Woking Concert Society

The society was founded in 1923 as Woking Music Club by Mrs Margaret Walker, a prominent local figure on the music scene. It is now (under a new name) in its

86th season.

Famous performers of the past include Dame Myra Hess, Kathleen Ferrier, Artur Rubinstein, Gerald Moore, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dame Janet Baker, the Amadeus String Quartet and Julian Bream. Two years ago, Elizabeth Watts, a winner of the Lieder section of the Cardiff Singer of the World, delighted us with her voice. More recently, some members attended the Wigmore Hall début of the talented pianist who opens this season, Irina Lankova, and who received rapturous applause for her magical performance.

A committee of dedicated local people run the Society with care and enthusiasm; new members are very welcome (see the extra discount that membership brings) and the concerts are open to the public. The concerts take place in a pleasant venue, the Kemp Room of the H. G. Wells Centre, situated near a good car park, and only 5 minutes' walk from Woking Station. Do come and give us a try - contact a member of the committee for further details. Please also support the advertisers in our brochure, some of whom provide extra discounts. To apply to join the society please fill in an application form.

Programme for 2008-9 Season

All concerts take place in the Kemp Room of the H. G. Wells Centre

Sunday 12 October 2008 at 7.30 pm

Irina Lankova (piano)

Rachmaninov	. . .	Five Preludes: Op. 3 No. 2; Op. 23 Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Chopin	. . .	Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
	. . .	Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Skryabin	. . .	Fantasia Op. 28
Chopin	. . .	Sonata No. 3, Op. 58

Following her début at the Wigmore Hall, Irina Lankova promises her new home town a virtuoso performance of brilliant works to appeal to all romantics.

See the concert report.

Sunday 16 November 2008 at 7.30 pm

Erato Piano Trio

Ireland	. . .	Fantasy Trio
Mendelssohn	. . .	Piano Trio Op. 49
Shostakovich	. . .	Piano Trio Op. 8
Dvorák	. . .	Piano Trio in E minor "Dumky"

Woking's Young Musician of the Year 2007 presents his recently formed trio for our entertainment.

Sunday 11 January 2009 at 7.30 pm

Tagore String Trio and Christopher Hyde-Smith (flute)

Viotti	. . .	Flute Quartet in C minor
Gordon Jacob	. . .	Six Shakespearian Sketches for string trio
Beethoven	. . .	Serenade for flute, violin and viola Op. 25
William Alwyn	. . .	String Trio
Mozart	. . .	Flute Quartet in A major

Our friends from the Tagore Trio return with a flautist offering a diverse and exciting programme. This concert is sponsored by a Committee Member.

Sunday 8 February 2009 at 7.30 pm

Martene Grimson (soprano) and Simon Lane (piano)

Poulenc	. . .	Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon: C Fêtes Galantes
Poulenc	. . .	Fiançailles Pour Rire
Schumann	. . .	Liederkreis, Op. 39
Chopin	. . .	Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (piano solo)
Rachmaninov	. . .	collection of songs
Britten	. . .	folksong arrangements

Sunday 8 March 2009 at 7.30pm

Barbirolli String Quartet

Haydn	. . .	String Quartet Op. 64 No. 3
Ravel	. . .	String Quartet in F major
Emily Hall	. . .	New work (commissioned by HHH Concerts)
Brahms	. . .	String Quartet Op. 51 No. 1

An impressive young quartet plays works by three classical masters and provides a platform for a work by a young composer.

Sunday 5 April 2009 at 7.30pm

Eyal Kless (violin) and Simon Lane (piano)

Schubert	. . .	Sonatina in D major, D384
Beethoven	. . .	Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 96
Charles Ives	. . .	Violin Sonata No. 4 "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting"
Richard Strauss	. . .	Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18

A rare opportunity to hear a live performance of one of Richard Strauss' chamber works.

All concerts take place in the Kemp Room of the H. G. Wells Centre

Past concerts: 2007-8 2006-7

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