Madeleine Mitchell Violin Recital

Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, well known to Welsh audiences from her performances, broadcasts and acclaimed recordings of Grace Williams and winner of a Welsh Music Guild award, returns to Rhosygilwen with the excellent Welsh pianist Catherine Milledge. Their delightful programme includes one of the best loved works in the repertoire, by César Franck complimented by Debussy’s last work and colourful and exciting pieces influenced by Rumanian and Brazilian folk music. Madeleine Mitchell, described by The Times, London as “one of the UK’s liveliest musical forces”, has performed as solo violinist and chamber musician in 50 countries in a wide repertoire, frequently broadcast for radio and TV, in festivals including the BBC Proms and Three Choirs. Recent tours include Japan, Brazil and the USA and releasing a quartet album with her London Chamber Ensemble. Her recent album, Violin Conversations, premiere recordings of works with living UK/US composers, several written for her, was reviewed in The Telegraph: ‘Is Madeleine Mitchell the future of classical music? An album of subtle charm’. She performed with Catherine Milledge in the past 2 summers.

Catherine Milledge grew up in South Wales. After graduating with a first in Classics and English from Jesus College, Oxford she joined the piano accompaniment course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she received a distinction for her Post-graduate Diploma before going on to obtain a MMus degree in solo piano. Since then Catherine has performed regularly as an accompanist of both singers and instrumentalists and in larger chamber groups. She has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall and the Purcell Room as well as for music societies and other venues around the country and outside the UK. Recordings include CDs with bassoonist Meyrick Alexander and saxophonist Amy Dickson and she has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.Catherine has performed regularly at MusicFest in Aberystwyth as well as at the Gregynog, Presteigne and Vale of Glamorgan festivals. She has also given frequent recitals at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as an accompanist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. 

The nearest rail station is Clunderwen (reachable from London Paddington/Cardiff or Swansea). Refrehmanets available after the recital in this glorious setting, with a superb Steinway model D.