Chamber Concerts 2018–19

Welcome to the 2018–19 Chamber Music Concert Series.

Renewed vitality has swept through Kettle’s Yard since it reopened with its wonderful new spaces in February 2018. The music programme keeps tempo with a diverse and exciting season of fifteen chamber recitals to enjoy in this much-loved venue, starting in October.

We bring you variety in many forms: there are faces familiar and new, established and rising stars, musical favourites alongside carefully chosen newer or less-known pieces.

We are delighted with the line-up we have for you. You can catch up with the Sacconi Quartet, Nicholas Daniel and his Britten Oboe Quartet, the Schubert Ensemble Strings, Piatti Quartet and Isimsiz Trio. Look out for recitals by a string of award-winning young artists: violist Jennifer Stumm, violinist Savitri Grier and the Maxwell String Quartet. We have invited three exceptional pianists to enjoy the Steinway after its restoration – Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, Ivana Gavric and Clare Hammond – all substantially younger than the piano! Another special treat is baritone Milan Siljanov, 2015 winner of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition, singing Schubert’s Winterreise.

The spirit of diversity is amply embodied by this season’s resident artists, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, co-founded by local pianist Tom Poster and the violinist Elena Urioste. They are committed to showcasing talented artists of all backgrounds, and female as well as male composers, thoughtfully brought together in a series of programmes that sparkle with colour appropriate to their name.

Our loyal supporters know the benefits of subscribing to all Chamber Music Concerts. With a subscription ticket you can save £90 over the year. Please turn to the back page for information.

I hope you will join me for another memorable season in this very special place. I look forward to welcoming you.

Justin Lee, Chamber Music Programmer

Kettle’s Yard Chamber Music

Thursday concerts begin at 8pm Doors open at 7.30pmkettlesyard.co.uk/music

Cover: Sacconi Quartet Photo: David MerewetherBack page: Maxwell String QuartetPhoto: Louise Mather

Autumn Term 2018

Sacconi Quartet11 October The Jim and Helen Ede Concert Haydn: String Quartet Op.76 No.3, ‘Emperor’Debussy: String Quartet Op.10Schubert: String Quartet No.14,

‘Death and the Maiden’

“The chemistry between these four young players is tangible and magical”The Scotsman on Sacconi Quartet

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano18 OctoberBrahms: Klavierstücke Op.119Debussy: La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune; Poisson d’or; Les collines d’Anacapri; Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir (from Préludes and Images)Schubert: Moments musicaux D780 Op.94Janàcek: In the Mists

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula. Photo: Kaupo Kikkas

Isimsiz Trio25 OctoberBeethoven: Piano Trio Op.70 No.2Natalie Klouda: Piano Trio No.1, ‘Fantasie Triptych’Brahms: Piano Trio Op.87

Schubert Ensemble Strings8 NovemberMozart: String Quintet K516Jeremy Thurlow: String Quartet, ‘Sea-cradling’Beethoven: String Quintet Op.29

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective 29 November First opportunity to enjoy this new collective at Kettle’s Yard with its founders, Tom Poster (piano) and Elena Urioste (violin), joined on this occasion by Raphaela Papadakis (soprano) and BBC New Generation Artist Anastasia Kobekina (cello).

Haydn: Piano Trio in C MajorSongs: Berlioz, Saint-Saëns and HahnAmy Beach: Two Songs with piano trio, Op.100Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor

Britten Oboe Quartet6 DecemberMozart: Oboe Quartet K370JS Bach: Goldberg Variations (selection for string trio arr. Sitkovetsky)Françaix: Cor Anglais QuartetMoeran: Phantasy QuartetOliver Knussen: CantataElizabeth Lutyens: O Absolom

Kaleidoscope Chamber CollectiveTop: Elena UriostePhoto: Alessandra TenozziBottom: Tom PosterPhoto: Jason Joyce

Ivana Gavrić, piano31 January Haydn: Piano Sonata in F major Hob.XVI:23Schubert: Piano Sonata in A minor D784Ravel: Une barque sur l’Ocean; Alborado del gracioso (from Miroirs)Janàcek: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, ‘From the Street’ Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Four Lyric Pieces (homages to Haydn, Schubert, Janàcek and Ravel)

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective 7 FebruaryTom Poster (piano), Karim Sulayman (tenor), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin)Handel: ‘Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle’ for tenor, violin and continuo, HWV205Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for horn and piano, Op.70 Britten: Canticle III: ‘Still Falls the Rain’ for tenor, horn and piano, Op.55Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending for violin and piano Clara Schumann: Songs Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op.40

Maxwell String Quartet14 FebruaryThe Max and Evelyn Forbes ConcertHaydn: String Quartet Op.71 No.1Fauré: String Quartet Op.121Beethoven: String Quartet Op.130

“brilliantly fresh, unexpected and exhilarating” The Scottish Herald on Maxwell String Quartet

Jennifer Stumm, viola and Tom Poster, piano21 FebruaryBrahms: Viola Sonata Op.120 No.1R Schumann: Märchenbilder Op.113Rebecca Clarke: Viola SonataDowland: ‘If my complaints could passions move’Britten: LachrymaeNico Muhly: Material in Sevenths; Material in E flat

Milan Siljanov, baritone and Nino Chokhonelidze, piano28 FebruarySchubert: Winterreise

Spring Term 2019

Ivana Gavric. Photo: Dave Stapleton

Piatti String Quartet23 MayHaydn: String Quartet Op.20 No.4Elgar: String Quartet Op.83Schubert: String Quartet No.15, D887

Clare Hammond, piano30 MayR Schumann: Humoreske Op.20Thomas Adès: Darknesse Visible (1992); Three Mazurkas (2010)Debussy: Voiles, Feuilles mortes, Feux d’artifice, La cathédrale engloutie, Les Collines d’Anacapri (from Préludes)Rachmaninov: Sonata No.2, Op.36 (1931 version)

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective9 MayTom Poster (piano), Savitri Grier (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello)Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words for piano Clara Schumann: Three Romances for violin and piano, Op.22 Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, Op.11 Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op.47

Savitri Grier, violin and Richard Uttley, piano16 MayBeethoven: Violin Sonata No.1, Op.12Enescu: Impressions from Childhood Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9, ‘Kreutzer’

Summer Term 2019

New MusicThe Multi-Story Orchestra1 November

The University of Cambridge New Music Ensemble conducted by Patrick Bailey22 NovemberFeaturing the World Premiere of ‘Autumn Music’ by Robin Holloway, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge, in celebration of his 75th birthday.

This Spring our student concerts will return at midday on Fridays. Please visit our website for more details:kettlesyard.co.uk/music

Savitri Grier. Photo: Kaupo Kikkas

Pre-concert refreshmentsThe Garden Kitchen café at Kettle’s Yard is open for drinks and nibbles before each concert at 6.30pm. A sharing platter may be ordered by contacting the café at contact@thegardenkitchencambridge.co.uk by 12 noon on the day of the concert.

Getting here Kettle’s Yard is a short walk from the centre of Cambridge, just over Magdalene Bridge. There is no parking at Kettle’s Yard. The nearest on-street parking is at Pound Hill, (2 minutes walk, limited spaces). There are larger car parks at Castle Hill and Park Street. There is cycle parking on Northampton Street. Taxis should be directed to Northampton Street.

Bags and large coats must be left at the information desk and cannot be brought in to the House.

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Booking Individual chamber concert tickets: £18 (£5 full time students)To book please visit:kettlesyard.co.uk/music

Annual Subscription Ticket to all fifteen chamber concerts: £180 (£65 full time students)

To book, visit kettlesyard.co.uk/music or send a cheque made out to Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, with your name and contact details to: Kettle’s Yard, Castle St, Cambridge CB3 0AQ. Subscription tickets will be available to collect at the first concert you attend.

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