Brownlee and Hildyard Prize Showcase Concert

Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

Free admission with retiring donations gratefully received - no registration required.

Seats will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Limited capacity.

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This special showcase concert celebrates the winners of the Brownlee and Hildyard Instrument Prizes.

Our students will be performing on a selection of fine string instruments generously gifted and loaned to the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments by the Brownlee and Hildyard families.

These instruments, awarded following a successful audition, provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills and bring these remarkable instruments to life. 

Programme

Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Kaija Saariaho Nocturne

Samuel Cole, violin
tbc, piano

 

Johannes Brahms Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata 
Maurice Ravel Tzigane 

Jaidon Elliott, violin
Ilya Chetverikov, piano

 

Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op.45
      i. Allegro molto ed appassionato

Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata No.2 in G major, M.77
      ii. Blues

Johnny Blake, violin
Ilya Chetverikov, piano

<speaks> | Tomomi Adachi

Adachi will talk about his wide-ranging practice spanning music, poetry and visual art. Topics will include human voice, composition, improvisation, performance technique (and its absence), site-specific work, technology and artificial intelligence. The talk may also include a short performance designed for the online format.

Brother Tree Sound

A journey through British folk music.

The Chamber Concerts: Beethoven with the Neruda Quartet I

2026 Tillett Debut Artists the Neruda Quartet perform string quartets by Mozart and Beethoven.

Phantom Melodies and Tangerine Trees: A voyage through the psychedelic musical experience

Using musical illusions, perceptual experiments and examples from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tchaikovsky, Steve Reich and beyond, Prof. Milton Mermikides explores how music can evoke altered perceptions of time and self, the blending of senses and moments of transcendence, and why music relies on the very same perceptual mechanisms for its extraordinary power.

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

From Photos to Forensics: Borders and Fatalities in Calais, Italy, and the Mediterranean Sea

Book launch - ‘The Networked Court: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Medieval Court Cultures’

Presentations by editor Karl Kügle and authors Jane Gilbert, Christophe Masson, and Helen Swift