Winchester College VA Series 2017-18 brochure

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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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