24th May 2012 - 12.30 Lunchtime Concert
Emily Andrews, flute
Chris Hopkins, piano
Chris Hopkins, piano
Programme
Ballade Carl Heinrich Reinecke (1824-1910) Vocalise-étude Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Vocalise Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Vocalise Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Vocalise-étude Albert Roussel (1869-1937) Vocalise-étude Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Ballade Frank Martin (1890-1974) |
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Emily Andrews, flute
Emily Andrews graduated in 2010 with Distinction from her Masters degree in flute performance at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied with Clare Southworth and Kate Hill. Emily has followed an unusual career path: her undergraduate degree was in Mathematics at Cambridge University, and she worked as an IT consultant for two years before she followed her heart and became a full-time musician.
Emily is a passionate chamber musician as well as a soloist. Her wind trio, The Renard Ensemble are keen performers on the Live Music Now scheme, and have recently been selected as Joint Winners of the Tunnell Trust Award for 2011/2012. She also has a regular duo partnership with guitarist David Massey (The Andrews Massey Duo) with whom she has performed at many music festivals around the country, and at venues including Colston Hall and St James' Piccadilly.
Emily was selected for the Concordia Foundation International Ensemble for 2010-2011, and was also chosen as a Limelight New Artist the same year (with whom she performed at the 100 Club in July 2010). Emily's "exquisite phrasing", beautiful singing tone and natural musicality have been noted by many prominent musicians, including Lorna McGhee, Ransom Wilson, Mark Van de Wiel, Neil Black OBE and William Bennett OBE. The British Flute Society's review of her performance of the Liebermann flute concerto cited Emily as "definitely one of Britain's most promising young professionals".
Chris Hopkins, piano
Christopher Hopkins has played for audiences around the world, performing solo and chamber music in New York, Japan, Europe, Singapore and London as well as regularly on BBC radio, working with orchestras (as soloist in a range of concertos, from Bach, to Mozart, Shostakovich and Gershwin), chamber groups, and a wide range of musicians including Guy Johnston, Daniel Hope, Nicola Benedetti and Charlie Siem.
Chris began playing piano at the age of four, later winning a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Having gained a Masters degree in British Music with distinction, he returned to complete his post-graduate education at the Academy where he won several prizes and awards and gained a DipRAM. Following both Leverhulme and Elton John scholarships, he became a Fellow of the RAM. He has been a member of the Solti-Peretti Accademia in Italy and a Britten-Pears scholar, as well as working with Graham Johnson’s Song-makers’ Almanac and the RAM’s Song Circle.
Appointed Musical Director of the Orchestra of the City in 2009, Chris continues to be in demand as a conductor. He has been invited to direct the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Corinthians Chamber Orchestra, Blaze Ensemble, EMSO, and various others and has also worked as assistant to Sir Charles Mackerras, Jane Glover, Dominic Wheeler and Trevor Pinnock, as principal répétiteur, coach and assistant conductor for productions including Semele (Handel), Albert Herring (Britten), Il Giasone (Cavalli), Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Die Drei-groschenoper (Weill/Brecht), and Kommilitonen (Maxwell Davies). He has also worked with the Pet Shop Boys at Sadler’s Wells with their ballet The Most Incredible Thing. Last year he worked for a season with Welsh National Opera.
Chris began playing piano at the age of four, later winning a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Having gained a Masters degree in British Music with distinction, he returned to complete his post-graduate education at the Academy where he won several prizes and awards and gained a DipRAM. Following both Leverhulme and Elton John scholarships, he became a Fellow of the RAM. He has been a member of the Solti-Peretti Accademia in Italy and a Britten-Pears scholar, as well as working with Graham Johnson’s Song-makers’ Almanac and the RAM’s Song Circle.
Appointed Musical Director of the Orchestra of the City in 2009, Chris continues to be in demand as a conductor. He has been invited to direct the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Corinthians Chamber Orchestra, Blaze Ensemble, EMSO, and various others and has also worked as assistant to Sir Charles Mackerras, Jane Glover, Dominic Wheeler and Trevor Pinnock, as principal répétiteur, coach and assistant conductor for productions including Semele (Handel), Albert Herring (Britten), Il Giasone (Cavalli), Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Die Drei-groschenoper (Weill/Brecht), and Kommilitonen (Maxwell Davies). He has also worked with the Pet Shop Boys at Sadler’s Wells with their ballet The Most Incredible Thing. Last year he worked for a season with Welsh National Opera.
