Posted by Victoria Bosher, Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ 11:32am
Oxford Bach Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicholas Cleobury conductor
Elizabeth Atherton soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson mezzo soprano
Andrew Kennedy tenor
Derek Welton baritone
Bob Chilcott Requiem world premiere
Beethoven Mass in C
Music at Oxford and the Oxford Bach Choir bring to Oxford a new work by Bob Chilcott to be premiered tonight, Requiem. In a perfect partnering, Chilcotts work is matched with Beethovens rarely heard masterpiece, Mass in C.
Co-promotion with the Oxford Bach Choir.
Posted by Victoria Bosher, Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ 11:27am
Tasmin Little violin
John Lenehan piano
Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro
Bach Sonata in E major BWV 1016
Mozart Sonata in C major K 296
Grieg Sonata No 2 in G major
Tchaikovsky Melodie from Souvenir dun Lieu Cher
Bartok Romanian Folk Dances
Internationally renowned violinist Tasmin Little revisits the Sheldonian stage having played with many of the worlds greatest orchestras. Tonight, we hear her with one of Britains most versatile and sought-after pianists, John Lenehan. In a programme exploring the development of the relationship between the violin and the piano, Tasmin and John show how composers fell in love with this perfect sound partnership.
Littles playing combines red-blooded passion with pinprick precision
The Times 2008
Free Pre-concert Talk/Discussion for all ticket holders at 7pm given by Tasmin Little.
Posted by Victoria Bosher, Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ 11:23am
Sophie Cashell piano
Beethoven Les Adieux Sonata Op 81a
Janácek Sonata
Liszt Ballade No 2
Mendelssohn Two Songs Without Words Op 38 No 6 & Op 67 No 4
Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in F minor Op 35
Schumann Carnaval
Since winning the title BBC Classical Star 2007, Sophie has given a plethora of performances across the country to great acclaim. With her dynamic performance style she clearly has an exciting musical career ahead of her. Sophie is a musician in her ascendency and not to be missed.
Posted by Victoria Bosher, Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ 11:21am
Baiba Skride violin
Andris Nelsons conductor
Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain
Shostakovich Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5
If you’re looking for an electric night of musical masterpieces then look no further. The CBSO joins us for the first time in many years with their new conductor Andris Nelson. With fellow Latvian Baiba Skride, Nelson leads Shostakovich’s thrilling concerto, Tchaikovsky’s buoyant 5th Symphony and the spine-tingling Night on a Bare Mountain.
Posted by Victoria Bosher, Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ 11:14am
Emma Johnson clarinet
Pascal Rogé piano
This is a match made in heaven. Johnson and Rogé come to the Sheldonian with a programme which delves into the riches of the clarinet and piano repertoire. Its a pairing which inspired Weber, Brahms, Debussy and others whom we hear tonight to some of their finest duo writing. This will be an evening of the highest-class music-making.
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