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Thursday
31st March 2022
12.30 lunchtime
OPENING CONCERT OF
2022 SEASON
Trio Kaizen
Hannah Hever, clarinet
William Clark-Maxwell, cello
Eran Sulkin, piano
Programme
Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle in F# for piano solo, Op 60 (1845-6)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op 73 (1849)
I Zart und mit Ausdruck Tender and with expression
II Lebhaft, leicht Lively, light
III Rasch und mit Feuer Quick and with fire
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano and cello in C major No 4, Op 102/1 (1815)
1 Andantino - Allegro vivace
2 Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for clarinet piano and cello in A minor Op 114 (1891)
1 Allegro
2 Adagio
3 Andantino grazioso
4 Allegro
Concert duration approx: 70 minutes
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Performers
Hannah Hever
Hannah recently graduated from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a distinction in her masters
degree. During her time as a scholar there she worked alongside members of the LSO as part of the Orchestral
artistry course, and was a finalist in the woodwind competition of 2021. During her undergraduate degree as a
scholar at Trinity Laban, she won the Trinity Laban Clarinet Award for excellence in 2015, 2017 and 2018. In
her first year at Trinity Laban she won the Wilfred Hambleton Clarinet Competition, the Harold Clarke
Woodwind Competition, and was further awarded the John Barbirolli Foundation Scholarship by the Royal
Philharmonic Society.
In 2017 she won the Trinity Laban Soloists competition and performed Coplands
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra at Cadogan Hall. Other concerto performances include the Bruch
Double concerto, and in 2023 she will be performing the Mozart clarinet concerto with Redhill Symphony
Orchestra. In 2019 she toured ‘Rigoletto’ with Glyndebourne as part of the Pit Perfect scheme, and was
principle clarinet for the London sinfonietta Academy concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Since she began studying jazz in 2016 she has toured New Orleans and performed a headline show Ronnie
Scott’s with her band The Old Jelly Rollers. She also plays Bass Clarinet for Stompys Playground, a 13-piece
ensemble performing electronic dance music for an entirely acoustic set up, who have performed at venues
including the Jazz Café and music festivals including Bestival, Greenman, Shamballa and Boomtown.
Since graduating Hannah has decided not to pursue a career in performing and is now training to be a
psychotherapist at London's Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling Education, however she is still enjoying performing with various groups including Hastings philharmonic Orchestra, and recording and performing with various bands.
degree. During her time as a scholar there she worked alongside members of the LSO as part of the Orchestral
artistry course, and was a finalist in the woodwind competition of 2021. During her undergraduate degree as a
scholar at Trinity Laban, she won the Trinity Laban Clarinet Award for excellence in 2015, 2017 and 2018. In
her first year at Trinity Laban she won the Wilfred Hambleton Clarinet Competition, the Harold Clarke
Woodwind Competition, and was further awarded the John Barbirolli Foundation Scholarship by the Royal
Philharmonic Society.
In 2017 she won the Trinity Laban Soloists competition and performed Coplands
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra at Cadogan Hall. Other concerto performances include the Bruch
Double concerto, and in 2023 she will be performing the Mozart clarinet concerto with Redhill Symphony
Orchestra. In 2019 she toured ‘Rigoletto’ with Glyndebourne as part of the Pit Perfect scheme, and was
principle clarinet for the London sinfonietta Academy concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Since she began studying jazz in 2016 she has toured New Orleans and performed a headline show Ronnie
Scott’s with her band The Old Jelly Rollers. She also plays Bass Clarinet for Stompys Playground, a 13-piece
ensemble performing electronic dance music for an entirely acoustic set up, who have performed at venues
including the Jazz Café and music festivals including Bestival, Greenman, Shamballa and Boomtown.
Since graduating Hannah has decided not to pursue a career in performing and is now training to be a
psychotherapist at London's Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling Education, however she is still enjoying performing with various groups including Hastings philharmonic Orchestra, and recording and performing with various bands.
William Clark-Maxwell
William was born in 1996 and began his musical education as a chorister in the choir of St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. He studied cello from the age of 10 with Sue Lowe, and was a principal player in the National Children’s Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra.
He then studied cello with Erico Bronzi at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg before gaining his undergraduate degree in music from Jesus College, Cambridge, and his master’s degree in cello from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied with Tim Lowe.
He has recently performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, and John Wilson Orchestra; as a guest cellist with the Wihan Quartet; and as a concerto soloist with the Newbury Symphony, Mayson Symphony, and Cambridge University Orchestras. He was a prize winner at the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021, and won the 2021 D’Addario String competition, and is currently a junior Fellow at the Guildhall School.
He then studied cello with Erico Bronzi at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg before gaining his undergraduate degree in music from Jesus College, Cambridge, and his master’s degree in cello from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied with Tim Lowe.
He has recently performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, and John Wilson Orchestra; as a guest cellist with the Wihan Quartet; and as a concerto soloist with the Newbury Symphony, Mayson Symphony, and Cambridge University Orchestras. He was a prize winner at the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021, and won the 2021 D’Addario String competition, and is currently a junior Fellow at the Guildhall School.
Eran Sulkin
Eran Sulkin, 24, is a concert pianist studying for a Masters degree at the Guildhall School of Music, London. Eran has won prizes and performed concerts worldwide. Mainly a recitalist, he performs as a chamber musician as well as an improviser. He has been an America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholar for the past ten years.
Eran has played concerts in Israel and abroad, including Joseph Joachim Concert Hall, Universität Der Künst, Berlin 2017; Schleswig-Holstein Festival Masterclasses, Lübeck, 2015; Aspen Music Festival 2018; Guildhall School Chamber Festival 2019 and London City Music Society Chamber concert, 2020.
He has won prizes at Israeli national competitions: Israel Radio Young Artist Competition (2015), Jerusalem, “Piano Forever”, Ashdod (2015,2019); Israel Conservatory prize (2015) Ben-Haim Israeli music competition- best accompanist prize (2016); Ivan Sutton Prize, the Guildhall School Chamber Competition, 2018.
Eran participated in the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria, and in the Čiurlionis International Piano Competition, in Vilnius, where he reached the semi-finals and received praise from audiences and jury. Eran has taken masterclasses with Murray Perahia, Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Levin, Menahem Pressler, Andrej Jasinsky, Arie Vardi, and Aquilles Delle Vigne.
Eran has played concerts in Israel and abroad, including Joseph Joachim Concert Hall, Universität Der Künst, Berlin 2017; Schleswig-Holstein Festival Masterclasses, Lübeck, 2015; Aspen Music Festival 2018; Guildhall School Chamber Festival 2019 and London City Music Society Chamber concert, 2020.
He has won prizes at Israeli national competitions: Israel Radio Young Artist Competition (2015), Jerusalem, “Piano Forever”, Ashdod (2015,2019); Israel Conservatory prize (2015) Ben-Haim Israeli music competition- best accompanist prize (2016); Ivan Sutton Prize, the Guildhall School Chamber Competition, 2018.
Eran participated in the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria, and in the Čiurlionis International Piano Competition, in Vilnius, where he reached the semi-finals and received praise from audiences and jury. Eran has taken masterclasses with Murray Perahia, Christoph Eschenbach, Robert Levin, Menahem Pressler, Andrej Jasinsky, Arie Vardi, and Aquilles Delle Vigne.
Recordings of the works in today's concert
Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle in F# for piano solo, Op 60 (1845-6)
We hear Daniil Trifonov at the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition, Second Stage in 2016. This beautifully sensitive playing made him Third Prize Winner.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op 73 (1849)
I Zart und mit Ausdruck Tender and with expression
II Lebhaft, leicht Lively, light
III Rasch und mit Feuer Quick and with fire
Clarinettist Olivier Patey and Martijn Willers play Schumann's Fantasiestücke on 28th December 2020 during the Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival, Utrecht 2020.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano and cello in C major No 4, Op 102/1 (1815)
1 Andantino - Allegro vivace
2 Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace
This is an historic recording from French television with cellist Pierre Fournier and Jean Fonda.
Sonata for piano and cello in C major No 4, Op 102/1 (1815)
1 Andantino - Allegro vivace
2 Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace
This is an historic recording from French television with cellist Pierre Fournier and Jean Fonda.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for clarinet piano and cello in A minor Op 114 (1891)
1 Allegro • 2 Adagio • 3 Andantino grazioso • 4 Allegro
In this 2020 recording from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Olivier Patey and Martijn Willers are joined by cellist Joris van den Berg.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for clarinet piano and cello in A minor Op 114 (1891)
1 Allegro • 2 Adagio • 3 Andantino grazioso • 4 Allegro
In this 2020 recording from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Olivier Patey and Martijn Willers are joined by cellist Joris van den Berg.
Previous concert
AGM Piano Concert, Silent Film with Thomas Ang, piano - click here
Next Thursday's concert
pianist Yuzhang Li plays Beethoven, Haydn , Scriabin, - click here
