Wednesday 6 August 2008
Meet the Composer
David Bruce
The first commission to arise out of the second 4x4 Composer Residency held in May/June 2007 comes from composer David Bruce. David has already had considerable success with his music theatre work and in addition to the LDSM commission is also working on a new work to be premiered at Carnegie Hall this autumn. In this pre-concert talk David talks about the folk idioms which influenced the work receiving its world premiere this morning.
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Heath Quartet
MBF Ensemble Associate
Haydn Quartet in G minor, The Rider, Op.74 No.3
David Bruce String Quartet world premiere
Beethoven Quartet in A minor, Op.132
"..the music's potency and bravura were conveyed with thrilling conviction." The Guardian
This young quartet have a maturity beyond their years and have already enjoyed a great deal of critical success and popularity with audiences.
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The Sam Forrester Masterclass:
Takako Yamasaki YSV ensembles
Introduced for the first time in 2007, this special masterclass provides an opportunity to gain insight into the training of the young musicians at our Young String Venture. It is led by Takako Yamasaki, well known to LDSM audiences for her outstanding performances and violin classes. The event is dedicated to Dr Sam Forrester who, with his wife Marion, helped lay down the foundations of the student scholarship fund which so valuably supports the work of LDSM's summer school programme to this day.
Leon McCawley piano
Beethoven Andante Favori, WoO.57
Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor, WoO.80
Beethoven Sonata for solo piano in E major, Op.109
Messiaen Noël, Régard des Anges, Le Baiser de l’Enfant Jésus from Vingt Regards de l’Enfant Jésus
Schumann Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Still only 35, it is already some 15 years since Leon McCawley rose to international prominence, winning first prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize at the Leeds International Competition in the same year. His career now takes him around the world, playing in the world's greatest recital halls and with major orchestras. Here he presents two specialisms - Beethoven and Schumann. His recording of the late works of Schumann was selected as Editor's Choice in Gramophone.
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Late Night Strings
Richard Ireland violin
Takako Yamasaki violin
Yuko Inoue viola
Emma Ferrand cello
Gregor Horsch cello
Alasdair Tait cello
Carole Presland piano
Alexis White piano
Popper Requiem for 3 celli and piano
Debussy Violin Sonata
Britten Lachrymae
Dvořák Terzetto, Op.74
Our first in a series of special late night concerts is also the second concert in our 2008 series of the Last Sonatas of Debussy. It brings together many of the esteemed soloists who form the distinguished faculty of our International Summer School. In the the wonderful atmosphere of Ambleside Parish Church this will be another special event.
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Festival Diary
- Friday 1 August 2008
- Saturday 2 August 2008
- Sunday 3 August 2008
- Monday 4 August 2008
- Tuesday 5 August 2008
- Wednesday 6 August 2008
- Thursday 7 August 2008
- Friday 8 August 2008
- Saturday 9 August 2008
- Sunday 10 August 2008
- Monday 11 August 2008
- Tuesday 12 August 2008
- Wednesday 13 August 2008
- Thursday 14 August 2008
- Friday 15 August 2008
- Saturday 16 August 2008
- Sunday 17 August 2008
