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Leeds LunchtimeChamber Music

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Lionel Cottettcello

LouisSchwizgebel-Wangpiano

Beethoven Cello Sonata No 1Schubert Six Lieder TranscriptionsSchumann Adagio and Allegro

Lionel Cottet was born in Geneva in 1987. He studied with François Guye at the Geneva Conservatoire, Clemens Hagen at the Salzburg Mozarteum and Thomas Grossenbacher at the Zurich Hochschule. He is currently at the Juilliard School of Music studying with Joel Krosnick, cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet. His passion for chamber music has taken him all over Europe, to the Chopin Festival in Poland, the Olympus Festival in St Petersburg and the Sommets Musicaux in Gstaad. Also born in Geneva in 1987, Louis Schwizgebel-Wang began studying the piano aged six. Three years later he was admitted to the superior level of the Lausanne Conservatory of Music, studying with Brigitte Meyer. He is currently studying at the Juilliard School with Emanual Ax. Louis gave his fi rst concerts aged nine. Since then he has played in Switzerland, France, Kirghizstan (central Asia), Canada and Poland, and has also broadcast several times on radio and television.

ArcturusKatherine NewviolinClaire OsborneviolinHoward BreakspearviolaJudith BurgincelloMichael Cleaverpiano

Taneyev Piano Quintet

Arcturus is a chamber music group formed in 1999 by Michael Cleaver with colleagues from the English Northern Philharmonia (now the Orchestra of Opera North).Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Taneyev’s great romantic quintet, completed in 1911. Conceived on a grand scale, this stunning piano quintet shines out as a masterwork standing shoulder to shoulder with any of the more familiar quintets of the modern repertoire. Taneyev was a pupil of Tchaikovsky and a teacher of both Rachmaninov and Scriabin. If any piece of chamber music deserves to be reinstated in the esteem of modern-day audiences, this is it!

The VenueLeeds College of Music(next to the West Yorkshire Playhouse)

Wednesdays 1.05pm – 1.55pmFree admission

Welcome to another exciting season of lunchtime chamber recitals at The Venue, featuring some of the most talented young musicians at the start of their professional careers alongside students from the UK’s leading conservatoires and junior colleges.This season’s highlights include a rare performance of Taneyev’s grand romanticPiano Quintet performed by Leeds favourite Arcturus, visits from internationally renowned pianists Alasdair Beatson and Jayson Gillham and a special concert of Christmas folk music from two of Scotland’s fi nest young traditional musicians,Rua Macmillan and Suzanne Houston.

Whether you work in Leeds city centre, are a student or a senior member of the community, Leeds Lunchtime Chamber Series o� ers the perfect midday respite with a chance to hear world-class performances for free! Each concert lasts fi fty minutes sothat it can easily fi t into your lunch break or daily routine.

Leeds College of Music’s café bar stocks a range of drinks, sandwiches and lightmeals and is open before and after the concert. So why not make a lunch datewith us this season!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Benjamin Bakerviolin

Alison Rhindpiano

Tartini Violin Sonata(Devil’s Trill)Ernst Variations onThe Last Rose of SummerFranck Violin Sonata

Benjamin was born in New Zealand in 1990. At the age of seven he played with Nigel Kennedy who recommended The Menuhin School where he subsequently accepted a scholarship. Aged twelve he made his concerto debut at the Mozart Festival in Istanbul. Since then he has performed to great acclaim internationally as well as at major venues in England. In February 2012 Ben was awarded First Prize in the string section of the Royal Overseas League Competition. Upcoming performances in 2012 include concerts in the Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall. Benjamin currently studies at the Royal College of Music with Natasha Boyarsky.Alison Rhind was educated at Chetham’s School of Music, Oxford University and the Guildhall School of Music where she studied with Edith Vogel. She is the regular accompanist of Nicola Benedetti and has also worked with Dora Schwarzberg and Alina Ibragimova, the great French bassist Francois Rabbath and cellist Leonid Gorokhov.

3 October 2012 10 October 2012 17 October 2012

Leeds LunchtimeChamber Music2012/13

Junior Royal Conservatoireof ScotlandDaniel SilcockpianoKate CoopertrumpetRobin Brandon-TurneroboeProgramme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

Born in 1996, Daniel lives in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and started playing the piano when he was seven. In 2009 he joined the junior department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and in 2012 was the winner of the Gilbert Innes Piano Prize. Kate started playing the cornet when she was twelve years old. Aged fi fteen, she joined the junior department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on trumpet and is currently taught by Brian Forshaw. In 2011 she became a member of the Championship Section Brass Band Kingdom Brass. Aged sixteen, Robin lives on the island of Bute and joined the junior department of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland studying with Stephen West. He was awarded the Alexander Trophy and the title of Woodwind and Brass Supreme Champion for 2012.

Leeds Collegeof MusicMichael Ladleyfl uteAngela Lloyd-Mostynpiano Programme to include:Mower Sonata Latino

Declan FordepianoPawel Lesczynskipiano Programme to include:A Tribute to Gershwin

Michael, born in Yorkshire, currently studies fl ute with Kevin Gowland of Opera North, and Baroque Flute with Martyn Shaw. Whilst studying at Leeds College of Music he performed as a soloist in LCM’s performance of Brandenburg Concerto No 5 with the baroque orchestra. Originally from Glasgow, pianist and composer Declan Forde relocated to Leeds in 2010 to study at Leeds College of Music and since his time there he has established himself as a band leader and sideman on the Northern jazz scene.

Wu String QuartetQian WuviolinEdward BretonviolinMatthew KettleviolaJoe Zeitlincello

Wolf Italian SerenadeDelius Late SwallowsDvořák String Quartet No 13

The Wu Quartet is second prize winner and winner of the Barenreiter prize at the 2012 Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competition in Heerlen, Netherlands. The Quartet has pursued its studies with members of the Artis, Alban Berg, Talich, Ysaye and Wihan Quartets, as well as with the Lindsay Quartet’s Peter Cropper and Gyorgy Pauk. More recently it has built very strong relationships with Johannes Meissl, Simon Rowland Jones and Evgenia Ephstein. The quartet made its Purcell Room debut in October 2009, performing Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Naxos Quartet No 8 and has collaborated in concert with musicians such as Simon Rowland Jones, Roger Vignoles, Mark Padmore, Guy Johnston and Richard Harwood.

Junior Royal NorthernCollege of MusicBethan AllmandviolinLewis BettlestromboneJacob BrownpercussionDavid JonespianoProgramme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

Bethan, aged seventeen, lives in Wrexham, North Wales and started learning the violin when she was four. In 2008 she gained a distinction in her ABRSM Grade 8 exam and is currently the leader of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Lewis is sixteen years old and studies trombone with Christian Jones at the Junior RNCM. He has won various awards including Player of the Year and Soloist of the Year. He is a member of the City of She� eld Youth Orchestra and is currently working towards his diploma. Jacob started playing percussion six years ago and now studies with Ian Forgrieve at the Junior RNCM. He was the youngest member of the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra when he joined aged ten and is now a member of the National Youth Orchestra.

Pro CordaArtist and programme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

Pro Corda provides training for students of chamber music aged eight to twenty-eight. Courses take place at the beautiful Leiston Abbey in Su� olk where tutors include the Wihan Quartet of Prague.Recitals by Pro Corda ensembles are always eagerly awaited so be sure not to miss this one!

Royal Northern College of MusicShaun LittleoboeRory Dowsepiano

Bach Oboe Sonata BWV 1020Saint-Saëns Oboe SonataDebussy 12 Etudes: No 8 pour les agréments for solo pianoPasculli Fantasia sull’opera Poliuto di Donizetti for oboeand piano

Born in 1990, Shaun Little is currently studying for a Master’s degree in oboe performance at the Royal Northern College of Music with Melinda Maxwell. In 2010 he obtained his DipABRSM in oboe performance with distinction. In April 2012, he played second oboe in a concert at the Bridgewater Hall with The Hallé as the fi nal stage of the Professional Experience Scheme.Rory Dowse graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Queen’s University, Belfast, with fi rst-class honours, receiving the highest mark in his year. He won fi rst prize in both the Joan Gavin and Dina Copeman Cup at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Rory is currently studying for a Master of Music degree at the Royal Northern College of Music under Murray McLachlan. Shaun Little and Rory Dowse appear by kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music.

24 October 2012 31 October 2012 7 November 2012 14 November 2012 21 November 2012 28 November 2012

SAA-ukTeymour Housegobansuri (bamboo fl ute)Upneet Singhtabla

You are invited to a concert that promises to touch you deep in the heart through the magic of the bamboo fl ute (bansuri) in the hands of Teymour Housego, accompanied by Upneet Singh on tabla.The bansuri is depicted in Buddhist painting dating back to 100 AD and is an instrument intimately linked to the love story of Lord Krishna and Radha. It has been said that music played on the bansuri has a spellbinding and enthralling e� ect that leaves the listener’s mind, body and soul dancing the ‘Dance of Divine Love’ just what we all need in times of austerity.

Rua Macmillanfi ddle

Suzanne Houstonvoice and piano

Programme to include:A selection of traditional and contemporary Scottish and Celtic music celebrating Christmas and Winter Festivals. Featuring rousing Highland strathspeys, pipe jigs, Shetland waltzes, self penned tunes, and both Scot’s and Gaidhlig song, including Suzanne’s own Tha Thusa Gràdh, written as part of a celebration of the works of poet Sorley Maclean (Eadar an Saoghal ‘s a’ Bhiothbhuan – Between the World and Eternity).Originally from Nairn, in the Scottish Highlands, fi ddler Rua Macmillan is quickly making a name for himself in the world of Scottish traditional music. Having graduated with a BA (Honours) in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) in 2008, he has already toured extensively throughout Europe and the US.Suzanne Houston is a pianist and a singer of Scots and Gaelic song. She studied for three years at the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, before receiving an honours degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Cordelia Williamspiano

Schubert Four ImpromptusScriabin Piano Sonata No 3

Since becoming the Piano Winner of BBC Young Musician 2006, Cordelia Williams has continued to build an international career as ‘one of the outstanding pianists of her generation’.Solo performance highlights have included a Wigmore Hall debut, as well as concerto appearances with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia and Northern Sinfonia.Cordelia is a passionate chamber musician and has performed with the Endellion and Maggini String Quartets and principal members of the London Mozart Players. She also works regularly with fellow pianist Tom Poster and baritone Ashley Riches.Cordelia studied at Chethams School of Music, Manchester, Clare College, Cambridge and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied with Joan Havill. She was then invited to become a Fellow of the Guildhall School. She is very grateful for the support of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

Royal Collegeof MusicDaniel Broncanoclarinet Johannes Mnichpiano

Weber Grand Duo Concertante Ireland Fantasy-Sonata Widmann Five FragmentsPoulenc Clarinet Sonata

As recent recipients of the Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists in 2011, the Broncano/Mnich Duo is building up a reputation as a young and exciting versatile ensemble.Daniel Broncano and Johannes Mnich met as students at Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance in 2010. Already sought-after as soloists and being prize winners of international competitions, they immediately decided to collaborate and form a duo to explore their passion for chamber music.The Duo is committed to standard repertoire, as well as contemporary music. Education and outreach also plays a core role in their musical activity, from giving informative pre-concert talks, to carrying out interactive workshops for young people.

YorkshireYoung MusiciansArtists and programme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

Yorkshire Young Musicians (YYM) provides advanced training for exceptionally talented young musicians from all over the Yorkshire and Humber region, aged between eight and eighteen.Yorkshire Young Musicians o� ers a fantastic opportunity for aspiring youngsters who want to give music a more prominent role in their lives to study with some of the best teachers in the country, and to work and perform withlike-minded young musicians.

Alasdair Beatsonpiano

Mozart Variations on Gluck’s Unser dummer Pöbel meintSchumann NachtstückeFauré Nocturne No 6Fauré Valse Caprice No 1

Pianist Alasdair Beatson is highly regarded as a distinctive and vibrant musician. Forthcoming solo performances include the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and solo recitals in Glasgow’s The Piano Festival and Bath’s Mozartfest.As an established chamber pianist, Alasdair collaborates in a wide and varied repertoire with some of today’s fi nest musicians such as Adrian Brendel, Natalie Clein, the Doric String Quartet, Guy Johnston, Pekka Kuusisto and Pieter Wispelwey. During 2012 he will appear in festivals in Belgium (Resonances), USA (Charlottesville, Virginia), Switzerland (Ernen), and Oxford.Alasdair enjoys a regular association with the Scottish Ensemble. In addition to numerous chamber music projects, he has twice toured with them as concerto soloist – in Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings alongside Alison Balsom, and with violinist and artistic director Jonathan Morton in Mendelssohn’s Double Concerto, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

5 December 2012 12 December 2012 19 December 2012 9 January 2013 16 January 2013 23 January 2013

University of Leeds School of MusicArtist and programme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

The University of Leeds School of Music brings together internationally acclaimed scholars, composers and performers to set the highest standards in music. It is one of the largest academic schools of its kind in the country and o� ers courses across a wide range of undergraduate and research interests.

Harry Gilfi llancello

Alison Rhindpiano

Bach Suite No 4 for Unaccompanied Cello:Prelude, Allemande, SarabandeBach Cello Sonata No 3Beethoven Sonata No 2Handel Passacaglia *

* with Tatiana Gilfi llan violin

Harry Gilfi llan was born in 1997 and started playing the cello aged seven.  As a soloist,  aged eleven, he played Haydn’s C major concerto with orchestras in Germany and the Far East.He has already given numerous recitals in the UK and Italy and has taken masterclasses with Frans Helmerson and Alban Gerhardt. Earlier this year Harry was invited to play in Augsburg at the Leopold Mozart Institute.Harry has recently been accepted as a pupil of Phillipe Muller, Professor of cello at the Paris Conservatoire. He previously studied with Robyn Austin and Professor Alexander Boyarsky at the Royal College of Music.Alison Rhind was educated at Chetham’s School of Music, Oxford University and the Guildhall School of Music where she studied with Edith Vogel. She is the regular accompanist of Nicola Benedetti and has also worked with Dora Schwarzberg and Alina Ibragimova, the great French bassist Francois Rabbath and cellist Leonid Gorokhov.

The Purcell SchoolDaniel Shaofl ute Aleem Kandourviolin Susana Gomez-Vazquezpiano Programme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

The Purcell School is Britain’s oldest specialist school for talented young musicians. The School holds the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its unique contribution to music, education and international culture. The School is funded largely by the Government’s Music and Dance Scheme which, along with the School’s own scholarship funds, ensures that all pupils join the School on the strength of their musical potential. The Purcell School is proud of its consistent success in national and international competitions. It has an extensive programme of outreach and community work. The School’s orchestras, ensembles and instrumentalists give concerts throughout London, the UK and abroad.

Rosalind Ventrisviola

Lara Dodds-Edenpiano

Bach Suite No 5 in C minorBWV 1011Hindemith Viola SonataPaganini La Campanella

Described as a ‘remarkable talent’ for her performance of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with violinist Tasmin Little and the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Rosalind Ventris performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the UK. Rosalind studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, winning all the University’s prizes for musical performance, including the Nigel Brown Prize (2008). She completed her master’s at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with David Takeno. Rosalind is very grateful to the following trusts for supporting her this year: the Hattori Foundation, the Tom Acton Memorial Trust, and the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.Australian pianist Lara Dodds-Eden completed her undergraduate studies in 2005 with Susanne Powell at the Australian National University. On completion of her undergraduate studies in Australia Lara was o� ered a full scholarship for a master’s degree in Accompaniment at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Simon Lindleyorgan

Bach Toccata and Fuguein D Minor, S565Stanley Prelude and Bell AllegroLefébure-Wély March in CWidor Symphony No 4:Andante CantabileGigout Scherzo Poulenc Suite Francaise(after Claude Gervaise)Vierne Première Suite: AndantinoReger Toccata and Fugue Op 59, Nos 5 & 6

Simon Lindley is Organist of Leeds Minster and Leeds Town Hall. Much-travelled and recorded, his discography includes two best-selling Naxos CDs.Dr Lindley was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and the Royal College of Music. Recent visits include Rome and Zurich, he travels again to Russia in January 2013 for recitals and classes at the Gnessins Academy of Music. Nearer home, he has played in Bradford, Doncaster, Edinburgh, Forfar, Mirfi eld, Morley, Scarborough and She� eld as well as at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Minster and the Moravian Church at Fulneck where he lives. In the choral fi eld, Simon gives regular concerts with St Peter’s Singers, She� eld Bach Choir, Doncaster Choral Society, Overgate Hospice Choir and Leeds College of Music Choral Society.

Royal Academyof MusicRoss LearmonthtromboneHoracio López Redondopiano

Crespo Improvisation No 1 Sulek Trombone SonataCastérède Sonatina Sandstrom Sang Till Lotta Bozza BalladePryor Fantastic Polka

Ross began playing the trombone at the age of nine and aged thirteen was o� ered a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) Junior Academy. Ross was a member of the West Lothian Schools’ Brass Band for fi ve years, becoming principal trombone for the fi nal two years. Following this, Ross was o� ered a place at the Royal Academy of Music studying with Mark Templeton and Matt Gee. Horacio López Redondo, born in 1984 in Spain, is a versatile musician whose interests range between public concerts and pedagogic activity, and also feature the composition of music for short fi lms or the provision of music for events. His academic background is predominantly classical, having specialised in what is known as ‘collaborative piano’.

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Enjoy more free lunchtime concerts in LeedsLeeds Town Hall Organ RecitalsMondays, 1.05pm at Leeds Town HallCity Organist Simon Lindley’s popular series of lunchtime recitals showcasing the magnifi cent organ at Leeds Town Hall.Visit www.leedsconcertseason.com for details.

University of Leeds School of MusicConcert SeriesFridays, 1.10pm at Clothworkers Hall, Leeds UniversityLunchtime and occasional rush-hour performances bringing you the very best in almost every genre of music, from world music to jazz via baroque.Visit www.leeds.ac.uk/music for details.

Call 0113 247 8336 for free brochures.

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Why not take advantage of Metro’s CityBus to travel to and from The Venue?Buses run every few minutes between 6.30am and 7.30pm, each journey costs just 50p (season tickets, day tickets and concessionary passes (after 9.30am) are all valid).The nearest stop to The Venue is at Leeds Bus Station.

Music SerenadeDavid Moseleyfl uteRichard HewittoboeColin HonourclarinetSebastian NewbassoonRobert Ashworthhorn

Reicha Wind Quintet Op 88, No 2Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik

The Music Serenade is made up of players from the Orchestra of Opera North. Reicha was one of the Paris Conservatoire’s most respected 19th century professors. The composition of his 24 Quintets encompassed the years 1810–20 and several of them, including Op 88, No 2, are symphonic in structure and substance.Hindemith played a prominent role in music history, not only as one of the leading composers of the century, but also as conductor, teacher and musical theorist. This quintet, with the title ‘little chamber music,’ appeared in 1922 and whilst perhaps invoking the outdoor wind divertimentos of the 18th century, there is a defi nite taunting of the late 19th century’s sonorous and emotional excesses.

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Ian Wattguitar

Bach Prelude and Fugue, BWV 999/1000McLeod Fantasy on Britten’s Gloriana Mompou Suite CompostelanaAlbeniz/Watt Seguidillas

Born in Aberdeenshire in 1991, Ian Watt has appeared as a soloist throughout Europe, in venues such as Schubert Hall (Vienna Concert House), National Philharmonic (Kiev), St John’s Smith Square (London) and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. He studied with Allan Neave, fi rstly at Aberdeen City Music School then at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His international awards and prizes include First prize (and the audience and junior jury prizes) at the Heinsberg International Guitar Competition 2011, fi rst prize at the Westfalian Guitar Spring International Competition 2010, second prize at the Vienna International Guitar Competition Homage to Karl Scheit 2010, and third prize at the Koblenz International Guitar Competition 2011. A keen advocate of contemporary music, Ian has collaborated with composer John McLeod whose Guitar Concerto (dedicated to Watt and the composer’s fi rst work for the instrument) he premiered in March 2010.

Jayson Gillhampiano

Beethoven Piano Sonata No 24 Wagner/Liszt Isolde’s LiebestodLigeti Three EtudesNo 2 – Cordes à videNo 6 – Automne à VarsovieNo 10 – Der ZauberlehrlingSchumannEtudes Symphoniques

Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham hails from rural Southern Queensland and from his early teens travelled a 300-mile round trip to Brisbane each week for his piano lessons with Leah Horwitz. In 2007 Jayson relocated to the UK where he completed two years of postgraduate studies with Christopher Elton at the Royal Academy of Music. Jayson’s report from the master’s degree examination panel stated, “Phenomenal, perhaps the fi nest fi nal recital we can remember.”Jayson performs regularly across the UK, Europe and Australia. In May 2010 he made his US debut at Steinway Hall, New York. He is a regular performer at London’s Wigmore Hall, and has appeared as soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with the major Australian orchestras. In addition to his many solo and concerto performances, Jayson is an enthusiastic chamber musician and lieder accompanist.

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Chetham’sSchool of Music Jacqueline Martensviolin Programme to include:Prokofi ev Five MelodiesLutoslawski Subito

Silvija Scerbaviciutefl ute Programme to include: Bozza Images Doppler Hungarian Pastorale Fantasy

Dominic DegavinopianoProgramme to include:works by Debussy and Rachmaninov

Full programme to be confi rmed – please checkwww.leedsconcertseason.comfor updates.

Jacqueline, aged sixteen, is originally from Johannesburg and started playing the violin at the age of fi ve. She recently achieved a place in the second round of the BBC Young Musician 2012. Silvija is from Vilnius, Lithuania and began playing the fl ute at the age of six. In 2011, Silvija joined Chetham’s School of Music where she studies with Laura Jellicoe. Born in 1995, Dominic grew up in Milton Keynes and has been studying the piano since he was six years old. Dominic recently appeared as a category fi nalist in BBC Young Musician 2012.

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