Music on Thursdays
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Thursday
16th September 2021
12.30 lunchtime
Anna Hashimoto
clarinet
Veronika Shoot
piano
Night Music
Programme
Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928)
Clair Matin
Leo Ornstein (c1895-2002)
Nocturne for Clarinet, SO 600
Paul Henley (c1957)
dedicated to Veronika Shoot
Nocturne (for solo piano) (2020)
William Yeates Hurlstone (1876-1906)
from Four Characteristic Pieces
Croon Song
Vladislav Alexeyevich Shoot* (b1941)
Night Music (2009)
Paul Jeanjean
Variations on "Au Clair de la Lune"
*Father of Veronika Shoot, former composer-in-residence at Dartington.
Concert duration approx: 40 minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Programme
Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928)
Clair Matin
Leo Ornstein (c1895-2002)
Nocturne for Clarinet, SO 600
Paul Henley (c1957)
dedicated to Veronika Shoot
Nocturne (for solo piano) (2020)
William Yeates Hurlstone (1876-1906)
from Four Characteristic Pieces
Croon Song
Vladislav Alexeyevich Shoot* (b1941)
Night Music (2009)
Paul Jeanjean
Variations on "Au Clair de la Lune"
*Father of Veronika Shoot, former composer-in-residence at Dartington.
Concert duration approx: 40 minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Anna Hashimoto
Anna Hashimoto ARAM, has a career encompassing appearances as a soloist and orchestral musician alongside a commitment to education.
As a soloist Anna has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun Chung and Martyn Brabbins, and performed chamber music collaborations with artists such as Michael Collins, Leon McCawley, and the Endellion, Maxwell, and Kodaly String Quartets. After winning the Young Clarinettists Competition in Tokyo in 2003, she made her London concerto debut at the age of fifteen with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican Centre, and went on to win international clarinet competitions in Carlino, Italy, in 2009, and Kortrijk, Belgium, in 2010.
Following this her solo career took her to major venues across Europe and Japan, performing concertos with orchestras such as the Brussels Philharmonic, Filharmonie Hradec Kralove in the renowned Dvořák Hall in Prague, Japan Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, and Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. She released three solo CD albums which all received high praise, and has been broadcast on NHK TV and FM, Tokyo FM, ABC Radio and BBC Radio 3, including numerous appearances in Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’, NHK-FM’s ‘Best of Classic’, and NHK TV’s ‘Classic Club’. She is a founding member of the Atéa Quintet, the Associate Ensemble in Residence at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Anna has appeared as guest principal clarinet with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Japan Chamber Orchestra, and the Flanders Symphony Orchestra. She is a clarinet tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and often tutors on summer schools such as the Dartington International Summer School & Festival and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, as well as giving masterclasses and judging numerous competitions such as Japan Clarinet Society’s Young Clarinettists Competition and the Cardiff Clarinet Convention.
Anna is represented by Nippon Artist Management Inc. and is a Vandoren-UK artist.
As a soloist Anna has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun Chung and Martyn Brabbins, and performed chamber music collaborations with artists such as Michael Collins, Leon McCawley, and the Endellion, Maxwell, and Kodaly String Quartets. After winning the Young Clarinettists Competition in Tokyo in 2003, she made her London concerto debut at the age of fifteen with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican Centre, and went on to win international clarinet competitions in Carlino, Italy, in 2009, and Kortrijk, Belgium, in 2010.
Following this her solo career took her to major venues across Europe and Japan, performing concertos with orchestras such as the Brussels Philharmonic, Filharmonie Hradec Kralove in the renowned Dvořák Hall in Prague, Japan Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, and Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. She released three solo CD albums which all received high praise, and has been broadcast on NHK TV and FM, Tokyo FM, ABC Radio and BBC Radio 3, including numerous appearances in Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’, NHK-FM’s ‘Best of Classic’, and NHK TV’s ‘Classic Club’. She is a founding member of the Atéa Quintet, the Associate Ensemble in Residence at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Anna has appeared as guest principal clarinet with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Japan Chamber Orchestra, and the Flanders Symphony Orchestra. She is a clarinet tutor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and often tutors on summer schools such as the Dartington International Summer School & Festival and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, as well as giving masterclasses and judging numerous competitions such as Japan Clarinet Society’s Young Clarinettists Competition and the Cardiff Clarinet Convention.
Anna is represented by Nippon Artist Management Inc. and is a Vandoren-UK artist.
Veronika Shoot
Russian-born Veronika Shoot moved to the UK at the age of five when her father Vladislav Shoot became the composer-in-residence at Dartington Hall. At 7 years old she performed her first piano recital at the Dartington International Summer School music festival. Veronika studied with full scholarships at Yehudi Menuhin and Purcell Schools of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Royal Scottish conservatoire from which she graduated with distinction.
Veronika has performed regularly as soloist and chamber musician on many renowned stages of classical music around the world and is a Laureate of numerous International Competitions and prizes.
Performing across the UK and worldwide,
Veronika has broadcasted on platforms such as BBC Spotlight News and BBC Radio 3. She has been invited to play on some of the most prestigious stages in classical music, including London’s Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Purcell Room, Steinway Hall, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, The Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, Amsterdam Conservatoire, International Mozart Festival in Istanbul, Koblenz Gymnasium and L’Opéra Gabriel at the Château de Versailles.
In 2019 her solo album ‘Journey Through Childhood' was released with Ulysses Arts label featuring an array of miniatures including famous masterpieces and unknown musical gems by Debussy, Schumann, Lyadov, Takemitsu, and Vladislav Shoot.
Passionate about musical education and the importance of providing young people the opportunity to be exposed to music in a way that stimulates a personal connection, creativity, bold expression away from the accustomed classical concert stage, Veronika harbours a thriving community of students. She has created and run numerous collaborative projects combining music, art, storytelling and movement for workshops in schools. She has taught at Dartington International Summer School, London Russian Music Academy, and is currently Ambassador’ for SaMM music school.
Veronika is also a certified Yoga teacher and is passionate about sharing the practise with musicians. She has shared with her piano students for a number of years, after discovering the benefits this brought in her own music making , well being and focus. She was first introduced to Yoga by her father at the age of 5. Upon meeting Lord Yehudi Menuhin a year later, discovering his ethos and being invited to study at his school, she explored the practice further. She has been integrating the practice into her life in Uk and India and received her teaching qualification from Himalayan Yoga Valley. She teaches weekly “Yoga for Musicians” sessions at the Exhale music and learning mastercourse.
Veronika has performed regularly as soloist and chamber musician on many renowned stages of classical music around the world and is a Laureate of numerous International Competitions and prizes.
Performing across the UK and worldwide,
Veronika has broadcasted on platforms such as BBC Spotlight News and BBC Radio 3. She has been invited to play on some of the most prestigious stages in classical music, including London’s Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Purcell Room, Steinway Hall, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, The Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, Amsterdam Conservatoire, International Mozart Festival in Istanbul, Koblenz Gymnasium and L’Opéra Gabriel at the Château de Versailles.
In 2019 her solo album ‘Journey Through Childhood' was released with Ulysses Arts label featuring an array of miniatures including famous masterpieces and unknown musical gems by Debussy, Schumann, Lyadov, Takemitsu, and Vladislav Shoot.
Passionate about musical education and the importance of providing young people the opportunity to be exposed to music in a way that stimulates a personal connection, creativity, bold expression away from the accustomed classical concert stage, Veronika harbours a thriving community of students. She has created and run numerous collaborative projects combining music, art, storytelling and movement for workshops in schools. She has taught at Dartington International Summer School, London Russian Music Academy, and is currently Ambassador’ for SaMM music school.
Veronika is also a certified Yoga teacher and is passionate about sharing the practise with musicians. She has shared with her piano students for a number of years, after discovering the benefits this brought in her own music making , well being and focus. She was first introduced to Yoga by her father at the age of 5. Upon meeting Lord Yehudi Menuhin a year later, discovering his ethos and being invited to study at his school, she explored the practice further. She has been integrating the practice into her life in Uk and India and received her teaching qualification from Himalayan Yoga Valley. She teaches weekly “Yoga for Musicians” sessions at the Exhale music and learning mastercourse.
Recordings of the works in today's concert
Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928)
Clair Matin
performed by Midshipman Third Class Vanessa Ortiz,
accompanied by Midshipman Second Class Sean Kee
MIDN Ortiz is a member of the Midshipmen Orchestra, in 11th Company, and a Physics major. MIDN Kee is a member of the Glee Club, Midshipmen Orchestra, in 23rd Company, and a Robotics and Control Engineering (Honors) major.
This virtual performance was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leo Ornstein (c1895-2002)
Nocturne for Clarinet, SO 600
performed by Jordan Peota in March 2017 as an audition piece for St Thomas University, Minnesota
Paul Henley (c1957)
With no online recording of the Nocturne, here is an intro to Paul Henley with a performance of his Adagietto
William Yeates Hurlstone (1876-1906)
from Four Characteristic Pieces
Croon Song
performed by Mark Walton, clarinet and David Miller, piano, in Sydney, in 2013
Vladislav Alexeyevich Shoot (b1941)
from Children's Album
Sad Dream
as there are no online recordings of Night Music, perhaps this short piece will maintain the mood, performed by Veronika Shoot
Paul Jeanjean
Variations on "Au Clair de la Lune"
performed by Nicholas Baldeyrou, clarinet and the Southern Winds Orchestra, at ClarinetFest 2017, in Orlando, Florida
Vladislav Shoot (1876-1906)
Mini Partita
An extra item: performed by Anna Hashimoto, clarinet and Veronika Shoot, piano, in St Marys Church, Perivale, Middlesex, in October 2019
Next Thursday's concert
Julien Harman-Evans, clarinet, with Thomas Ang, piano, play music by Rubbra, Medtner, CPE Bach, Ernst Krëhmer, and two pieces from "The Division Flute" - click here
Last Thursday's concert
Thomas Ang, early 20th century piano music - click here
