Founder’s Day

Saturday 22 April 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

As well as being one of the world’s greatest virtuoso violinists, Yehudi Menuhin loved playing chamber music with his friends and also with the students. To honour the School’s inspirational founder on what would have been his 106th birthday, Director of Music Ashley Wass has put together a programme of music to be performed by current students and staff.

For the centrepiece of the programme Ashley will be joined by recent alumna Coco Tomita, the School’s Professor of Cello Alex Chaushian and two percussionists to perform an arrangement of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15.

Programme to include: Shostakovich arr.

Viktor Derevianko Symphony No. 15

Alexander Chaushian Cello Coco Tomita Violin Ashley Wass Piano YMS pupils Percussionists to be confirmed

Surrey Hills International Music Festival: Gary Hoffman and Wu Qian

Thursday 11 May 7.30pm

Tickets: £36, under 30s £10

Following their unforgettable concert in 2022, Gary Hoffman together with Surrey Hills International Music Festival Artistic Director Wu Qian return with a programme combining the gorgeous German Romanticism of Mendelssohn and Brahms with sun-drenched melodies from Spain.

“Gary Hoffman is one of the music world’s best-kept secrets, a fine and uncompromising cellist whose rare appearances mesmerise.”

– Ariane Todes

Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in B flat major No. 1 Op. 45

Nin Suite Espagnole

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38

Cassadó Requiebros

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Running time: 80 minutes plus interval

Surrey Hills International Music Festival: Sitkovetsky Trio and Friends

Saturday 13 May 7.30pm with pre-concert talk at 6.00pm

Tickets: £40 Talk & Concert (incl drink), £36 Concert only, under 30s £10

A pre-concert talk by the ‘erudite, funny…’ Katy Hamilton, with live musical examples performed by the Sitkovetsky Trio, will delve into the historical context and musical detail of this evening’s programme, enhancing your experience of the full performance to follow.

The concert opens with Beethoven’s famously atmospheric ‘Ghost’ Piano Trio, after which the Sitkovetsky Trio will join forces with two of The Yehudi Menuhin School’s pupils to perform Dvořák’s chamber masterpiece – his sublime Piano Quintet No. 2.

A publicity partnership between The Surrey Hills International Music Festival and The Arts Society.

Beethoven Piano Trio in D major Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’

Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81

Alexander Sitkovetsky Violin Isang Enders Cello Wu Qian Piano

Farnham Youth Choir: Hope

Sunday 17 June 6.00pm

Tickets: £27, under 18s £12

The world-renowned, Farnham Youth Choir will be performing some of their competition repertoire from the International Choral Competition hosted by Interkultur, which takes place in Hull this May. The concert includes songs from composers such as Michael Higgins, Cecilia McDowall and Bárdos Lajos. Our Senior Choir will be joined by our Junior and Training Choirs who will perform a selection of songs from their current repertoire, celebrating a busy year of high-profile performances.

Patrick

Running time: 45-minute talk, 70-minute concert plus interval

Running time: 75 minutes without interval