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Ronald Brautigam Bobby Chen

Douglas Finch Philip Fowke Peter Frankl Carlo Grante

Thomas Hecht Leslie Howard

Eugen Indjic Robyn Koh Piers Lane

BingBing Li Leon McCawley

Murray McLachlan Dina Parakhina

Artur Pizarro Martin Roscoe Sandro Russo

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg Claudius Tanski

Seta Tanyel Lulu Yang

Young Artists Gala Recitals

17 - 28 AUGUST 2018

Einar Steen-NøklebergFri 17 Aug, 7.15pm

The doyen of Norwegian international pianists performs JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

£15 (£12)

Bobby Chen & Douglas FinchFri 17 Aug, 9.15pm

Music for two pianos featuring Rachmaninov’s Fantaisie Tableaux Suite No. 1.

£15 (£12)

Ronald Stevenson Memorial RecitalSat 18 Aug, 7pm

Chetham’s pianists play music by the outstanding composer-pianist who died in 2015.

£10 (£8)

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Leon McCawleySat 18 Aug, 8.30pm

Leon performs music by Mozart, and Schubert’s expansive Sonata in G major D894.

£15 (£12)

Composer in Residence

Emma-Ruth RichardsSat 18 Aug, 10pm

Featuring vividly dynamic repertoire performed by the Zelkova quartet and Henry Cash, piano.

£10 (£8)

Piano Concerto Evening

Warsaw Concerto & Tchaikovsky IISun 19 Aug, 7pm

Legendary pianists Seta Tanyel & Leslie Howard with Stockport Symphony under Stephen Threlfall.

£15 (£12)

Piano Concerto Evening

Rachmaninov-Paganini & GriegSun 19 Aug, 8.30pm

Romantic warhorses performed by Dina Parakhina & Philip Fowke with Stockport Symphony & Stephen Threlfall.

£15 (£12)

Young Artist Recital

Eylam KeshetMon 20 Aug, 7pm

The vibrant Israeli pianist performs Haydn, CPE Bach & R Schumann’s Humoreske.

£10 (£8)

Claudius TanskiMon 20 Aug, 8.30pm

Professor at University Mozarteum Salzburg, Tanski performs Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Beethoven’s final Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111.

£15 (£12)

Composer in Residence

Emma-Ruth RichardsMon 20 Aug, 10pm

A musical feast of vocal and instrumental music, including the world première of Perpetual Becomings, After Gormley.

£10 (£8)

Leon McCawley, Sat 18 Aug

Peter Frankl, Murray McLachlan & Lulu YangTue 21 Aug, 7pm

Living legend Peter Frankl returns to The Stoller Hall in a varied programme for piano duets.

£15 (£12)

Gala Faculty RecitalTue 21 Aug, 8.30pm

With performances by Graham Caskie, Nikita Fitenko, Philip Fowke, and Katerina Zaitseva.

£15 (£12)

Robyn Koh: harpsichordWed 22 Aug, 7pm

The Stoller Hall’s first ever solo harpsichord recital featuring Chetham’s alumna Robyn Koh.

£15 (£12)

Gala Faculty RecitalWed 22 Aug, 8.30pm

With performances by Gemma Beeson, Leslie Howard, Callum & Murray McLachlan, Seta Tanyel and William Westney.

£15 (£12)

Murray McLachlanThu 23 Aug, 7.30pm

A rare opportunity to hear Ronald Stevenson’s

Passacaglia on DSCH –described as ‘one of the great works of all time’. (Prof. Wilfrid Mellers)

£15 (£12)

Sandro RussoFri 24 Aug, 7pm

The mercurial Italian virtuoso showcases his expressive art in music by Chopin, Debussy, Scriabin and Ravel.

£15 (£12)

Eugen IndjicFri 24 Aug, 8.30pm

Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana & Chopin performed by one of the world’s leading exponents of the Romantic litrature.

£15 (£12)

Composer in Residence

Mark TannerFri 24 Aug, 10pm

Hear a spectrum of colourful and witty creations including Pieces of Eight, a work for eight hands at one piano.

£10 (£8)

Piano Concerto Evening

Rhapsody in Blue & Robert SchumannSat 25 Aug, 7pm

Two of the most popular concertos performed by Murray McLachlan & Eugen Indjic, with Chester Philharmonic Orchestra & Stephen Threlfall.

£15 (£12)

Piano Concerto Evening

Litolff Scherzo & Tchaikovsky ISat 25 Aug, 8.30pm

Effervescence & brilliance aplenty from BingBing Li and Artur Pizarro, with Chester Philharmonic Orchestra under Stephen Threlfall.

£15 (£12)

Artur Pizzaro, Sat 25 Aug

Composer in Residence

Mark TannerSun 26 Aug, 10pm

Showcasing Mark’s music for cello, flute and piano plus the première of a dazzling new work.

£10 (£8)

Thomas HechtMon 27 Aug, 5pm

The renowned American pianist is Head of Piano at YST Conservatory in Singapore. Featuring works by Brahms & Barber.

£15 (£12)

Martin RoscoeMon 27 Aug, 7pm

The much-loved British pianist performs Schubert’s final sonata & works by Dohnányi.

£15 (£12)

Gala Faculty RecitalMon 27 Aug, 8.30pm

With performances by Marcella Crudeli, Alicja Fiderkiewicz, Benjamin Frith and Peter Lawson.

£15 (£12)

Young Artist Recital

Alim BeisembayevTue 28 Aug, 7pm

Peforming Beethoven’s D Major Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3, selections from Ravel’s Miroirs and Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Paganini.

£10 (£8)

Gala Faculty RecitalTue 28 Aug, 8.30pm

A terrific mixed programme to close the series with James Brawn, Marie-Louise Taylor, Vladimir Tropp, Philip Martin and Les Chisnall.

£15 (£12)

More music for lessGet a 20% discount when you book four or more concerts in the Series.

Carlo GranteSat 25 Aug, 10pm

Italian virtuoso and polymath Carlo Grante has an encyclopedic repertoire and makes a welcome return to the Festival.

£15 (£12)

Ronald Brautigam: Beethoven’s Last Three SonatasSun 26 Aug, 7pm

‘Brautigam’s Beethoven cycle offers stunning performances that are technically breathtaking, stylistically astute, emotionally intense & musically alive in every moment.’ Gramophone

£15 (£12)

Piers LaneSun 26 Aug, 8.30pm

The internationally celebrated pianist makes his solo recital debut at The Stoller Hall with a varied programme stretching from Scarlatti to Rachmaninov.

£15 (£12)

Ronald Brautigam, Sun 26 Aug

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Les Chisnall, Tue 28 Aug

Chetham’s International Summer School and Festival for Pianists

international piano seriesWe are thrilled to present 29 incredible concerts over 12 days at The Stoller Hall as part of the 18th Chetham’s Piano Summer School. In addition to performances by internationally celebrated soloists, we warmly welcome orchestras from the North-West of England under the baton of Stephen Threlfall.

Murray McLachlan Summer School & Festival Director

www.pianosummerschool.com

Concerto Evenings On Sun 19 and Sat 25 August, Stephen Threlfall directs Stockport Symphony Orchestra and Chester Philharmonic Orchestra alongside superb soloists in eight piano concertos performed over four concerts.

Young ArtistsEylam Keshet and Alim Beisembayev (winner of the 2017 Manchester Concerto Competition) give recitals as young artists in the 2018 Series.

Gala Faculty RecitalsNew for 2018: Four stunning gala recitals from members of the outstanding international faculty.

Composers in ResidenceExciting, dynamic, innovative & accessible music from Emma-Ruth Richards & Mark Tanner.

Scoring Fear: An Evening of Classical Music and Gothic Horror Film Scores

Wednesday 1 August, 7.30pm

BBC Philharmonic Dr Matt Foley presenter

Settle in and hold on tight as we explore music that makes us scared. Scoring Fear marks the first collaboration between the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies and the BBC Philharmonic. The concert will feature music by an eclectic mix of composers whose work invokes suspense, awe, terror, and even horror with music by Bernard Herrmann, Dmitri Shostakovich and Béla Bartók.

7.30pm Complimentary canapés and refreshments 8pm Performance

£20 This performance will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Sound of Cinema

Classical Voice Training

Wednesday 1 – Tuesday 7 August

Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Course in Classical Voice

Professor Janice Chaplin directs a multidisciplinary course for singers and singing teachers. With 30 years of experience in the industry, Janice has sung professionally with all of the major opera companies and is joined by a spectacular roster of specialist teachers for this tailored course.Each day will involve warm ups, presentations, demonstrations, small-group workshops and masterclasses, and there will be opportunities to schedule one-to-one sessions with members of the team.

A short-course, residential and non-residential options are available.

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