Chamber Concerts 2014-2015 SEASON
Laura van der Heijden
A completely extraordinary performance of incredible creative intensity BBC RADIO 3
The Borodin Quartet plays with uncommonly rich, even tone and consoling warmth. For sheer musical presence, it has few equals. THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Music has been part of Kettle’s Yard since its beginning. Highlights of the 2014-2015 season include the Orbis Piano Trio as our resident ensemble, the return of tenor Mark Padmore, and the Heath String Quartet finishing their Tippett series. The Summer Term features a series of concerts inspired by our Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Dance centenary exhibition. The Kettle’s Yard chamber concerts are programmed by Justin Lee. Following 18 years working in orchestra management, Justin went freelance in 2011. His other roles include director of the Cambridge Music Festival and (from January 2015) executive director of Cambridge University Music Society.
Chamber Concerts Concerts take place on Thursdays in the beautiful surroundings of the house at Kettle’s Yard. Concerts begin at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm Please note the two Cambridge Music Festival concerts are at different times and locations, see below for details.
AUTUMN TERM 16 October 2014
Orbis Piano Trio Kettle’s Yard ensemble in residence, 2014-2015 Haydn: Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV:21 • Babadjanian: Piano Trio in F sharp minor • Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op.15 23 October
Heath String Quartet Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Op.64 No.6 • Tippett: String Quartet No.4 • Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131 6 November
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin & Huw Watkins, piano The Max and Evelyn Forbes Concert Debussy: Sonata for violin in G minor, L140 • Ives: Decoration Day • Ravel: Sonata No.2 for violin and piano in G major • Poulenc: Sonata for violin and piano, Op.119 • Gershwin: Five selections from ‘Porgy and Bess’ 13 November
Borodin Quartet & Michael Collins, clarinet Part of the Cambridge Music Festival, www.cammusic.co.uk at West Road Concert Hall, concert begins at 7.30pm, doors at 7pm Borodin: Quartet No.2 • Shostakovich: Quartet No.11 • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet 20 November
Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet Part of the Cambridge Music Festival, www.cammusic.co.uk at Jesus College Chapel, concert starts at 8pm, doors at 7.45pm Mozart: Divertimento in F major K138 • Dvorˇák: String Quintet in G major, Op.77 • Dvorˇák: Nocturne, Op.40 • Bottesini: Variations on Bellini’s ‘La Sonnambula’ • Piazzolla: Inverno & Verano Porteno from ‘Four Seasons’ • Bazzini: ‘La Ronde des Lutins’ 27 November
Clare Hammond, piano Bach: Italian Concerto BWV971 • Scriabin: Prelude & Nocturne for left hand, Op.9 • Sibelius: The Trees, Op.75 • Lipatti: Sonatine for left hand • Beethoven: Variations & Fugue in E flat major, Op.35 ‘Eroica’ • Chopin: Selection from the Etudes, Op.25
SPRING TERM 29 January 2015
Laura van der Heijden, cello & Tom Poster, piano Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.4 in C major, Op.102 No.1 • Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821 • Fitkin: ‘L’ for cello and piano • Poulenc: Sonata for cello and piano 5 February
Jonathan Plowright, piano Bach/Busoni: Chorale Prelude ‘Nun komm der Heiden Heiland’ BWV659 • Bach/Busoni: Chorale Prelude ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’ BWV639 • Brahms: Six pieces, Op.118 • Liszt: Funerailles S173/7 • Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian Melody, Op.21 No.2 • Schumann: Carnaval, Op.9
Orbis Piano Trio ensemble in residence
12 February
Mark Padmore, tenor & James Baillieu, piano Schubert: Winterreise 26 February
Heath String Quartet Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Op.76 No.6 • Tippett: String Quartet No.1 • Dvorˇák: String Quartet in G major, Op.106 5 March
Orbis Piano Trio The Jim and Helen Ede Concert Kettle’s Yard ensemble in residence, 2014-2015 Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70 No.1 ‘Ghost Trio’ • Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiaque No.1 • Dvorˇák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op.65
SUMMER TERM 30 April 2015
Orbis Piano Trio Kettle’s Yard ensemble in residence, 2014-2015 Martinu: Bergerettes H275 • Kapralova: April Preludes • Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor 7 May
Alexander Ullman, piano Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op.10 No.1 • Schumann: Fantasie Op.17 • Chopin: Ballade No.4 Op.52 • Chopin: Mazurkas Op.24 • Stravinsky: Three movements from Petrushka 14 May
Lawrence Power, viola & Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano Brahms: Three song transcriptions • Koechlin: Viola Sonata (1915) • Prokofiev: Eight pieces from ‘Romeo & Juliet’ 21 May
Krysia Osostowicz, violin, Julian Jacobson, piano & clarinet (tbc) Mozart: Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, K 498 ‘Kegelstatt’ • Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major • Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale - suite for clarinet, violin and piano
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Borodin Quartet, cover: Laura van der Heijden, photo Sam Trench
Orbis Piano Trio, Heath String Quartet, Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins, Borodin Quartet & Michael Collins, Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet, Clare Hammond, Laura van der Heijden & Tom Poster, Jonathan Plowright, Mark Padmore & James Baillieu, Alexander Ullman, Lawrence Power & Simon CrawfordPhillips, Krysia Osostowicz & Julian Jacobson.
Booking 01223 748100 and www.kettlesyard.co.uk/music Annual Subscription to all 15 concerts - £165 (£65 full time students) Individual concert tickets - £16 (£6 full time students) The two Cambridge Music Festival concerts are sold through Cambridge Music Festival unless booked as part of an Annual Subscription. Concerts begin at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm
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