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Sponsor:
2017 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Friedrich 'Fritz' Kreisler (1875-1962)
Variations on a Theme by Corelli, in the Style of Tartini (1910) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata 8 in G, Op 30 No 3 (1803) 1 Allegro assai 2 Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (in Eb major) 3 Allegro vivace Joseph Yulyevich Achron (1886-1943) Hebrew Melody Op 33 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) from Incidental Music for Belshazzar's Feast Op 51 3 Nocturne Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) Polonaise de Concert No 1 in D, Op 4 Concert Duration: 40-45 minutes |
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
Emmanuel Bach
Emmanuel Bach has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at venues including Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the Fields and St James’s Piccadilly. He was a prizewinner at the 2017 ROSL String Competition, and Mirecourt International Violin Competition 2016. He has performed concertos by Brahms, Bruch, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and others.
Recently, he played in a live-streamed masterclass conducted by Maxim Vengerov, on the Brahms Violin Concerto. He is a selected artist on the Countess of Munster Recital scheme 2017-18.
As a chamber musician, Emmanuel was a Fellow on the Norfolk Festival 2016 (USA) working with the Artis, Brentano, and Emerson String Quartets. From 2013-15, he held a Leverhulme Fellowship at the Pro Corda Chamber Music Academy. He recently performed with the Bach String Quartet on BBC Radio 3's Music Day.
He has benefitted from masterclasses with musicians including Miriam Fried, Dong-Suk Kang, Shlomo Mintz, Maxim Vengerov, Peter Herresthal and Hugh Maguire. He studied with Natasha Boyarsky, reading Music at Magdalen College, Oxford, taking a Masters at the Royal College of Music. He is taking the Artist Diploma in Performance at the Royal College of Music, with Radu Blidar, supported by the HR Taylor Trust. Emmanuel is grateful for support from the English-Speaking Union, RCM, and Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Recently, he played in a live-streamed masterclass conducted by Maxim Vengerov, on the Brahms Violin Concerto. He is a selected artist on the Countess of Munster Recital scheme 2017-18.
As a chamber musician, Emmanuel was a Fellow on the Norfolk Festival 2016 (USA) working with the Artis, Brentano, and Emerson String Quartets. From 2013-15, he held a Leverhulme Fellowship at the Pro Corda Chamber Music Academy. He recently performed with the Bach String Quartet on BBC Radio 3's Music Day.
He has benefitted from masterclasses with musicians including Miriam Fried, Dong-Suk Kang, Shlomo Mintz, Maxim Vengerov, Peter Herresthal and Hugh Maguire. He studied with Natasha Boyarsky, reading Music at Magdalen College, Oxford, taking a Masters at the Royal College of Music. He is taking the Artist Diploma in Performance at the Royal College of Music, with Radu Blidar, supported by the HR Taylor Trust. Emmanuel is grateful for support from the English-Speaking Union, RCM, and Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Jenny Stern
South African born pianist Jenny Stern has performed widely as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. She made her debut playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto K450, with the conductor Alberto Bolet.
Following studies at the Royal College of Music in London with Lamar Crowson, she completed a Masters in South Africa with Isabella Stengel, winning the prestigious Emma Smith Overseas Scholarship for further study abroad. Major performances include acclaimed radio broadcasts of concertos by Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Grieg, with the orchestras of Cape Town, Natal and Bloemfontein.
Recent performances have included duo recitals at Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and other UK venues. Jenny has been invited to give masterclasses at venues including Dartington Summer School of Music and the Euro Music Academy in Vienna. As a teacher, she holds posts at Eton College and the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music.
Following studies at the Royal College of Music in London with Lamar Crowson, she completed a Masters in South Africa with Isabella Stengel, winning the prestigious Emma Smith Overseas Scholarship for further study abroad. Major performances include acclaimed radio broadcasts of concertos by Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Grieg, with the orchestras of Cape Town, Natal and Bloemfontein.
Recent performances have included duo recitals at Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and other UK venues. Jenny has been invited to give masterclasses at venues including Dartington Summer School of Music and the Euro Music Academy in Vienna. As a teacher, she holds posts at Eton College and the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music.
Concert at Home
If you cannot be with us at the lunchtime concert
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the videos or recordings below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the videos or recordings below:
Emmanuel and Jenny begin their concert with a forthright piece that states clearly this is the opening to a fine violin concert. This is Kreisler's Variations on a theme by Corelli, in the style of Tartini.
The performer on this recording is David Oistrakh and the pianist is Frida Bauer:
The performer on this recording is David Oistrakh and the pianist is Frida Bauer:
The main work of our concert is Beethoven's Violin Sonata No 8 Op 30. It was tempting to stay with Oistrakh for this but I have instead chosen a recording by Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis:
The evocative Hebrew Melody by Joseph Achron is played here by Josef Hassid in a recording from 1940. The accompanist is another phenomenal 20th century talent, Gerald Moore.
I must admit Josef Hassid was not a name I knew. Here's a comment from Fritz Kreisler that perhaps gives a little context: Hassid was noted for his intense vibrato and temperament, causing Fritz Kreisler to say
"A Heifetz violinist comes around every 100 years, a Hassid every 200."
Hassid's other recordings could make for an enjoyable evening of youtube searches !
I must admit Josef Hassid was not a name I knew. Here's a comment from Fritz Kreisler that perhaps gives a little context: Hassid was noted for his intense vibrato and temperament, causing Fritz Kreisler to say
"A Heifetz violinist comes around every 100 years, a Hassid every 200."
Hassid's other recordings could make for an enjoyable evening of youtube searches !
I make no apology for returning to David Oistrakh for our next recording. It is the Nocturne Op 51 No 3 from Sibelius' music for Belshazzar's Feast. Frida Bauer is at the piano here too:
For our closing work, Wieniawski's Polonaise, let's have two choices. In the recording on the right, by Aaron Rosand, with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, you can follow the score for the violin part, noting perhaps how often he is playing 4 notes together, and how quickly the changes to pizzicato happen.
On the left is a Pinchas Zukerman recording from TVR Cultural - the former Romanian state TV channel. Don't worry that the recording starts behind Zukerman, you will soon see him and his violin more clearly.
On the left is a Pinchas Zukerman recording from TVR Cultural - the former Romanian state TV channel. Don't worry that the recording starts behind Zukerman, you will soon see him and his violin more clearly.
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That was a truly magnificent finish to a virtuoso concert ! But if you are ready for just a little more . . .
This week's bonus item is Midnight Bells arranged by Kreisler (Heuberger). It comes from the Emmanuel Bach CD - BACH TO THE FUTURE - a superb selection of violin miniatures, including Heifetz arrangements.
The recital was recorded in Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2015.
Emmanuel's accompanist was again Jenny Stern.
This week's bonus item is Midnight Bells arranged by Kreisler (Heuberger). It comes from the Emmanuel Bach CD - BACH TO THE FUTURE - a superb selection of violin miniatures, including Heifetz arrangements.
The recital was recorded in Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2015.
Emmanuel's accompanist was again Jenny Stern.
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home.
