Concerts

Concerts

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Grup Instrumental de València

Mon 1 March 2010, 8.00pm
Hall Two, Kings Place
90, York Way
London
N1 9AG
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

As part of the international project Integra - fusing music and technology, the leading Spanish contemporary music ensemble Grup Instrumental de València presents an exciting programme of new music from Spain conducted by Joan Cerveró, including works by Guerrero, Orts, Matalón, spectral flamenco from Sotelo, and a Goya-inspired piece by Tansy Davies.

Francisco Guerrero Concierto de Cámara for six instruments
José Antonio Orts Para tres colores del arco iris for sound sculpture, performer and instrumental group*
Tansy Davies Grind Show for chamber ensemble of 5 players plus electronics
Mauricio Sotelo Raíz del aire for vocalist, flute, clarinet, percussion, violin and cello*
Martín Matalón Las siete vidas de un gato for eight players and electronics

* UK premiere



Information:
Web site
020 7520 1490
Tickets: £11.50 on the door / £9.50 online

 

O Duo

Tue 2 March 2010, 1.00pm
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

‘Phenomenal artistry … brimming with style and panache.’ Daily Telegraph  

Described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘brimming with style and panache’, over the last year O Duo have made their BBC Proms debut, won a Special Commissioning Award from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust and been appointed artistic directors of the Children’s Classic Concerts series in Scotland.  In 2010 they give the première of a specially commissioned double concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican as part of the orchestra’s 80th birthday concert which will be televised.  Part of the YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series.  Programme includes show-stopping arrangements of works by:

Bach
Chopin
Albéniz
Minoru Miki

Oliver Cox percussion
Owen Gunnell percussion

Supported by the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the Anthony Nesbitt Fund

Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7935 2141
Tickets: £8 / £6 concessions

 

An Introduction to...Iberican Classical Music

Fri 5 March 2010, 7.30pm
Schott Recital Room
The Schott Music Shop,
48 Great Marlborough Street, London
W1F 7BB
United Kingdom

If you are new to the classical music of Spain and Latin America then this concert is for you.  This is classical music infused with colour, rhythm, verve, machismo, passion, violence, seduction and sensuality...  And for the seasoned enthusiast we also have a few new rare gems that we guarantee you will love.  Three of the moment's leading young Iberican specialists, Morgan Szymanski (guitar), Maya Sapone (soprano) and Helen Glaisher-Hernández (piano) will be performing:

Federico Mompou Charmes
Heitor Villa-Lobos Forest of the Amazon
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
Joaquín Rodrigo Tres canciones españolas
Alberto Ginastera Canción al árbol del olvido
Antonio Lauro Waltzes (selection)
Agustín Barrios Una limosna por el amor de Dios
 
We hope you will join us for this informal ILAMS event in the intimate setting of the Schott Recital Room to sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy some rare musical treats.  This is also the perfect opportunity to meet the ILAMS team and find out more about the Society and what we do, Iberian and Latin American classical music, and - meet the artists!
 


Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7534 0710
Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions / £5 ILAMS members (please email us for the discount code). Tickets include a free glass of wine.

 

Juan Martín

Sat 6 March 2010, 6.00pm
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

The renowned guitarist Juan Martín performs flamenco compositions from his homeland, linked to the music of Manuel de Falla.

 

Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7935 2141
Tickets: £5

 

Howard Shelley's Sixtieth Birthday Concert

Sat 6 March 2010, 7.30pm
All Saints' Church, Kingston
Market Place
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1JP
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

For his sixtieth birthday Howard Shelley conducts the London Mozart Players and performs a rarely-explored gem of the Spanish piano repertoire: Turina's Oración del torero.

Haydn Symphony no. 87 in A major
Mozart Piano Concerto no. 19 in F major K459
Turina La oración del torero
Mozart Symphony no. 40 in G minor K550

The London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley Piano/conductor

 

Information:
Web site
E-mail
07984 417278
Tickets: £5 - £20

 

The Nash Ensemble Celebrates Manuel de Falla

Sat 6 March 2010, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 2BP
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert but one we highly recommend!)

Juan Martin and Catherine Wyn-Rogers join the Nash Ensemble for a mostly Spanish evening, celebrating the music of Manuel de Falla. The programme features two ballet scores by Falla in their original chamber-scale versions: Act 1 of the exuberant El corregidor y la molinera (The Magistrate and the Miller’s Wife), and the whole of the dramatic gypsy ballet with songs from El Amor Brujo (Love, the magician).

Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin (arr for wind quintet)
Manuel de Falla Seven Spanish Folksongs for voice and piano
Manuel de Falla El corregidor y la molinera, Act 1 (from original version of The Three-Cornered Hat)
Various Flamenco music for guitar
Manuel de Falla El Amor Brujo for mezzo and ensemble

Nash Ensemble
Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano
Juan Martín guitar
Paul Watkins conductor

http://home2.btconnect.com/nashensemble/

Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7935 2141
Tickets: £12 / £16 / £22 / £26

 

Musical Voyage from Syria to Europe and Latin America

Mon 8 March 2010, 7.45pm
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre,
London
SE1 8XX
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

Following recent successful tours in the Middle East and the USA, violinist Ashraf Kateb, accompanied by Lithuanian pianist Ramune Neris, makes his Purcell Room debut. The programme features classical music from the Middle East, Europe and South America, as a contribution commemorating the bicentennial of Latin America.  Presented in association with the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov / Kreisler Sheherazade: 'Arabian Song'
Dia Succari Sultane de Damas
Dia Succari Berceuse
Robert Schumann Traumerei from Kinderszenen
Mustapha Aischa Rahmani Andalucianas (1, 2, 3)
Fryderyk Chopin / Sarasate Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2
Gamal Abdel Rahim Fantasia on an Egyptian Folk Tune
Zayed Jabri Gesture
Manuel de Falla 'Ritual Fire Dance' from El Amor brujo
Essam Aljowder Endearment
Astor Piazzolla Tango en la
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian Spartacus: 'Adagio'
Boghos Gelalian Preludio e moto perpetuo
Charles Chaplin / Claus Ogermann Modern times
William Kroll Banjo and fiddle
Zequinha De Abreu Tico Tico no fuba
Rodion Shchedrin In the Style of Albéniz

www.ashraf-kateb.com

Information:
Web site
E-mail
0844 875 0073
Tickets: £14 / limited concessions at £7

 

De Lo Culto A Lo Popular

Tue 9 March 2010, 7.30pm
Bolívar Hall
54 Grafton Way
London
W1T 5DL
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

An exhilarating evening of classical Cuban music for piano with Eralys Fernández, combined with dynamic recitals of Cuban poetry by Roberto Molina mixing the rhythms of the words with popular reggaeton and salsa beats.  Images and videos of Cuba are projected during the performance.  Welcome mojito and Cuba Libre during the interval.  Special guest : Rumanian violinist Lucia Marica.

Ernesto Lecuona Danza de los Ñañigos
Nicolás Guillén Camina Caminante (Poem)
José María Vitier Danza de Fin de Siglo
Ernesto Lecuona Comparsa
Nicolas Guillén Sóngoro Cosongo (Poem)
Nicolas Guillén Tú no sabe inglé (Poem)
Eliseo Grenet Sóngoro Cosongo*
Eliseo Grenet Tú no sabe inglé*
Nicolás Guillén Quirino con su tres (Poem)
Calíxto Álvarez Four Cuban Dances*
Jose Martí Versos sencillos (Poems)
Ernesto Lecuona Ante el Escorial*
Roberto Molina María Antonia (Poem)
Ernesto Lecuona En tres por cuatro*

*UK Premiere

http://eralyspiano.webeden.co.uk

Information:
Web site
Tickets: £12 / £10 ILAMS members (please email us to obtain the discount code)

 

A Little Lunch Music: Duo Teresa Carreño

Wed 10 March 2010, 1.00pm
The Space
269 West Ferry Road
London
E14 3RS
United Kingdom

 (Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

The Duo Teresa Carreño is one of the UK's leading Venezuelan ensembles. Their wide repertoire includes classical and romantic masterpieces for cello and piano, and they are passionate about promoting contemporary and Latin American repertoire. Their wide repertoire extends from Bach to Schnittke, including composers such as Chopin, Schumann, and Debussy, as well as South American composers such as Ginastera, Piazzolla, and Villa-Lobos, amongst others. The Duo have performed in prestigious Festivals and concert venues and in 2008 the Duo Teresa Carreño won the Concordia Foundation Award.

Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Lutoslawski Grave for Cello and Piano
Villa-Lobos Sonata No.2 for Cello and Piano

http://duoteresacarreno.com

Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7515 7799
Tickets: £5 (recital with lunch) / £1 (recital only)

 

Heath Duo

Thu 11 March 2010, 1.00pm
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

Rosie Reed (flute) and Georgina Whitehead (guitar), recent stand-in for world-renowned guitarist John Williams, will be presenting a programme of lively and charismatic works by Ibert, Piazzolla and Brazilian composers Gismonti and Machado. Sit back and enjoy an enchanting and exhilarating programme!

Astor Piazzolla ‘Café 1930’ and ‘Nightclub 1960’ (from Histoire du tango)
Egberto Gismonti Aqua & vinho
Jacques Ibert Paraboles
Celso Machado Musiques populaires brésiliennes (selection)

www.georginawhitehead.com

Information:
Web site
Tickets: Admission free

 

Patricia Rozario and Craig Ogden

Thu 18 March 2010, 7.30pm
St Peter's Church
119 Eaton Square, Belgravia
London
SW1W 9AL
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

Leading soprano Patricia Rozario has given performances at many of the world's leading festivals and concert halls, in operas, symphonies and for many recordings. For the opening concert of this new season of Eaton Square Concerts, she is joined by Australian-born guitarist Craig Odgen in a fascinating programme of Spanish and Latin-American songs.

Gerhard Seven Songs from Cantares
Albéniz Asturias
Sor Introduction, Theme and Variations Op. 9
Sor Five Seguidillas
Torroba Sonatina
Rodrigo Four Songs
 


Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 8144 3656
Tickets: £15 / £10 concessions

 

‘Spain as You have Never Heard It’: Solo Piano Recital by Vincenzo Delli Noci

Fri 19 March 2010, 1.10pm
St James’s Church
197, Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LL
United Kingdom

‘Albéniz’s pieces have been exalted thanks to a sophisticated and virtuous touch, full of nuances of poetic abandon and vibrating sonority.’ Puglia

Italian virtuoso pianist Vincenzo Delli Noci makes his UK debut performing pieces by two giants from the golden age of Spanish pianism, Albéniz and Granados.  This repertoire is full of excitement and intense expression but also delicate and elegant, evocative of the Spanish landscapes and colours of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Delli Noci is an active ambassador of lesser-known repertoire and his recent project exploring 20th-century virtuoso transcriptions of Strauss’ waltz will soon be out on CD.
 
Enrique Granados Valses poeticos
Isaac Albéniz Suite Española
 


Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7734 4511
Tickets: Admission free, suggested donation £3

 

Clara Rodríguez: A Musical Journey into the Heart of Venezuela

Mon 22 March 2010, 7.45pm
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
London
SE1 8X
United Kingdom

 (Not an ILAMS concert but one we highly recommend!)

’Irresistible The Independent
‘Tremendously enjoyable’ Musical Opinion
‘Clara Rodriguez provides performances of alluring vivacity allied to that most essential of requisites - CHARM’ Gramophone
 
Luisa Elena Paesano Pajarillo
Modesta Bor Fuga
Antonio Lauro Canción
Antonio Lauro Vals criollo
Pablo Camacaro Don Luis
Federico Ruiz Aliseo
Pedro Elías Gutiérrez Alma llanera
María Luisa Escobar Noche de luna en Altamira
Federico Vollmer El jarro mocho
Juan Carlos Núñez Retrato de Ramón Delgado Palacios
Francisco Pacheco El cumaco de San Juan
Manuel Yánez Viajera del río
Federico Ruiz Zumba que zumba
Miguel Astor Adriana
Simón Díaz Caballo viejo
Ricardo Teruel Destilado de vals
Heraclio Fernández El diablo suelto
Moisés Moleiro Joropo
 


Information:
Web site
0844 847 9910
Tickets: £12, 10% off for groups of ten or more, 50% off concessions (limited availability)

 

Music Fund for Cuba Ken Gill Memorial Concert

Tue 23 March 2010, 7.30pm
Bolívar Hall
54 Grafton Way
London
W1T 5DL
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

Featuring three graduates from the Superior Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba:

Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas Cuban classical guitar
Eralys Fernández Méndez Cuban classical pianist
Omar Puente renowned band leader and jazz violin virtuoso
Plus very special guest John Etheridge

Supported by The Ken Gill Memorial Fund, Cuba50, Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Embassy of Republic of Cuba and the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela.
 


Information:
Web site
E-mail
0208 8800 0155
Tickets: £8 / £6 unwaged (ticket includes Cuban cocktail)

 

Morgan Szymanski: Solo Guitar Recital

Thu 25 March 2010, 7.45pm
British Museum, Room 90
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B
United Kingdom

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

‘Morgan Szymanski’s guitar playing is amongst the best I have heard in a long time’ Irish Times

Julio César Oliva Twenty Mexican Sketches
Manuel M. Ponce Mexican Songs
Antonio Lauro Venezuelan Waltzes
Agustín Barrios Mangoré Vals Op.8, No.4
Agustín Barrios Mangoré Una limosna por el amor de Dios
Agustín Barrios Mangoré Maxixe
 
Part of the exhibition Revolution on Paper: Mexican prints 1910-1960, juxtaposing the music of Ponce, Oliva, Barrios, Piazzolla, Brouwer and Lauro with the prints of Rivera, Kahlo, Orozco and Siqueiros.
 

 

Information:
Web site
020 7323 8000
Tickets: Free entry

 

‘Songs to Die For’: the Sumptuous World of Latin American Art Song

Fri 16 April 2010, 1.00pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 4J
United Kingdom

'Fabulously hot-blooded' The Times

Opera.  Classical.  Folk.  Latin.  What makes Latin American 'art' music special is its ability to transcend the traditional barriers between 'classical' and 'popular' and nowhere is this more patent than in its 'art' songs, which blend the two into something utterly irresistible.  Few classically-trained singers can render these with as much versatility and authenticity as Maya Sapone, whose technical and stylistic dynamicism are truly amazing.  'Songs to Die for' is a new project in collaboration with leading Iberican specalist Helen Glaisher-Hernández, which seeks to explore the liminal possibilities between the paramaters of 'high' and 'low' art, where intellect meets passion.

Claudio Santoro Love Songs
Carlos Guastavino Flores Argentinas
Heitor Villa-Lobos Forest of the Amazon

www.mayasapone.com

Information:
Web site
E-mail
020 7766 1100
Tickets: Admission free; suggested donation £3.50

 

Machaca: 'Los Ambulantes' Album Launch

Tue 27 April 2010, 7.45pm
Purcell Room
South Bank Centre
London
SE1
United Kingdom

 (Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

‘A jewel of a disc’ Gramophone Magazine

Stop press!  On the 27th of April 2010 in London’s Purcell Room, Machaca will launch their much-awaited new album ‘Los Ambulantes’!  A musical feast of works by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Lauro, Machado, Iannarelli, Cardoso and the world premiere of a new work by Stephen McNeff especially written for Machaca! Performed by the UK’s finest crop of young musicians including Morgan Szymanski on guitar, the ODuo on percussion, Gemma Rosefield on cello, plus special guests Galo Cerón on guitar + cuatro, and virtuso Adam Walker on flute.  Book now to avoid disappointment!

Stephen McNeff Los Ambulantes
Antonio Lauro Venezuelan Waltzes
Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Astor Piazzolla Fuga y misterio
Astor Piazzolla Escualo
Jorge Cardoso Milonga
Paulo Bellinati Jongo

www.comono.co.uk
www.morganszymanski.co.uk


Information:
Web site
0870 380 4300
Tickets: £12

 

 

 

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