Schott Spring Piano Series 2010, London

[Rabbity Baxter]

After the success of the inaugural 2009 series, we are pleased to announce the exciting programme for 2010. Again, over April and May, pianists will be arriving in London from across Europe to take part in the series which juxtaposes cornerstones of piano literature – such as Pictures at an Exhibition, Chopin's four Ballades and Ravel's Sonatine – with rarely heard, titanic masterworks like Alkan's solo Concerto, Rachmaninoff's Chopin Variations and Godowsky's Java Suite.

Nine pioneering musicians from eight countries – including five composer-pianists – will present programmes of the type that simply can't be heard in most concert halls.

All concerts start at 6.30pm.

Tickets are available on the door: £10, £7 concessions.

Schott Recital Room
48 Great Marlborough Street
London W1F 7BB
Underground: Oxford Circus
Tottenham Court Rd
020 7292 6090

8 April
Evgenia Startseva and Yuri Paterson-Olenich
Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues (extracts)
Medtner Skazki and Stimmungsbilder
Schubert Fantasy in F minor
Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

17 April
Jonathan Powell
Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme of Chopin
Blumenfeld Episodes in the Life of a Dancer
Medtner Sonata op.25 no.2 'Night Wind'
Obukhov Hostie

23 April
Christophe Sirodeau
Mompou from Suburbis, Préludes and Paysajes
Kurtág Játekok (extracts)
Ravel Sonatine
Sirodeau Portraits secrets: Hommage à Schoenberg
Schoenberg Three Pieces op.11
Feinberg Fantasie no.2 op.9, Berceuse op19a
Ullmann Sonata no.1 op.10

30 April
Tomasz Kamieniak
Thalberg Réminiscences de la Sonnambula de Bellini
Kamieniak Sonate (world première)
Alkan Concerto for solo piano

With support from the Alkan Society

6 May
Panos Karan
Enescu Suite no.2
Chopin Ballades

Nicholas Austin
Liszt Gretchen aus Eine Faust-Symphonie
Godowsky Java Suite

13 May
Rob Keeley
Poole Chinese Whispers
Keeley Etudes de cloche
Jolivet Mana
Roussel Danse au bord de l'eau
Hahn Le Rossignol éperdu (extracts)

John White
Liszt Aux Cyprès de la Villa d'Este II; Berceuse from La Reine de Saba (Gounod); Hungarian Rhapsody no.3
Grieg Lyric Pieces (selection)
White Sonatas nos.167, 169 and 170
Alkan Esquisses (selection)
Bruckner Idylle
Saint-Saëns Etude op.52 no.5
Grainger Blithe Bells

[Dax]

These are more than interesting! Some major works which seldom if ever get to be heard such as Medtner's "night wind" sonata. And who plays any of the "Java suite" let alone all of it? Thanks for the post Mr Baxter. Perhaps we'll get the actual "rabbit" again soon?