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Lecture with Murray McLachlan – Traum der Jugend: reflections on Ferruccio Busoni 100 years on
Lecture with Murray McLachlan – Traum der Jugend: reflections on Ferruccio Busoni 100 years on
The first lecture of the course celebrates Ferruccio Busoni - 1866 – 1924 'Music is so constituted that every context is a new context and should be treated as an 'exception'. The solution of a problem, once found, cannot be reapplied to a different context. Our art is a theatre of surprise and invention, and …
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Lecture Recital with Lauryna Sableviciute
Lecture Recital with Lauryna Sableviciute
AMIDST RUES AND ROSES Amidst Rues and Roses presents a programme that at its core is a celebration of Lithuanian musical traditions. It will blend works by composers from Lauryna’s beloved homeland of Lithuania, as well as a number of works by composers from her currently adopted home of England. All of the works that emanate from …
Murray McLachlan Recital
Murray McLachlan Recital
McLachlan’s repertoire includes over 40 concertos and 25 recital programmes. He has performed the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle seven times, as well as the complete piano music of Brahms. He has given first performances of works by many composers, including Martin Butler, Ronald Stevenson, Charles Camilleri, Michael Parkin and even Beethoven! He has appeared …
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Lecture with Robert Andres – Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe
Lecture with Robert Andres – Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe
Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe Robert Andres, author of Pianos and Pianism, will give illuminating insight into Clark's work and his place in the history of the development of piano technique. Free to all summer school participants. Tickets available to the public from the …
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Lecture – The Foundation of the Taubman Approach with Sondra Tammam
Lecture – The Foundation of the Taubman Approach with Sondra Tammam
We are thrilled to welcome Sondra Tammam to Chetham's for the first time. The lecture will be a fascinating insight into The Foundation of the Taubman Approach - Healthy Coordinated Movement for Pianists. Sondra is Co-Director of the Dorothy Taubman Festival at Montclair State University. She was on the Taubman Institute Faculty and International Piano Festival. …
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Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?
Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?
In the early 1950s Sheffield composer Wilfred Heaton undertook a number of consultation lessons in composition with the distinguished emigre Hungarian teacher Matyas Seiber. The results of this advice were far-reaching on Heaton's style, as can be heard in this Piano Sonata. Paul Hindmarsh, a former BBC producer for 21 years now devotes his time …
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Lecture with William Westney – Eros at the Piano: The Life-Energy of Classical Music
Lecture with William Westney – Eros at the Piano: The Life-Energy of Classical Music
To end the series of lectures in 2024 we welcome William Westney “Bold and insightful.” —Anthony Tommasini, former chief classical music critic, The New York Times William Westney, author of the bestselling The Perfect Wrong Note, takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever …
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