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

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