Programme
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)
transcribed by Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Sonata in G minor ‘The Devil's Trill’
I. Larghetto
II. Allegro energico
III. Allegro assai – andante – allegro assai
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata no. 2 in D major, op. 94bis
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo-Presto
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio
Musician Biographies
Julian Jacobson maintains a busy career as solo and ensemble pianist, teacher, composer, transcriber and conductor. Studying at the Royal College of Music and Queen’s College Oxford, he has gone on to perform in major venues in the UK and more than 40 countries world wide. He has appeared at the major British music festivals and recorded many CDs. He has become widely known for his Beethoven performances, having given ten complete cycles of the 32 sonatas three of which were “marathon” performances where he played the entire cycle from memory in a single day. He is currently recording the cycle for CD, due for completion in 2020, and he is Chairman of he Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. He teaches at the Royal College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is Guest Professor at Xiamen University China, and a Diploma examiner for ABRSM. His own publications include his highly acclaimed transcriptions of Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody and “An American in Paris” for piano duet.
Oliver Nelson, born in Glasgow, began learning the violin at the age of six. He gained scholarships to both Canford School and the Royal Academy of Music where he studied the violin with Xue-Wei. During this time, he gained distinctions in both an MMus and the Fellowship diploma, winning the Academy concerto competition and appearing as soloist with its string orchestra. His performances have included recitals at St.Martin-in-the-Fields, chamber music at Jamie Walton's North York Moors Chamber Music Festival and concertos ranging from those with the Dorset Chamber Orchestra and Rebecca Gilliver, to the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra. He is in demand as a recitalist with some of Britain's finest pianists, including Nigel Hutchison, Julian Jacobson, and Vasilis Rakitzis. Oliver's violin playing appears in film, both in Francois Girard's The Song of Names collaborating with Howard Shore and Clive Owen, and Bruce Webb's award-winning Rare Books and Manuscripts
Donations
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Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.