Woking Concert Society

Programme for 2008-9 season

 
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.
See the concert report.
 
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
Martene Grimson was replaced at short notice, because of laryngitis, by David Butt Philip (baritone);  see the concert report.
 
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.
 


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