International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove: New Talents in Cornwall

By Lucy Armstrong, 16 April 2012

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Reviewed at St John's Hall, Penzance on 10 April 2012

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57 (1st mvt)

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, Op.110 (3rd mvt)

Britten, Cello Sonata in C major, Op.65

Bach, Violin partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne

Hindemith, Viola Sonata in F major, Op.11 no. 4

Chopin, Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60

Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 3 in C minor, Op.45 (1st mvt)

Julian Clef, Piano

Torun Sæter Stavseng, Cello

Anna Christensson, Piano

Alexander Ullman, Piano

Joseph Puglia, Violin

Georgy Kovalev, Viola

Gretel Dowdeswell, Piano

Julien Libeer, Piano

Ana María Valderrama, Violin

Sarah Tysman, Piano

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

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Restless tranquility: Cikada ensemble plays Feldman

Aksel Tollåli, 12th September

With Morton Feldman's Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, the Cikada ensemble embarked on a unsettlingly calming exploration of life itself.

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Serenade and sorrow from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Arcayürek and Klieser

Mark Thomas, 25th March

The impressive Amsterdam Sinfonietta showed lucidity and depth in Britten and Shostakovich, with tenor Ilker Arcayürek and horn player Felix Klieser adding much to the quality.

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Valderrama y Kadouch homenajean a Lorca con un programa infrecuente

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 13th May

La violinista Ana María Valderrama y el pianista David Kadouch ofrecieron en Salamanca un programa variado y atractivo que fue dedicado a la memoria de Federico García Lorca.

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Concertos – for violin and for orchestra – from the Hallé

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Viktoria Mullova is a superb soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto, while an orchestra full of soloists play Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra with Kahchun Wong presiding.

*****

Guitars, electronics and ancient treatises: the JACK Quartet at 92NY

Kurt Gottschalk, 20th March

At 92NY, the JACK Quartet performs four new works developed in their JACK Studio, including a commissioned premiere from the electrifying Tristan Perich.

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Lucy Armstrong

After growing up in Canada studying music, literature and philosophy in the exuberant festival city of Montreal, Lucy A. Armstrong has returned to the U.K. to explore the adventurous arts scene and integrate herself into the wonderful world of classical music and theatre.