Events

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I truly believe that music
and the other arts which have
their source in the realm of
the senses can exercise a great
influence on the way a human
grows and can also affect the
values and ethical assumptions
of society, which is too often
influenced by judgements born
of frustration, prejudice and
the baser motives of revenge
and punishment.
Yehudi Menuhin
Welcome to The Menuhin Hall as we commemorate
the centenary of our Founder with an exciting series
of events culminating in the summer with what we
hope will be a glorious Menuhin 100 Festival at the
start of July.
The Menuhin 100 Festival starts with a concert by past pupil
Nicola Benedetti, followed by a fundraising dinner, and finishes with
the great actor Samuel West performing in ‘Shakespeare and Music’
alongside our pupils. In between, there will be an organ recital by
James O’Donnell in St. Mary’s Church, Stoke d’Abernon, concerts
in the grotto at Painshill Park, ‘Menuhin on Film’ presented by
Bruno Monsaingeon and a very special series of six Showcase
Concerts performed by the pupils.
We have a glittering array of artists appearing earlier in the year as
part of our Celebrity Series. At the end of January, Jeremy Menuhin,
along with Mookie Menuhin and Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Steven Isserlis
and Stephen Hough in February, Joji Hattori with our own School
orchestra in April (as part of the Menuhin International Violin
Competition), and the Chiaroscuro String Quartet (led by past pupil,
Alina Ibragimova) in May. To complete the list of celebrities, the
great guitarist John Williams returns with multi-instrumentalist
Richard Harvey in June. On 21st April (the eve of Yehudi Menuhin’s
birthday), Humphrey Burton, his biographer, will give a lecture
about the great man – an event which is not to be missed.
As well as other Showcase Concerts given by the pupils (on 4 and
26 February, 17 March, 5 May and a lunchtime concert on 25 May),
as usual we welcome several organisations to the Hall – Surrey Mozart
Players (23 April), the National Youth Harp Orchestra (24 April)
and Australian National Touring Opera (18 June).
Sadly, this is the last brochure produced by our Hall Manager,
Ambrosine Desoutter. She has been with the School since 1999
and Hall Manager since its opening in 2006. She has steered the
Hall through its first ten years with great skill, dedication and passion.
Very many of you reading this will have experienced at first hand the
charm and sense of joy with which she did her job. We thank her so
very much for all she has done for the Hall. Alice Benzing takes over
the post in January. As we wish Ambrosine the best of luck for her
future endeavours, we welcome Alice, whom we know is very much
looking forward to joining the team and presenting top-class events
in The Menuhin Hall in the months and years ahead.
WELCOME
box office 08700 842 020
Malcolm Singer
Director of Music
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