What’s on this Season

Season at a glance

MARCH

Thu 2 Mar............................7.30pm ..................................... Debut Showcase 2

Thu 9 Mar............................7.30pm ..................................... Margaret Norris Memorial Concert 4

Sun 12 Mar .........................3.00pm ..................................... National Youth Harp Orchestra 5

Tue 21 Mar..........................7.30pm ..................................... Showcase 2

Sat 25 Mar ..........................7.30pm ..................................... Surrey Mozart Players 6

APRIL

Sun 2 Apr 7.30pm Maiastra Chamber Concert 7

Sat 22 Apr 7.30pm Founder’s Day 8

Fri 28 Apr 7.30pm Summer Solos I 3

MAY

Fri 5 May 7.30pm Summer Solos II 3

Thu 11 May 7.30pm Gary Hoffman and Wu Qian 9

Fri 12 May 7.30pm Summer Solos III 3

Sat 13 May 6.00pm/7.30pm Sitkovetsky Trio and Friends 10

Fri 19 May 7.30pm Summer Solos IV 3

JUNE

Fri 9 Jun 7.30pm Summer Solos V 3

Fri 16 Jun 7.30pm Summer Solos VI 3

Sat 17 Jun 6.00pm Farnham Youth Choir: Hope 11

Fri 23 Jun 7.30pm Summer Solos VII 3

JULY: SUMMER FESTIVAL

Sat 1 Jul ..............................5.00pm ..................................... Orchestral Picnic: Around the World 13

Sun 2 Jul ...................1.15pm & 3.45pm ........................... Family Day: The Carnival of the Animals 13

Mon 3 Jul ............................7.30pm ..................................... Chamber Showcase 14

Tue 4 Jul .............................7.30pm

And All the People Rejoice 15

Wed 5 Jul ............................7.30pm ..................................... Leavers’ Showcase I 16

Thu 6 Jul .............................7.30pm ..................................... Leavers’ Showcase II 16

Fri 7 Jul ...............................7.30pm ..................................... Ode to Joy! 17

Welcome

Welcome to The Menuhin Hall’s 2023 Spring/Summer season. Alongside The Yehudi Menuhin School’s traditional Showcase concerts – including a Debut Showcase for pupils who have yet to appear at The Menuhin Hall –our world-class concert venue plays host to a number of exciting events, including a visit from the National Youth Harp Orchestra, the return of Gary Hoffman and a concert featuring the award-winning Sitkovetsky Trio, who will perform side-by-side with YMS pupils.

Of particular note is the memorial concert for Margaret Norris, who was a devoted teacher at the School for over 30 years. The impact that she had on generations of young musicians will be represented by the return of many YMS alumni for a moving tribute to Margaret’s remarkable musical legacy.

Our annual Founder’s Day concert features YMS staff performing alongside pupils and recent graduates, including the 2020 BBC Young Musician of the Year Strings winner, Coco Tomita.

The School’s Summer Festival, which also marks the launch of the School’s 60th birthday celebrations, has been given a major revamp this year. There will be solo performances spread throughout the summer term in a Friday-evening Summer Solos series celebrating the culmination of the pupils’ work over the course of the year. Then the Summer Festival itself will showcase the diverse range of musical activity which defines YMS, including orchestral concerts, a Family Day centred around Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals (featuring new texts and artwork produced by the School), chamber music recitals, solos from students in their final year of study and appearances by two of our Associate Artists, Maxim Rysanov and Alexander Sitkovetsky. In a spectacular Festival Finale we will round off the year with a performance of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 in a special arrangment for two pianos and choir and in collaboration with the Music in Secondary Schools Trust. Looking forward, as it does, the Summer Festival provides a nod to the School’s 60th birthday celebrations beginning in September 2023. I trust you’ll find something to whet your appetite and I look forward to welcoming you to The Menuhin Hall in the coming months.

Ashley Wass Director of Music