CLOCK TOWER CONCERTS - LIVE BROADCAST SUMMER RECITAL SERIES

CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION PRESENTS . . .

Clock Tower SeriesWednesday 17th June 2020, 6pm

Live broadcast

Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Andrey Lebedev(guitar), Bartosz Glowacki (accordion)

Artists

www.andreylebedev.com

Bartosz Glowacki

Accordion

Described as ‘versatile, full of charisma,

characterized by extraordinary care for

sound quality’ – The Observer, the

accordionist Bartosz Glowacki certainly

shows the qualities of a rising star. He

has performed as a soloist in prestigious

concert halls including the Wigmore

Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, the

Barbican, the Royal Albert Hall, La

Salle Cortot and the Witold  Lutoslawski

Concert Studio of Polish Radio.   City

Music Foundation Artist, Bartosz has

released this year his debut album

“Genesis” featuring solo accordion

works and double concerto with British

jazz guitarist Rob Luft. This album has

been praised by the critics as

“fascinating tour through the

centuries” – Musicweb-International,

“absolute must” – Adam Baruch and

“showcase of some terrific playing and

fine contemporary writing for the

instrument” Robert Hugill.  Bartosz 

plays an accordion by Pigini (model

Sirius Millennium) and he would like

to thank the City Music Foundation for

their financial and artistic support.

www.glowackiaccordion.com www.lottebettsdean.com

Andrey Lebedev 

Guitar

Lotte Betts-Dean

Mezzo Soprano

Australian-Russian guitarist Andrey

 Lebedev is on a mission to redefine

the relationship of the guitar to the

classical mainstream. His creative

collaborations and track record of

performing new works have garnered

him attention from critics and

audiences across Europe, South

America, USA, and Australia. He was

mentored by guitar giants Julian

Bream and John Williams and was the

first young guitarist invited by Bream to

perform for the Julian Bream Trust. He is

a Prize Winner of the renowned ARD

music competition and Guitar

Foundation of America Competition,

First Prize winner of the Gisborne

International Music Competition, and

still the only guitarist in the 85-year

history of the Sydney Eisteddfod to win

the esteemed “NSW Doctors Orchestra

Instrumental Scholarship”. He is a keen

collaborator across traditional stylistic

boundaries and has performed with

musicians as diverse as electroacoustic

artist Tim Moriarty and countertenor

Patrick Terry.

Praised by The Guardian for her

“irrepressible sense of drama and

unmissable, urgent musicality”,

Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-

Dean’s repertoire encompasses

contemporary music, art song,

chamber music, opera & early music.

Performance highlights include recitals

at Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square

Barbican Centre’s Sound Unbound,

Buxton Festival and also Melbourne

Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber

Orchestra and Manchester Collective.

The 2020 ROSL Audrey Strange Award

winner, Lotte is also Yeoman of the

Musicians Company, a City Music

Foundation Artist, a Tait Memorial Trust

Awardee, an Associate Artist with both

Southbank Sinfonia and a graduate of

RAM. She's had performances on BBC

Radio 3, ABC Classic WQXR NY. Her

2020 schedule included her debuts for

Grand Theatre de Geneve and Opera

Holland Park, as well as many summer

festival recitals. She is very grateful to

be involved in several new online

projects including #OperaHarmony,

Oxford Lieder’s Social DistanSong, Tait

Tuesdays at Home Series, and CMF Live

at the Clock Tower.

Programme

Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 871

Next concert Mihai Ritivoiu, Piano

Find the full concert series at citymusicfoundation.org/cmf-presents

Wednesday 24th June 6pm

With thanks to Peter Tompkins for use of the Clock Tower for this series

J S Bach

OdeonNazareth

ZitaPiazzolla

Cesa de AtormentarmeFernando Sor

Nana de SevillaGarcia Lorca

JotaDe Falla

Girl from IpanemaJobim

Vi ricorda o boschi ombrosi from OrfeoMonteverdi

Chega de SaudadeJobim

La vie en roseLouiguy/Monnot/Piaf

Agua de Beber (arr. Joao Luis)Jobim

La MerTrenet

Manha De CarnavalBonfa

http://www.citymusicfoundation.org/cmf-presents/

If you'd like to support our work with Lotte, Andrey & Bartosz, please give generously by donating online or by cheque

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Thank you for watching today’s recital with Lotte, Andrey and Bartosz - a

huge thanks to Peter Tompkins for allowing us to use the Clock Tower.

CMF’s mission is ‘turning talent into success’. We select exceptional

professional musicians at the start of their careers, when managing ‘the

business of music’ can be a challenge, and support them with a

comprehensive career development programme. We arrange mentoring,

run workshops, do agency and management, make CDs, videos and

websites, commission new music, secure airtime on BBC Radio 3 and

promotion though online, print and social media, and put on our own

recitals and concerts and some one-off projects.

CMF Alumni tell us of the many ways CMF has helped them during the very

fragile early stages of their professional careers. Getting the necessary

visibility, and developing networks, gaining recognition in the industry,

having recordings – all this has allowed them to secure their careers as

performers. Our aim is that CMF artists are ready for four decades or more

of contributing to society’s culture and wellbeing – reaching hundreds of

thousands through live performance, CDs, streaming, broadcast, teaching

and mentoring - giving back a thousand fold what CMF has given them.

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