductor and Mentor, John Landor guides his students and the orchestra through the works of Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and the Orchestras musical director George Hlawizcka conducts the works of Dvorak and Sibelius.
There will be a Masterclass and Workshop for the conductors with the Orchestra from 2 – 4pm on the day of the performance which is free and open to anyone who wishes to see how conductors work with an orchestra. Please note that if you would like to attend we ask that members of the public be respectful and not to disturb the event.
Evening Concert Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
Antonin Dvorak, Romance, Op. 11 (Violin and Orchestra)
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture, Op. 11
Jean Sibelius – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Soloist: Malcolm Allison – Violin
Conductors: Ho Tun Wong, Mikhail Shilyaev, Isabel Stoppani de Berrié, George Hlawiczka
Tickets: Adult, £10, Concessions and Members, £8 (On the door)
Advance tickets: Adult, £8, Concessions and Members, £6
Please note that tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.
Box Office and Doors open at 6pm
To celebrate the 150th birthday of two great composers; Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius, the orchestra and conductors of I Maestri present: Northern Temperaments, an evening that will transport you through Northern Europe from Finland, to Norway, and crossing the waters of the Baltic to Denmark.
The musical journey begins with Jean Sibelius’s Lemminkäinen in Tunoela (from Molto Lento); a tone poem based on Rumos (Elk, Horse and Swan and “Resurrection”). Lemminkäinen is in Tuonela, the land of the dead, to shoot the swan of Tuonela to be able to claim the daughter of Louhi, mistress of Northland, in marriage. However, the blind man of the Northland Kills Lemminkäinen, whose body is then tossed in the river and then dismembered. Lemminkäinen’s mother learns of the death, travels to Tuonela, recovers his body parts, reassembles him and restores him to life.
This piece will be bridged together with Sibelius’s Luonnotar, based on the same Finnish text from Kalevala. Luonnotar is the Spirit of Nature and Mother of the Seas, the words coming from the first part of Kalevala that deals with the creation of the World.
In Norway there is a celebration with, Edvard Grieg’s Wedding Day at Troldhaugen that congratulates the best wishes to young newlyweds. From his Lyric pieces for piano, Book VIII,Op. 65, this along with the Cradle Song is an orchestration from this score.
From Story telling we travel onwards where the journey becomes more of a musical conversation with Carl Nielsen’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Neoclassical in style and consisting of only two movements it resembles a different landscape altogether, less mystical and more real, cosmopolitan and visual, with its busy dialogue between solo flute and the different instruments of the orchestra.
Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2, ‘The Four Temperaments’ is a musical sketch of humour, titled; ‘The Choleric,’ The Sanguine,’ ‘The Melancholic,’ and ‘The Phlegmatic.’ Influenced by painting of the same titles, Nielsen characterises a Young Man who believes the whole world belongs to him and tells the tale of his naïve journey.
The music in this evenings programme will take your senses and imagination to illustrious places and we hope you can join the orchestra on this enigmatic journey.
Evening Concert Programme:
Jean Sibelius – Lemminkäinen in Tuonela (from Molto Lento), and Luonnotar
Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, (from the Lyric Pieces, Op. 65, No. 6)
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto
Carl Nielsen – Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments)
Edvard Grieg – At the Cradle, (from the Lyric Pieces, Op 68. No 5)
Soloists: Mia Huhta – Soprano and Caroline Welsh – Flute
Conductors: Cathal Garvey, Ian Helen and George Hlawiczka
Tickets: Adult £10, Concessions and Members £8 (On the door)
Advance Tickets: Adult £8, Concessions and Members £6
Please note: tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.
Box Office and Doors open at 6pm
The Orchestra and Conductors of I Maestri present a Bohemian Summers Evening with an all Dvořák programme of musical delight; full of energetic and jubilant festive sounds, melodic riches of love and beauty, turbulence and drama, just as you would expect from a typical night out!?
Concert Programme:
Antonín Dvořák:
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Soloists: Thomas Gregory – Cello
Conductors: Stacey Richard Watton and Rachael Young
Concert begins at 6:30pm
Tickets:
Adult £14, Concessions and Members £10 (on the door)
Advance Adult £10, Concessions and Members £8.00
To purchase tickets visit: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/322107
Please note: Tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.
Box Office and Doors open at 6pm
We hope you can join us for this performance of wonderful music.
I Maestri Orchestra present: Mastering the Masters
The orchestra of I Maestri begins its 15th season with an Autumn programme of Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Conductor and conducting mentor John Landor of LMA Orchestra collaborates for the second time with I Maestri with his students for a Masterclass workshop and evening performance on Sunday 27th September 2015.
I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.
Evening programme:
Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Op. 60
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 ‘Italian’
Performance begins at 6:30pm
We hope you can join us for a wonderful performance and to experience different conductors in their making.
Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)
Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7
(10% booking fee applicable)
Visit: http://wegottickets.com/event/332544
Box Office opens at 5:45pm
Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.
The orchestra of I Maestri ends its 15th season with a programme of Mozart and Beethoven; music written before and after the French Revolution.
Conductor and mentor John Landor of LMA Orchestra collaborates for the third time with I Maestri with his students for a Masterclass workshop and evening performance on Sunday 19th June 2016.
We will be joined by soloists; Chiawen Kiew – Flute and Tomos Xerri – Harp who will perform Mozart’s sublime Flute and Harp Concerto.
I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors and soloists explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.
Evening programme:
Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299/297c
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E – Flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Performance begins at 7pm
Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)
Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7
(10% booking fee applicable)
Visit: http://wegottickets.com/event/362365
Box Office opens at 6:15pm
Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.
We hope you can join us for a wonderful performance and to experience different conductors in their making.
It’s girls on top in this rip-roaring, trail-blazing night to remember! Hosted by the inimitable and award-winning Sh!t Theatre, Flappers brings together some of the most exciting talent from circus, comedy and live art. A range of acts will be announced over the coming weeks (keep your eyes fixed on us) and oh yes, did we mention they’re all female?
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We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.
You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.
The orchestra of I Maestri begins its 16th season with a programme of Brahms, Sarasate and Schumann. Music that reflects nature’s seasonal change from Summer to Autumn; nature turns from being fruitful and full of vitality to a more calm pace and state of resting. Soon it will be harvest and a time to enjoy nature’s bounty.
A return to nature is the theme for this evenings programme as the music carries a pastoral mood, sounds of the romantic idealisms of rustic beauty, with Gypsy Airs and Idyll’s of a time once before.
We will be joined by returning soloists Leora Cohen – Violin and Thomas Gregory – Cello
I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors and soloists explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.
Conductors: Miguel Esteban and George Hlawiczka
Venue: Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square Chapel, South Grove, Highgate, London. N6 6BA
Concert programme:
Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Schumann Cello Concerto, Op. 129
Brahms Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
Performance begins at 6:30pm
Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)
Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7
(10% booking fee applicable)
Box Office opens at 5:45pm
Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.
THE MOERAN QUARTET Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm | £12/£10 With pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Elgar, Mascagni, Mozart, and Borodin, as well as 20th century works by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
I Maestri’s May Concert introduce a UK premiere of Riccardo Romano’s, ‘The Passion’ which is based on Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Nino Rota is a composer of many well-known film scores including The Godfather and we shall present one of his orchestral works which is based on a song about love. To end our programme, we present Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony with the beautiful Cor Anglais solo in the slow movement.
Concert programme:
Riccardo Romano – The Passion (UK premiere)
Nino Rota – Sinfonia sopra una canzone d’amore
Dvorak Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 ‘From the New World’
I Maestri is an established orchestra under the patronage of the late Sir Neville Marriner which gives a platform to aspiring conductors and soloists wishing to develop their experience and knowledge in an environment of mutual co-operation. The orchestra is made of the best orchestral players to the best amateurs as well as recently graduated students. I Maestri have helped soloists such as Nicola Bennedetti, Yuri Zhislin, Maxim Rysanov, Dóra Kokas and many others, in giving them a platform to explore their potential and develop their early musical careers in a more relaxed setting.
Tickets: Adult £15 and Concessions £12 (on the door)
Advance tickets: Adult £11 and Concessions £9
(10% booking fee applicable)
Box Office opens at 6pm
Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.
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
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. In the intimate setting of Highgate’s beautiful churches, a stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath, HICMF presents varied programmes with masterworks of the repertoire set alongside lesser-known gems, delivered with fresh, energised performances by world-class musicians performing alongside one another in combinations not heard anywhere else.
This concert, part of the new ‘Sonatas by Candlelight’ series offers a short, intimate late-night concert performance to round off an evening of music-making.
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.80
Performers
Natalie Klouda, violin
Qian Wu, piano
https://www.chambermusicfestival.co.uk/2018-festival
A celebration of the legendary Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli!
This concert will feature the talented Yuri Sabatini, accompanied on the piano by the graceful playing of Caroline Jaya-Ratnam.
The program is a mesmerising mix of Gigli’s most iconic pieces, showcasing the tenor’s incredible vocal range and emotional depth. Lauderdale House sets the stage for this special night. It’s a tribute not to be missed for all the music lovers out there!
PROGRAMME:
Buzzi-Peccia – Lolita
Bixio – La canzone dell’amore
Di Chiara – La Spagnola
Bixio – Mamma
Caccini – Amarilli
Boito – Giunto sul passo estremo
Cilea – E’ la solita storia del pastore
Puccini – Che gelida manina
Donizetti – Una furtiva lagrima
Tosti – L’ultima canzone
De Curtis – Non ti scordar di me
Bixio – Parlami d’amore Mariu’
Innocenzi – Addio, Sogni di gloria
Denza – Funiculì Funiculà
Leoncavallo – Mattinata
Verdi – La donna è mobile