2019 - 2020 SEASON
Solem String Quartet
Monday 16 September 2019 7.30 pm
in the Old Hall, Lampeter University
The Solem Quartet are old friends. They came together in Manchester in 2011 and are now Quartet in Residence at Liverpool University, as well as Ensemble in Residence at Aberystwyth MusicFest.
Haydn Quartet no. 23 in F minor, op. 20, no. 5, [Hob.III:35]
Shostakovich Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Interval
Beethoven Quartet no. 12 in E flat major, op. 127
Anton Stadler Trio (piano, clarinet, viola)
Thursday 17 October 2019 7.30 pm
in the Hall, Lampeter Secondary School
Three exceptional performers make up the Anton Stadler Trio: Janet Hilton, widely recognised as one of the finest clarinettists in the UK, Robin Ireland, for twenty years viola player in the Lindsay Quartet, and the virtuoso pianist Sarah Beth Briggs.
Bruch – Pieces 1 – 4 from 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Britten – Three Character Pieces (Piano solo)
Schumann – Marchenerzahlungen for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, op 83
Interval
Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Prokofiev – Introduction and Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet - transcribed by Borisovsky (viola and piano)
Mozart – Trio in E flat major, K498 ‘Kegelstatt’
Thomas Mathias (violin)
Sunday 24 November 2019 2.30 pm
in the Old Hall, Lampeter University
Tom is going places. From Aberystwyth, he gained first class honours at the Royal Northern College, with further studies at the Royal Academy of Music. He plays Saint-Saens in the Gala opening concert of this year’s MusicFest.
Bach E major partita
Ysaye Sonata no.2 1st movement
Dobrinka Tabakova - Pirin
Garth Knox - selection of Studies
Paganini caprices 9 and 17
Flausino Vallé Preludes
Piva: The Renaissance Collective
Thursday 27 Feb 2020 7.30 pm
in the Old Hall, Lampeter University
Members of Piva know all about renaissance music and instruments. They also play jazz, classical, baroque, folk and roots music. They are faithful to the music of the period but add their own innovative arrangements and interpretations.
Aquilae (flute & harp)
Tuesday 24 March 2020 7.30 pm
in the Old Hall, Lampeter University
Lisa Nelsen and Eleanor Turner have been playing together for more than ten years. They think they are spoilt for choice of repertoire for flute and harp duo!
Angela Brownridge (piano)
Friday 24 April 2020 7.30 pm
in the Arts Hall, Lampeter University
Critics have compared Angela’s playing with that of legendary pianists such as Solomon, Rachmaninov, Cherkasky, and Bolet. She brings spontaneity, character and beautiful sound to the platform.
