Keyboard Festival Programme: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

KEYBOARD FESTIVAL

Sunday 2 May 2021 | from 11am

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE The RCM Keyboard Faculty is delighted to present Old, New, Borrowed and Blue, as this year’s theme for our popular Keyboard Festival.

Under normal circumstances we would welcome you to the College with open arms, however, with the power of digital and cameras, we are thrilled to be able to stream our students live from the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.

Today, we feature over 50 students who will demonstrate a range of styles and technical keyboard wizardry, from the early works of Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi, to the baroque master Louis Couperin, through to contemporary composers György Ligeti and Unsuk Chin, who wrote highly significant sets of 20th-century études.

There is something for all keyboard lovers, and we look forward to presenting Old, New, Borrowed and Blue showcasing the RCM’s magnificent concert grands by Steinway and the newly commissioned Kennedy-Mietke harpsichord.

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue is curated by Andrew Zolinsky, Piano professor and Contemporary Piano Co-ordinator, and Danny Driver, Piano professor. Special thanks must be given to the following people for their support in the organisation of the festival.

Chris Moulton Head of Keyboard Technical Services Alex Beattie Faculty Office & Faculty Performance Manager, Keyboard and Chinese Partnerships Project Coordinator Professor Vanessa Latarche Chair of International Keyboard Studies and Head of Keyboard Associate Director for Partnerships in China Royal College of Music

2

SUNDAY 2 MAY 2021 SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020 11am Solo performances

L Couperin Unmeasured Préludes no 1 Marc-André Hamelin 12 Études No 6 in D minor ‘Esercizio per pianoforte (Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti)’ Francesco Bravi Debussy 12 Études No 11 pour les arpèges composés Mengxue Liang Szymanowski 9 Préludes op 1 No 5 Allegro molto impetuoso Debussy 12 Études No 7 pour les degrés chromatiques Nicole Ng Messiaen 8 Préludes No 1 La Colombe Ligeti Études for piano book 2 No 8 Fém Sophia Lim C Chaminade 6 Études de Concert op 35 No 2 Automne: Lento James Carrabino Unsuk Chin Études for piano No 6 Grains Debussy Prélude no 3 book 1 Le vent dans la plaine Cristiana Achim Szymanowski 9 Préludes op 1 No 1 Andante ma non troppo Debussy Prélude no 12 book 2 Feux d’artifice Yue Chen Rameau Pièces de Clavecin Prélude in A minor Unsuk Chin Études for piano No 4 Scalen Rob Hao

3

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

12.10pm Harpsichord and music for 2 pianos L Couperin Prélude a l’imitation de M Froberger Tolga Atalay Ün harpsichord Soler Llave de la Modulacion prelude in D major 124 Soler Sonata no 86 in D major Soler Sonata no 84 in D major Sofía Peciña Medina harpsichord R Schumann (arr Debussy) 6 Canonic Studies op 56 No 2 mit innigem Ausdrück in A minor Emily Hoh & Hannah-Elizabeth Teoh R Schumann (arr Debussy) 6 Canonic Studies op 56 No 3 Andantino in E major Huamin Huang & Emily Hoh R Schumann (arr Debussy) 6 Canonic Studies op 56 No 4 Innig in A flat major Ana Manastireanu & Shile Liu R Schumann (arr Debussy) 6 Canonic Studies op 56 No 6 Adagioin B major Tianqi Ling & Jack Brown Frescobaldi Il secondo libro di toccata - Ancidetemi pur d’Arcadelt passaggiato Apolline Khou harpsichord

4

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

1.45pm Solo performances Bacewicz 10 Concert Études for piano No 5 Andante Bacewicz 10 Concert Études for piano No 9 Presto Rachele Howes Messiaen Préludes pour piano No 8 Un reflet dans le vent Bacewicz 10 Concert Études for piano No 2 Vivace Ning Geng Szymanowski 4 Études op 4 No 1 in E flat minor Scriabin 8 Études op 42 No 8 in E flat major Allegro layda Deniz Oguz Martinů 8 Préludes for piano H181 Prélude en forme d’étude Martinů 8 Préludes for piano H181 Prélude en forme de largo Hannah-Elizabeth Teoh Ligeti Études book 1 Cordes-à-Vide Rachmaninov 10 Préludes op 32 No 9 in A major Karin Miura Rachmaninov 10 Préludes op 23 No 6 in E flat major Kapustin 8 Études op 40 No 3 Toccatina Sin-Hang Wong Scriabin 8 Études op 42 No 1 Presto Kapustin 8 Études op 40 No 1 Prélude: Allegro assai Peng Lin Kapustin 8 Études op 40 No 6 Pastoral: Allegro moderato Lyatoshynsky Funeral Prélude Alisa Zaika Debussy Préludes Book 2 No 5 Bruyeres Kapustin Concert Étude op 40 No 7 Intermezzo Salvador Sanchez

5

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

3pm Solo performances Paweł Mykietyn 14 Preludes for Piano Prélude no 2 Tranquillo e maestoso Prélude no 3 Joanna Kacperek Pasternak Prélude in E flat minor Smetana Concert Étude in C major Manuel Ramos Schlözer 2 Concert Études op 1 No 1 in E flat major No 2 in A flat major Mikhail Kaploukhii Arensky 24 Morceaux caractéristiques op 36 Étude no 13 in F sharp major Lyadov 3 Morceaux No 1 Prelude in B minor op 11 Elizaveta Velikhova Lyapunov 12 Transcendental Études op 11 No 10 Lesghinka George Campbell Scriabin 24 Préludes op 11 No 1 Vivace in C major No 2 Allegretto in A minor No 3 Vivo in G major No 4 Lento in E minor Matthew McLachlan Moszkowski 15 Études de Virtuosité op 72 No 13 Molto animato in A flat minor Scriabin 5 Préludes op 16 No 1 in B major Berniya Hamie Lyadov 3 Pieces op 57 No 1 in D flat Scriabin 8 Études op 42 No 5 in C sharp minor Affanato Yuki Hammyo Lyapunov Préludes op 7 No 7 in D flat major Rachmaninov Études-Tableaux op 39 No 6 in A minor Marcell Vajda

6

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

4.15pm Solo performances Lyapunov 7 Préludes op 6 No 6 in F minor Sterndale Bennett 2 Études for Piano op 29 No 1 L’ Amabile Lei Gan York Bowen Suite Mignonne op 89 Prelude Leighton 5 Studies op 22 No 1 Allegro ma non troppo Betty Wu York Bowen 24 Préludes op 102 No 23 in B major Godowsky 53 Studies on Chopin Études No 45 in E major Oliver Cuttriss York Bowen 24 Préludes op 102 No 7 in E flat major Rachmaninov Études-Tableaux op 39 No 5 in E flat minor Laetitia Amodio Scriabin Prélude for the Left Hand op 9 Hummel 24 Études op 125 No 10 in E minor Marianne Huang Yueyin Scarlatti Essercizi per Gravicembalo Sonata in F major Rachmaninov Prélude op 32 No 12 in G sharp minor Danting Huang

7

SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

5.20pm Solo performances C Chaminade 6 Études de concert op 35 No 5 Impromptu, andante in F major Scriabin 7 Préludes op 17 No 6 in B flat major Louis-Victor Bak Debussy Prélude no 5 book 1 Les collines d’Anacapri Scriabin 8 Études op 42 No 4 in F sharp major Yingyin Yu Debussy Prélude no 7 book 2 La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune Rautavaara Étude op 42 no 4 Kvartit (Fourths) Chih-Jung Lai Kaija Saariaho Prélude Roberto Boschelli Debussy Prélude no 10 book 1 La cathédrale engloutie Wen Kai Seet Debussy 12 Études No 6 pour les huit doigts Xiaole Qi Scriabin 4 Préludes op 22 No 1 Andante in G sharp minor No 2 Andante in C sharp minor No 3 Allegretto in B major No 4 Andantino in B minor Pedro López-Salas Rachmaninov 10 Préludes op 23 No 3 in D minor Radu-Gabriel Stoica Rachmaninov 13 Préludes op 32 No 5 in G major Ligeti Études book 2 L’Éscalier du Diable Alim Beisembayev

8

Live performance returns to the RCM with summer events season Royal College of Music musicians are taking to the College’s stages to perform together for the first time since autumn 2020.

The online events season features a mixture of live and newly pre-recorded performances, filmed with online audiences in mind and performed in accordance with Covid-19 safety measures. Highlights include the annual Keyboard Festival, Percussion Showcase and Super String Sunday.

Click here for details on the RCM’s summer season

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Share your thoughts on the performance – tweet @RCMLondon using #RCMKeyboardFest Stay up to date and follow us on social media @RCMLondon royalcollegeofmusic RCMLondon @RCMLondon

Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS www.rcm.ac.uk/events