Past Events

As the new year emerges, we welcome you to a refreshing selection of Operatic Arias.
Scarlatti Three Sonatas G Minor K. 121 and G Major K. 146, in D Major K534
Haydn Sonata G Major Hob: XVI/39
Chopin Barcarolle
Shubert-Liszt Song Transcriptions: “Ave Maria”, “Auf dem wasser zu singer”, “Der Doppelgaenger”, “Erlkönig”
Mompou El Lago from Paisajes
Maya will lead a seminar for the London Piano Institute, her talk will be about nuancing and phrasing on the piano.
“The simple rules for making your playing expressive: nuancing and phrasing on the piano”
Veronica Chacón (mezzo soprano) and Maya Irgalina (piano) will be performing the selection of some favourite and some the obscure French and Spanish melodies.
Programme:
Bach (arr. Kempff) Siciliano
Bach (arr. Busoni) Chaconne from Partita No. 2 D Minor, BWV 1004
Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Chopin Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
Rachmaninov (arr. Volodos) Melodia
Kreisler (arr. Rachmaninov) Liebesleid
International Festival & Summer School PIANO WEEK returns to Rugby School, for the third time in the summer of 2022 after a two-year pause caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread disruption to international travel. Headed by British concert pianist Samantha Ward (founder and artistic director) and Polish concert pianist Maciej Raginia (creative director), the summer school is based at the modern and brilliantly equipped music department, offering residential and non-residential participants an opportunity to study with a distinguished faculty of concert artists, pedagogues and educators in the most stimulating environment. The festival’s high-calibre performances, including a recital by world-renowned Leslie Howard, will be held in the stunning Memorial Chapel and will accompany the course, which is open to pianists of any age and ability. Other UK residencies in July 2022 include London (Dulwich College) and Banbury (Tudor Hall School).
In response to the growing crisis currently unfolding in Ukraine, PIANO WEEK will donate £100 for every participant attending this year’s summer school to United Help Ukraine, a charity providing medical supplies and humanitarian aid and raising awareness of the conflict.
International artists in music performance and entertaining conversation.
PROGRAMME
Organised by Elena Toponogova
Wagner and Negro Spirituals with mezzo soprano Ruby Philogene
Im Treibhaus and Träume: Two songs from The Wesendonck Lieder by Richard Wagner Spirituals: De Gospel Train, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Deep River, Witness
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