2013

Benjamin Baker, violin (Winner of the 2013 BPSE Chamber Music Competition and recipient of the Gwyneth George Award)
Ji Liu, piano

Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Violin No.3 in E-flat major, Op.12 No.3
Debussy Sonata No.3 for piano and violin
Szymanowski Nocturne and Tarantella, Op.28

Julian Jacobson, piano

All 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in chronological Sequence, except for Sonata in B flat Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’ which will be performed as a lunchtime recital at 1pm.

Eros Jaca, cello
Francisco Fierro, piano

Beethoven Sonate No.4 in C Major, Op.102 No.1
Stravinsky Suite Italienne
Castelnuovo Tedesco Variations on Rossini’s The Barber of Seville

Min Jung Baek, piano (First Prizewinner of the 2012 Beethoven Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition)

Schumann Abegg Variations, Op.1
Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23
Beethoven Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
Liszt Sonata in B minor

Presentation of the Beethoven Medal by the Master of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Vidas Vaitkevicius, piano

Mozart Variations Ah vous dirai-je, maman, K.265
Beethoven Andante Favori
Ciurlionis Little Sonata
Scriabin Etudes No.11 B flat minor, No.4 B major, No.6 A major and No.1 C sharp minor
Liszt Consolation no. 3 in D flat major
Liszt/Gounod Valse de l’Opera Faust

James Brawn, piano

An all Beethoven programme

Francisco Fierro, Piano

Beethoven Sonata Op.81a ‘Les Adieux’
Fierro Homage to Beethoven
Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme by Corelli

Alberto Portugheis, piano

Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
Ginastera Milonga, Op.3
Ginastera Malambo, Op.7
Ginastera Rondo on Argentine Children Folk Tunes, Op.19
Ginastera Three Argentine Dances, Op.2
Chopin Nocturne in F, Op.15 No.1
Chopin Polonaise in A flat, Op.53

John Paul Ekins, piano

Mozart Fantasy in C Minor, K. 475
Liszt Cantique D’amour, S. 173/10
Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
F. Morel Deuxieme Etude de Sonorite

Laura Moinian, cello
Camilla Li, piano

Beethoven Sonata in G minor,  Op.5 No.2
Grieg Cello Sonata, Op.36
Julian Jacobson Valse mélancholique for cello and piano
Faure Papillon Op.77

Julian Jacobson and Mariko Brown Piano Duo

Bach/Kurtag Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
Beethoven Variations on a Theme of Count Waldstein, WoO 67
Debussy Six Epigraphes Antiques
Beethoven Grosse Fuge, Op.134

Julian Jacobson, piano

Beethoven Sonata in E flat, Op.7
Beethoven Sonata in E, Op.109

Malcolm Troup, piano

Bloch Clowns (World Premiere)
Beethoven Sonata in E, Op.109
Britten Holiday Diary, Op 5 (to mark Britten Centenary)

The concert is given in conjunction with the International Ernest Bloch Society (IEBS)

Noelle Gruebler, violin
Bernadette Bartos, piano

Mozart Sonata for piano and violin in E minor, K.304
Beethoven Sonata for violin and piano in E Flat, Op.12 No.3
Grieg Sonata for violin and piano C minor, Op.45

Julieta Iglesias, piano

Beethoven Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
Debussy Reflets dans l’eau
Liszt Spanish Rhapsody

with Professor Oliver Lewis

All UK Music Conservatoires and Schools are invited to nominate a pianist to represent them in the Junior Competition.

Each competitor performs a complete Beethoven piano sonata of their choice in addition to compulsory Bagatelle Op.119 No.11 in B flat major.

The BPSE wishes to express their sincere thanks to the Austrian Cultural Forum for their Generous Hospitality.