Sunday 17 December 2006

BPSE Intercollegiate Competition

The BEETHOVEN (SENIOR) INTERCOLLEGIATE PIANO COMPETITION 2pm – 9pm
preceded at 11.30am – 12.30pm by the BPSE AGM

Each candidate nominated by eight UK music colleges performs a compulsory Beethoven Bagatelle and Beethoven Sonata of Variation set of their choice.

7 October 2006 – 13 December 2006

Orpheus and Bacchus

Orpheus and Bacchus Music Festival

The festival’s 2006 season ends with seven concerts – Michel Lethiec performs two great clarinet quintets. David Geringas with Ian Fountain performs the complete Beethoven Sonatas. The remaining concerts are undertaken by the Orpheus and Bacchus Ensemble.

1 November 2006 – 3 November 2006

BPSE Multi Ethnic Mini-Piano Festival

1 November – Ivan Kiwuwa (Africa), piano
2 November – Mishka Momen (Bangladesh), piano
3 November – Wu Qian (China), piano

Programmes: 1 November: Works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn Variations serieuses, Schubert Four Impromptus D899.

2 November: TBA
3 November: TBA

BPSE Multi-Ethnic Piano Festival

BPSE Festival to Celebrate London’s Multi-ethnic Pianism (with the support of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea) featuring pianists from Africa, Bangladesh and China.

Thursday 2 November 2006

The London Schubert Players String Orchestra

The London Schubert Players is a chamber orchestra founded by the pianist Anda Anastasescu in 1989 as the orchestra-in-residence of the French Institute in London, and showcasing the cream of international young talent.

Pedro Ignacio Calderón, conductor
Principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, Pedro Ignacio Calderón has appeared as guest conductor with many important orchestras on all continents.

Alberto Portugheis, piano

Fabio Zanon, guitar

Radamés Gnattali: Concerto No 4 à Brasileira (British première)
Alberto Ginastera: Concerto per Corde Op 33
Alberto Ginastera: Glosses on Themes by Pau Casals Op 46
Marlos Nobre: Concertante do imaginario Op 74

Ginastera Festival 2006

A series of concerts in London, throughout 2006, celebrating the life of Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), his music, and Argentina.

For further enquiries about the Ginastera Festival 2006 or any of the concerts, please call NGR Musical Artists’ Management on +44 (0)20 8950 2220 or ILAMS on +44 (0)20 7537 4227 or +44 (0)1603 898339.

Tuesday 31 October 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Recital

Henriette Gartner, piano

Bach: Praeludium and Fuge b minor (vol I) BWV 867
Mozart: Twelve variations KV 265 (Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman)
Clara Wieck-Schumann: Notturno Nr. 2 (Soirées musicales op. 6)
Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 31 in A flat op. 110

Friday 6 October 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Recital

Lulu Yang, piano

Beethoven: Sonata Op 110
Chopin: Nocturne Op 62 No 1
Liszt: Dante Sonata

Friday 29 September 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Recital

Mirei Tsuji, piano

Scarlatti: Sonatas K98, K247, K318, K212
Beethoven: Sonata in A, Op.101
Chopin: Mazurka Op.50 no.3; Nocturne Op.27 no.2; Scherzo no.1, Op.20

Monday 18 September 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Recital

Ivana Vidovic, piano

Beethoven: Sonata no. 7 in D major op. 10 no. 3
Dora Pejacevic “Life of flowers” BRITISH PREMIERE
Snowdrops
Violet
Lilies of the valley
Forget-me-not
Rose
Red carnation
Lilies
Chrysanthemums

Friday 4 August 2006

BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival

DANIELLA LEHNER, mezzo-soprano, & JOSE LUIS GAYO, piano

Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte (Gabriele von Baumberg); Abendempfindung (Joachim Heinrich)
Beethoven: Marmotte (Goethe); Maigesang (Goethe); Neue Liebe, neues Leben (Goethe); An die Hoffnung (Chr. A. Tiedge; Der Kuss (Christian Felix Weisse); Aus Goethes Faust
Jesús Guridi: Seis Canciones Castellanas;
Allá Arriba, En Aquella Montaña
iSereno!
Llámale con el pañuelo
No quiero tus avellanas
Cómo quieres que adivine
Mañanita de San Juan

Wednesday 2 August 2006

BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival

NIKA SHIROCORAD, piano

Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor
Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 Appassionata in F minor Op. 57
Ravel: Oiseaux Tristes
Liszt: Rigoletto: Concert-Paraphrase

Tuesday 1 August 2006

BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival

STEFFAN REES, ‘cello, & TAU WEI, piano

Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

31 July 2006 – 31 July 2006

BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival

MADALINA RUSU, piano

Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, op. 7
Brahms: Capriccios Nos. 1 & 2 Op. 76
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C sharp minor

28 July 2006 – 28 July 2006

BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival

YOKO MISUMI, piano

Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
Takemitsu: ‘Rain Tree Sketch’;
Ravel: ‘Noctuelles’; ‘Oiseaux tristes’; ‘Alborada del gracioso'(from ‘Miroirs’)

Tuesday 18 July 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Mikhail Shilayev, piano, Winner of the 2005 BPSE Beethoven Intercollegiate Piano Competition

Beethoven

Monday 10 July 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

The Bomond Trio, Winners of the BPSE Chamber Music Competition 2005: Jesse Bomond, piano; Tomoko Sasaki, violin, Galiasker Bigashev, cello

Friday 23 June 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Grace Chen,cello & Malcolm Miller, piano

‘Beethoven and the Mozart Dynasty’

Beethoven (1770-1827): Seven Variations for cello and piano in E flat major on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasy in D for Piano K 397
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Der Morgen und Der Abend (piano)
F.X. Mozart (1791-1844): Piano Variations on Don Giovanni; Sonata for Cello and Piano in E, Op.19

Friday 26 May 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Rosie Banks, cello; Huw Watkins, piano

Beethoven, Sonata in G minor Op.5/2
Huw Watkins, Sonata for cello and piano

Thursday 18 May 2006

A Perspective on Austrian Music for Violin and Piano

Madeleine Mitchell, violin
Alberto Portugheis, piano

Mozart, Sonata in F K377
Schubert, Fantasy in C (1827)
R Strauss, Sonata in E flat, Op.18

BPSE Celebrity Concert

8 May 2006 – 12 May 2006

2006 BPSE Cello and Pinao Duos Masterclass and Competition

Masterclass and Jury: Professor Martin Lovett OBE

8 – 9 May : Daytime Competition
10 May Ecvening Concert of Finalists
Award of the Gwyneth George Award

Friday 12 May 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Joseph Sloan, piano: Winner of the 2005 BPSE Junior Piano Competition

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in Eb Minor (Book 1)
Beethoven: Sonata in E Minor Op 90 1st Movement
Liszt: Petraca’s Sonnet No. 104 (From the 2nd Year of Pilgrimage)
Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in Bb Minor Op. 36

Friday 28 April 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Dustin Gledhill, piano

Beethoven, Sonata in G major, Op.31/1
Debussy, Edutdes Nos.11 & 11
Liszt, Funerailles

Tuesday 18 April 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Series

Riyad Nicolas, piano

Bach, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, No.1, Book 2
Beethoven, Op 27/1
Chopin, Nocturne Op 48/1; BAllade in F minor Op.52

Friday 17 March 2006

BPSE Leighton House Festival

Santiago Mantas, Piano

Monday 13 March 2006

BPSE Celebrity Piano Festival

David Johnson, piano

Debussy, Beethoven, Schumann

BPSE Lunchtime Concert Series

Denitsa Lafftchieva, clarinet
Mina Miletic, piano

Beethoven, “Spring” Sonata in F, Op 24;
Weber, Grand Duo Concertante, Op 48

Friday 10 March 2006

BPSE Celebrity Piano Festival

Marcella Crudeli, piano

Cimarosa, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Calligaris, Chopin

Thursday 23 February 2006

An Austrian Perspective of Music for Violin and Piano

OLIVER LEWIS, Violin
ALBERTO PORTUGHEIS, Piano

Works by MOZART, SCHUBERT, BEETHOVEN, STRAUSS

Tickets £10 BPSE members £8.
At the door or booked in advance by post.
Please send cheque – payable to BPSE – to:

Walter Sinclair,
Treasurer BPSE,
81 Wembley Park Drive,
Wembley,
Middlesex HA9 8HE.

JANUARY 2006

Monday 20 February 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Concert Series

Tau Wei, piano

Beethoven, Fantasie op. 77;
Schumann, Fantasie in C, op. 17

Wednesday 4 January 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Concert Series

Warren Mailley-Smith, piano

Beethoven: Sonata Op.13 “Pathetique”;
Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor, op.post;
Schubert, Wanderer-Fantasie D760

Tuesday 3 January 2006

BPSE Lunchtime Concert series

Alberto Portugheis, piano

Beethoven: Für Elise, Andante Favori, Sonata op.27 no.2 “Moonlight”;
David Portugheis, Thoughts on Themes by Beethoven (World Premiere);
Chopin, Ballade in A flat major, op.47

Friday 9 December 2005

Jorrit van den Ham

Beethoven: Rondo in B flat, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 6
Beethoven: Allegretto, WoO 53
Beethoven: Bagatelle, WoO 56
Beethoven: Klavierstueck, WoO 60
Beethoven: Klavierstueck, WoO 61
Beethoven: Polonaise, Opus 89
Liszt: Pensees des Morts
Liszt: Funerailles