Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?
Stoller HallIn 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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Graham Scott Recital
Stoller HallHailed by the Gramophone magazine as ‘an exceptional talent’ Graham Scott has performed extensively throughout the world most notably in New York (92nd St. Y), Washington DC (Kennedy Center), Los Angeles (Ambassador Auditorium), Tokyo (Suntory Hall), Beijing (Beijing Concert Hall and Forbidden City Concert Hall), Paris (Bagatelle) as well as all the major London venues …
Benjamin Frith Recital
Stoller HallBenjamin Frith was encouraged by his teacher, Fanny Waterman, to pursue a musical career after winning the UK Dudley National Piano Competition at 14. He has since recorded 17 solo discs and performed with many of the great orchestras and conductors. At 20 he became a Mozart Memorial Prize winner and was invited by Sir …
Lunchtime Recital – Jeremias Fliedl, cello and Callum McLachlan, piano
Stoller HallThe daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. J.S. Bach - Arioso from the Cantata "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe" G-Dur BWV 156 Debussy Sonata Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto Sérénade: Modérément animé Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux Brahms Sonata in E minor op 38 Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi Menuetto Allegro Jeremias Fliedl is …
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Lecture with William Westney – Eros at the Piano: The Life-Energy of Classical Music
Stoller HallTo 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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Murray McLachlan Recital
Stoller Hall‘Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and a sure sense of line. His timing and phrasing are impeccable, and his tone-full but unforced in the powerful passages, gentle and restrained in the more lyrical- is a perpetual delight’ (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE) Since making his professional debut in 1986 at the age of …
Charles Owen Recital
Stoller HallDescribed by Gramophone magazine as “one of the finest British pianists of his generation”, Charles Owen has enjoyed an extensive international career performing a wide ranging repertoire to outstanding critical acclaim. He has appeared at London’s Barbican and Queen Elizabeth Hall and regularly gives recitals at the Wigmore Hall and Kings Place. Internationally, he has performed at the …
Lunchtime Recital – Yutian Yang
Stoller HallThe final daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Carl Czerny Variations on a Theme by Rode “La Ricordanza” Op. 33 Ferruccio Busoni Sonatina No. 6 Chamber Fantasy after George Bizet’s Opera “Carmen” Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Ondine Le Gibet Scarbo Born in Nanjing, China in 2007, Yutian Yang began piano studies …
Noriko Ogawa Recital
Stoller HallWe are thrilled to welcome back Noriko Ogawa for a solo recital. "What sets her apart from other pianists is her wonderful sense of timing… allows the music to breathe, while maintaining the forward momentum" The Times "...poetry as well as virtuosity... what makes his playing so complete is the combination of an innate musical …
Joanna MacGregor Recital
Stoller Hall'MacGregor seems incapable of giving performances that are not at once extremely intelligent and entertaining'. The Sunday Times 'She is one of the most exciting and enterprising pianists of the moment.' The Observer 'Joanna MacGregor’s career is practically built on a reinvention of the star virtuoso tradition... MacGregor’s verve, energy and astounding technique are always …