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Forthcoming Events |
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Welcome to my website! Here is a diary of my forthcoming events and I’ll add news updates from time to time. More concert and talk dates are on the way, so do check back regularly for the latest developments! Please explore the Books and Stage Works pages for more info about the programmes. You’ll find a selection of my journalism in the Archive. |
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WORDS & MUSIC, PLAYS AND PRE-CONCERT TALKS, 2013-14 |
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David Le Page |
Anthony Hewitt |
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23 August
Chetham’s Summer School for Pianists, Manchester
A WALK THROUGH THE END OF TIME
Dame Harriet Walter (‘She’) and Guy Paul (‘He’).
(Actors subject to availability)
Complete performance of
Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
featuring Kathryn Page (piano) and musicians tbc.
Pre-event talk by Jessica Duchen at 5pm. Play at 7pm.
Messiaen at 8.30pm. |
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19 October
Birmingham Town Hall, 1.45pm (concert at 3pm)
Pre-concert talk for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Mendelssohn series.
Edward Gardner conducts Mendelssohn’s Symphonies Nos 4 & 5
and Valeriy Sokolov is the soloist in the Violin Concerto. |
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Valeriy Sokolov |
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Edward Gardner |
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24 October
Birmingham Town Hall, 1pm (concert at 2.15pm)
Pre-concert talk for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Mendelssohn series.
Edward Gardner conducts Mendelssohn’s Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 and Martin Helmchen is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No.2. |
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13 February
Symphony Hall, Birmingham 6.15pm (concert at 7.30pm)
Pre-concert talk for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s Mendelssohn series.
Edward Gardner conducts Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage and Two Motets. |
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Recent Events |
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VoR's Alice Lagnado discusses the composer Sergei Rachmaninov and his music, with Jessica Duchen and with pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff who regularly performs Rachmaninov's work. |
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A WALK triumphs in Richmond and Wimbledon |
A Walk through the End of Time was presented on 18 November as part of the International Wimbledon Music Festival, starring Henry Goodman and Dame Harriet Walter.
The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, was sold out six weeks in advance and the festival agreed to a second performance later the same afternoon, which sold out too. Huge thanks to director Anthony Wilkinson, Sam Walters and the Orange Tree Theatre, and the fabulous actors for all their hard work in bringing Messiaen’s story to life in such a compelling way, and to Anita Lasker Wallfisch for her extremely moving talk.
Here are some reviews and some photographs. |
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BBC TV'S 'SACRED MUSIC'
In these extracts from the recent acclaimed BBC TV series, Jessica talks about
Faure's Requiem and the impact on the composer of the Franco-Prussian War. |
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