Winchester College VA Series 2017-18 brochure

Bringing world-class music
to Winchester College
V I SI T I N G A RT I ST S SERI ES 20 17-18

Welcom e
Winchester College is delighted
to present this series of public
concerts for the academic year
2017/18. Following the recent
refurbishment of New Hall, and
the acquisition of the wonderful
new Steinway D concert grand
piano, the College is keen once
again to provide a stage for
some of our greatest musicians.
The six concerts provide a wide range of music
performed by some of the UK?s leading soloists
and ensembles. Connections with Winchester
College abound, with three former pupils among
the musicians, and works by a former pupil and
previous College organist.
We hope you will enjoy this varied programme of
concerts, and we are happy to offer a discounted
ticket for the entire series. I would like to thank the
College for the chance to curate this series, and
look forward to future seasons of the Visiting Artist
Series. As a pupil at the school in the late '70s, I
was inspired by hearing so many wonderful
musicians perform, such as James Galway, Radu
Lupu, Heinz Holliger, John Williams, Janet Baker,
and The King's Singers. Such concerts were a
formative experience for me, and having spent
over 25 years on the road with The King?s Singers, I
am delighted now to return to the College as a
member of the vocal staff and as curator of this
Visiting Artist Series. I would welcome any
suggestions from our audience, either in person at
the concerts, or via email - concerts@wincoll.ac.uk
David Hurley
Art ist ic Direct or
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Program m e at a glance
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Sun 17 Sep 2017
The Heath Quartet
2
Sun 1 Oct 2017
Benjamin Grosvenor
3
Sun 5 Nov 2017
The Schubert
Ensemble
4
Sun 14 Jan 2018
Adrian Brendel cello
Tim Horton piano
5
Sun 22 Apr 2018
James Gilchrist tenor
Anna Tilbrook piano
6
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Stile Antico
Tickets for all concerts are
available online or by telephone from
www.ticketsource.co.uk - see page 10 for details.
A series discount is available if tickets for all six
concerts are bought at the same time.
Please check the times of concerts carefully: some
are at 7.00pm while others are at 7.30pm.
50 tickets are reserved at each concert for boys at Winchester
College, which can be obtained via the Music Department.
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Sunday 17 Sept em ber 2017
The Heat h Quart et
Oliver Heath - violin
Sara Wolstenholme - violin
Gary Pomeroy - viola
Chris Murray - cello
Haydn String Quartet in B minor op.33 no.1
Tippet t String Quartet no.1
Bach Three Chorale Preludes
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor op.80
Photo © Patrick Ford
"...the music's potency and bravura were conveyed
with thrilling conviction." (The Guardian)
The Heath Quartet is one of the most exciting
British chamber ensembles of the moment and is
being showcased by the Emerging Talent Scheme
of the Wigmore Hall.
The quartet?s debut CD was released in autumn
2015 on the Wigmore LIVE label featuring the
Tippett quartets, and won the Gramophone
Chamber Award 2016. The quartet performs
regularly across Europe and North America.
We are delighted to welcome them to Winchester
College to open our new Visiting Artists Series.
7.00pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
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Sunday 1 Oct ober 2017
Benjam in Grosvenor piano
Bach French Suite No 5 in G Major BWV 816
Brahm s Four Pieces op.119
Bret t Dean Homage à Brahms
Debussy Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune
Berg Piano Sonata op.1
Ravel Gaspard de la nuit
"He commands the stage
with aristocratic ease..."
New York Times, 2015
Photo © Decca/Sophie Wright
Winner of the Keyboard Final of the 2004 BBC Young
Musician Competition at the age of eleven, Benjamin
Grosvenor is now an internationally regarded pianist
performing with esteemed conductors and orchestras
across the world. Benjamin has performed at the BBC
Proms on a number of occasions and in 2015 starred
at the Last Night. Exclusively signed to Decca Classics,
the youngest British musician to be so, his recordings
have received numerous awards and in October 2016
he was announced as the inaugural recipient of the
Ronny and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize at
the New York Philharmonic. Playing since the age of
six, Benjamin graduated from the Royal Academy of
Music in 2012 with the ?Queen?s Commendation for
Excellence?.
7.00pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
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Sunday 5 Novem ber 2017
The Schubert Ensem ble
Schum ann Piano Quintet in E flat major op.44
Piers Hellaw ell The Building of Curves (1998)
Dvo?ák Piano Quintet in A major op.81
Since its first concert in January 1983, the Schubert
Ensemble has established itself as one of the world's leading
exponents of music for piano and strings. The ensemble
has broadcast frequently on BBC Radio 3 and has
performed in over 40 different countries. It has around 80
commissions to its name, and has recorded more than 30
critically acclaimed CDs, the most recent being a recording
of piano quartets by Chausson and Saint-Saëns which
received a double 5-star review in BBC Music Magazine. In
1998 the Ensemble received the Royal Philharmonic Society
Best Chamber Ensemble Award.
The Ensemble has decided to bring its 35-year career to a
close at the end of June 2018. It will see out its final season
in celebratory style, with around fifty concerts planned in
the UK and abroad, including return visits to Romania and
Luxembourg and two tours of the USA. The final two
concerts of the Ensemble?s piano quintet series
Quintessentials at Kings Place will take place on October
12th and November 9th 2017, and its final concert at
Wigmore Hall will be on March 21st 2018.
Simon Blendis violin
Tristan Gurney violin
Douglas Paterson viola
Jane Salmon cello
William Howard piano
7.00pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
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Sunday 14 January 2018
Adrian Brendel cello
Tim Hort on piano
Fauré Elégie op.24
Widor Sonata op.80
Beet hoven Judas Maccabeus Variations, WoO 45
Bart ók Rhapsody No 1
Beet hoven Cello Sonata No 3 in A major op.69
One of the most versatile and original cellists of his
generation, Adrian Brendel has travelled the world as
soloist, collaborator and teacher. His early immersion in
the core classical repertoire inspired an enduring
fascination that has led to encounters with many fine
musicians at the world?s most prestigious festivals and
concert halls. His discovery of contemporary music
through the works of Kurtág, Kagel and
Ligeti in his teenage years opened a
new and vital avenue that he
continues to explore with huge
enthusiasm alongside his passion
for jazz and world music. In 2014
he became a member of the
Nash Ensemble of London.
7.00pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
Photo © Matt Jolly
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Sunday 22 April 2018
Jam es Gilchrist tenor
Anna Tilbrook piano
Schum ann Liederkreis op.39
Vaughan William s Songs of Travel
Schum ann Dichterliebe
Photo © Opera omnia
James Gilchrist is one of the UK?s leading tenors and has
performed in major concert halls throughout the world.
Recognised as ?the finest Evangelist of his generation?his
extensive repertoire embraces works spanning many
centuries. He is an enthusiastic and prolific exponent of
lieder and enjoys nothing better than putting together
interesting and challenging recital programmes. His
impressive discography includes the Schubert and
Schumann song cycles, Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Britten.
Anna Tilbrook is one of Britain's most exciting pianists, with
a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber
music. She made her Wigmore Hall debut in 1999, and has
since become a regular performer at Europe's major concert
halls and festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the
Royal Opera, Covent Garden. She has collaborated with
James Gilchrist in many recitals, and their recordings of
German Lieder and English Song have been received with
critical acclaim.
7.30pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
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Sunday 29 April 2018
St ile ant ico
"The singing is staggeringly
beautiful, the balance meticulous."
The Sunday Times
Photo © Marco Borggreve
St ile ant ico is firmly established as one of the world?s
most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles,
thrilling audiences with their fresh, vibrant and moving
performances of Renaissance polyphony.
QUEEN OF MUSES
Elizabeth I as Monarch, Patron and Lover
The reign of the great Tudor Queen, Elizabeth I, saw an
unparalleled flowering of the arts in England. The 'Virgin
Queen', herself a talented musician, presided over a
court which revelled in the skill of composers such as
Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and John Dowland. This
programme explores the way music was used to gain
favour with the Queen by courtiers and diplomats and
even by suitors, seeking to win the royal hand in
marriage. Along the way we meet foreign spies,
disgraced favourites and plotting noblemen, illuminating
the life of a court which rejoiced in some of the finest
music ever created in England.
7.30pm , New Hall Ticket s: £20/ £15 (£15/ £10)
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How t o book
Tickets can be purchased online at
t icket source.co.uk/ w incoll or on 0333 666 3366
(Monday to Friday 9am-7pm and Saturday 9am-5pm).
There is an additional charge for telephone booking. The
telephone service is provided by Ticketsource and can only deal
with bookings. Any other queries (including refunds, etc.)
should be sent to concert s@w incoll.ac.uk
You will need to download and print out your tickets; there is an
additional charge to have them posted to you.
Please note that not all seats on the seating plan may be
available for all concerts.
Tickets for all concerts are priced at £20 (stalls) or £15 (balcony).
Concessions (£15 and £10) are available for those under 18
years of age, registered unemployed, disabled persons and
their carers/escorts. We regret that we are not able to offer
concessions to senior citizens.
A series discount (six concert s for t he price of five) is
available w here t icket s (of equal value) for all six concert s
are purchased at t he sam e t im e.
50 tickets are reserved at each concert for boys at Winchester
College, which can be obtained via the Music Department.
Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of each
performance. We regret that latecomers can be admitted only
when there is a suitable break in the programme.
Enquiries: concert s@w incoll.ac.uk
How t o find us
New Hall (SO23 9NF) can be found on College Walk on the East
side of Winchester College. Please note that the only vehicle
access is via Wharf Hill, and that t here is no parking at t he
Hall. Access is not available via Winchester College.
Disabled access is available to the Hall, and spaces are set aside
for wheelchair users. Please alert us in advance if disabled
access is required (concert s@w incoll.ac.uk).
All details in this brochure are correct at the time of going to print.
We may, however, be obliged to make changes due to
circumstances beyond our control and we reserve the right to do
so. In such cases, we will make every effort to notify ticket-holders
as far in advance of the performance as possible.
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Seat ing plan
BALCONY
STALLS
FRONT
STALLS
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