Post on 14-Feb-2018
Chamber Concerts 2017 — 2018
Old Divinity School, St John’s Collegeand Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
Welcome to Kettle’s Yard 2017-2018 chamber series. Once again, we open in the Old Divinity School in St John’s College before returning to the House at Kettle’s Yard in 2018.
The opening concert on 12 October is the Cambridge debut of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016, Sheku has become one of the biggest stories in classical music. His soulful performance at the Brit Awards and a BBC4 documentary about his musical family have brought him and his work to a wide audience.
The season features a wealth of award-winning quartets and trios: among them the van Kuijk, Castalian, Ruisi and Piatti string quartets, and the Busch, Isimsiz and Linos piano trios. Rising stars include the Italian pianist, Alessandro Taverna and the guitarist Sean Shibe. Seasoned performers and old friends include two Wigmore Hall favourites, the pianists Andreas Haefliger and Christian Blackshaw. Another highlight is the first concert back in the House featuring the Heath Quartet and pianist Tom Poster.
Our concert subscription ticket to all fifteen concerts is the best way to enjoy all the concerts at a discounted rate.
We want to thank all those who have attended concerts over the course of the development project. We are delighted to be moving back to the House in 2018. At this pivotal moment, we are seeking support to help us to continue to deliver a world class programme of chamber and new music. If you are interested in supporting music at Kettle’s Yard please contact the development team development@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk / 01223 748100.
I look forward to welcoming you to what is promising to be an exciting season.
Justin Lee,
Chamber Music Programmer
Thursday Concertsat the Old Divinity School, St John’s College
Kettle’s Yard Music
Autumn Term
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano12 October The Max and Evelyn Forbes ConcertGaspar Cassado: Suite for solo celloBeethoven: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op.5 No.2Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op.40
“[Sheku] was electric. In today’s society, which seems swept by mediocrity, he shows how hard work and dedication can lift you out.”Dobrinka Tabakova (BBC Young Musician 2016 jury chair)
Van Kuijk Quartet19 OctoberDebussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 Janácek: String Quartet No.1, ‘Kreutzer Sonata’Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Image: Glen Thomas
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Cover: Sean ShibeImage: Kaupo Kikkas
Spring Term
Heath Quartet & Tom Poster, piano22 February The Jim and Helen Ede ConcertHaydn: String Quartet Op.76 No.1Jorg Widmann: String Quartet No.2Schumann: Piano Quartet
Joachim Trio 1 MarchPurcell: Three FantasiasBeethoven: String Trio, Op.9 No.3Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D581Sibelius: Suite in A major for string trio
Alessandro Taverna, piano8 MarchChopin: Nocturnes, Op.9 No.’s 1 and 2Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante, Op.18Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B flat minorChopin: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22Debussy: Images, Book IISchumann: Carnaval Op.9
“flawless minutes of poetry” The Independent on Alessandro Taverna
Linos Trio15 MarchCPE Bach: Trio in E minor, Wq.89 No.5Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70 No.1 ‘Ghost’Mozart: Piano Trio No.5 in C major, K548Debussy: La Mer (arr. Sally Beamish)
Busch Trio26 October Mozart: Piano Trio in G major, K496Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D898
Christian Blackshaw, piano2 NovemberSchubert: Moments Musicaux, D780Mozart: Piano Sonata in A minor, K310Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960
“The luminous tone Blackshaw draws from the keys is a wonder in itself.” Andrew Clark, The Financial Times
Isimsiz Trio23 NovemberBeethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op.1 No.3Wolfgang Rihm: Fremde Szene IIIBeethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major (‘Allegretto’), WoO 39Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2, Op.66
Castalian Quartet30 NovemberHaydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Op.76 No.6 Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op.41 No.1Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132
Castalian Quartet. Image: Kaupo Kikkas
Alessandro Taverna. Image: Pierluigi Marchesan
Thursday Concertsat Kettle’s Yard
Getting hereThe Autumn term will be held at the Old Divinity School, St John’s College while Kettle’s Yard completes the major building project. The Old Divinity School is located directly opposite St John’s College. The entrance is off Trinity Street or All Saint’s Passage.The Spring and Summer terms will return to Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. ParkingThere is a public multi-storey car park in Park Street, near to the College. There are a limited number of free disabled parking spaces available at St John’s College, to book please email press@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk or call 01223 748100.There is no parking at Kettle’s Yard.
Sean Shibe, guitar24 MayScottish Lute Music from Balcarres manuscripts (c. 1695–1702)JS Bach: Lute Suite No.2 in A minor (orig C minor) BWV997Villa-Lobos: Selection of Etudes & Preludes
Piatti Quartet31 MayBridge: Three IdyllsBeethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op.95Brahms: String Quartet No.1
Summer Term
Ruisi Quartet3 MayHaydn: String Quartet, Op.9 No.2Kodály: String Quartet No.2Schubert: QuartettsatzHaydn: String Quartet, Op.76 No.4
‘Sunrise’
Andreas Haefliger, piano10 MayMozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.28, Op.101Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K540Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.29, Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’
“a vision of musical architecture second to none and a tender, profoundly cultivated sensibility, from which music flows unimpeded” International Record Review on Haefliger
Savitri Grier, violin & Richard Uttley, piano17 MaySchubert: Sonatina No.1 in D major, D384Messiaen: Theme and VariationsPoulenc: Violin SonataFranck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
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Booking Individual Chamber concert tickets: £16 (£6 full time students) To book, phone 01223 748100 or visit www.kettlesyard.co.uk/music
Annual Subscription to all 15 Concerts: £165 (£65 full time students)To book, phone 01223 748100 or send a cheque made out to Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, with your name and contact details to Kettle’s Yard, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX. Subscription tickets will be available to collect at the first concert you attend.
Ruisi Quartet. Image: Eloisa-Fleur Thom
Back cover: Linos Trio Image: Steve Young
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“a slow-burning, gripping performance, the playing rich and passionate”The Strad on Linos Trio