12.30 lunchtime, Thursday 3rd November 2016
Bennett String Quartet Roma Tic & Salomé Rateau, violins Victoria Bernath, viola • Evie Heyde, cello artistes appear courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church |
Sponsor:
2016 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Quartet No 1 Op 18 in F major (1799) 1 Allegro con brio 2 Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato 3 Scherzo: Allegro molto 4 Allegro |
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1820, by Joseph Karl Stieler
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Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
Bennett String Quartet
The Bennett String Quartet is named in tribute to the 19th century composer, William Sterndale Bennett who was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music in 1826, at the age of 10. A pianist, conductor and educator, Bennett remained involved with the work of the RAM throughout his life.
These young musicians came together at the RAM in 2015 and since then have worked with members of the Chilingirian Quartet and Peter Sheppard-Skaerved. As an ensemble they are particularly focused on 20th century and modern music from the four countries of their births - Poland, France, UK and Canada.
These young musicians came together at the RAM in 2015 and since then have worked with members of the Chilingirian Quartet and Peter Sheppard-Skaerved. As an ensemble they are particularly focused on 20th century and modern music from the four countries of their births - Poland, France, UK and Canada.
Roma Tic, violin
Polish-born violinist Roma Tic is currently enrolled in a Masters program at the Royal Academy of Music, under Remus Azoitei. Her previous education includes studying at the IJ Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań with Bartosz Bryła and Agata Szymczewska.
Roma has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in various concert venues across Europe and Africa such as Auditorio Nacional de Musica in Madrid, Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Barbican Centre, Berliner Philharmonie, Kolner Philharmonie, Théâtre National d'Alger, Algiers.
Roma has been invited as young professional to the Ensemble Chamber Music Festival in Ksiaz, Masterclass Music Festival of Bartek Niziol. She has also worked with distinguished soloists and conductors including Maxim Vengerov, Semyon Bychkov, Bartłomiej Nizioł, Jacek Kaspszyk, Garrick Ohlson. Roma is also a winner and finalist of chamber music competitions including Chamber Music Competition in Ilzach, France; Huberman Chamber Music Competition in Częstochowa, Poland; and the Brahms Chamber Music Competition in Gdańsk.
Roma has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in various concert venues across Europe and Africa such as Auditorio Nacional de Musica in Madrid, Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Barbican Centre, Berliner Philharmonie, Kolner Philharmonie, Théâtre National d'Alger, Algiers.
Roma has been invited as young professional to the Ensemble Chamber Music Festival in Ksiaz, Masterclass Music Festival of Bartek Niziol. She has also worked with distinguished soloists and conductors including Maxim Vengerov, Semyon Bychkov, Bartłomiej Nizioł, Jacek Kaspszyk, Garrick Ohlson. Roma is also a winner and finalist of chamber music competitions including Chamber Music Competition in Ilzach, France; Huberman Chamber Music Competition in Częstochowa, Poland; and the Brahms Chamber Music Competition in Gdańsk.
Salomé Rateau, violin
"I believe that an essential part of our life is to communicate and that music offers a wide range of tools to do it with passion and beauty."
Salomé is a French violinist who believes in music as one could believe in science. She is fascinated by the connection between her experiences and the way she produces her own voice with her instrument, and strives to utilise this connection to its full potential.
Salomé tends to have an holistic approch to the world of music, therefore she graduated from Université de Paris-Sorbonnes and Université de Poitiers in musicology, modern violin interpretation, and pedagogy. She has recenty graduated with distinction from the MMus degree at the Royal Academy of Music for both modern and historical performance.
An experienced orchestral player, she is particularly interested in learning the history of her instrument and how it has developed, through involvement in historical performances. She has been trained by tutors from Les Siècles Orchestra and Ochestre des Champs Elysées in France, and is developing her skills on the baroque instrument with Elysabeth Wallfisch, Margaret Faultless, Rachel Podger and Pavlo Beznosiuk.
Coached by Philippe Honoré at the Royal Academy of Music, Salomé is in the process of immersing herself in the large repertoire written for orchestra as a violin player. She is also involved in the music of today, and feels that it is important to express the new voices and colours that she hears developing around her.
She has received training from the Ars Nova Ensemble, and worked with some of her contemporary French composers. Sharing the knowledge, feelings, and culture she is surrounded by is her aim in life.
Trained in Poitiers and Paris, Salomé came to London in 2013 supported by the Safran Foundation for Music for her postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music. She plays a Jean and Nicolas Colin violin made in 1843.
Salomé is a French violinist who believes in music as one could believe in science. She is fascinated by the connection between her experiences and the way she produces her own voice with her instrument, and strives to utilise this connection to its full potential.
Salomé tends to have an holistic approch to the world of music, therefore she graduated from Université de Paris-Sorbonnes and Université de Poitiers in musicology, modern violin interpretation, and pedagogy. She has recenty graduated with distinction from the MMus degree at the Royal Academy of Music for both modern and historical performance.
An experienced orchestral player, she is particularly interested in learning the history of her instrument and how it has developed, through involvement in historical performances. She has been trained by tutors from Les Siècles Orchestra and Ochestre des Champs Elysées in France, and is developing her skills on the baroque instrument with Elysabeth Wallfisch, Margaret Faultless, Rachel Podger and Pavlo Beznosiuk.
Coached by Philippe Honoré at the Royal Academy of Music, Salomé is in the process of immersing herself in the large repertoire written for orchestra as a violin player. She is also involved in the music of today, and feels that it is important to express the new voices and colours that she hears developing around her.
She has received training from the Ars Nova Ensemble, and worked with some of her contemporary French composers. Sharing the knowledge, feelings, and culture she is surrounded by is her aim in life.
Trained in Poitiers and Paris, Salomé came to London in 2013 supported by the Safran Foundation for Music for her postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music. She plays a Jean and Nicolas Colin violin made in 1843.
Victoria Bernath, viola
British-Canadian violist Victoria Bernath began her musical studies as a child in Canada and continued in Belgium where she was encouraged to follow a musical career, following award-winning achievements. She subsequently moved to England for her musical education, studying with Alan George of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet and Rivka Golani at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where she achieved a Masters of Music and a Fellowship of Viola Performance with Distinction.
Mentored by violist Yuko Inoue (Royal Academy of Music) and Paul Barritt (guest leader of the Halle Symphony Orchestra), Victoria recently completed a performance-led PhD thesis investigating previously-undiscovered virtuosic British repertoire of the early 20th century (sponsored by the Sir Jack Lyons Foundation).
In November 2015, Victoria had the honor of premiering her orchestrated edition of Emil Kreuz's previously unheard viola concerto (c.1892), with the "I Maestri" orchestra of London. A CD of selected works from her PhD study will be released later in 2016.
Alongside her performance schedule, Victoria is also an active composer. She has written works for music-theater, string quartet, string trio, solo violin and solo viola. These compositions have been performed in Belgium, Canada, China, France, England and the USA. A scholarship recipient, Victoria currently studies viola performance at the Royal Academy of Music with Yuko Inoue and Garfield Jackson, where she is investigating the relationship between British and Franco-Belgian repertoire (1890-1940), and performing relevant works from this period.
Victoria is the recipient of many awards including the 2011 Cavatina Chamber Music award, the 2012-3 Terry Holmes Composer-Performer award (with composer James Whittle) and the 2012-2014 Sir Jack Lyons Performance Scholarship.
Upcoming solo performances for summer 2016 will include venues in Belguim, France, South Korea and New York City. Described as 'a true musical talent' for recent solo performances, Victoria is quickly rising to the fore as a noteworthy young talent.
She performs on a 1917 Azzoli viola, with the use of an 1880 Hill bow, on gracious loan from the Royal Academy of Music.
Mentored by violist Yuko Inoue (Royal Academy of Music) and Paul Barritt (guest leader of the Halle Symphony Orchestra), Victoria recently completed a performance-led PhD thesis investigating previously-undiscovered virtuosic British repertoire of the early 20th century (sponsored by the Sir Jack Lyons Foundation).
In November 2015, Victoria had the honor of premiering her orchestrated edition of Emil Kreuz's previously unheard viola concerto (c.1892), with the "I Maestri" orchestra of London. A CD of selected works from her PhD study will be released later in 2016.
Alongside her performance schedule, Victoria is also an active composer. She has written works for music-theater, string quartet, string trio, solo violin and solo viola. These compositions have been performed in Belgium, Canada, China, France, England and the USA. A scholarship recipient, Victoria currently studies viola performance at the Royal Academy of Music with Yuko Inoue and Garfield Jackson, where she is investigating the relationship between British and Franco-Belgian repertoire (1890-1940), and performing relevant works from this period.
Victoria is the recipient of many awards including the 2011 Cavatina Chamber Music award, the 2012-3 Terry Holmes Composer-Performer award (with composer James Whittle) and the 2012-2014 Sir Jack Lyons Performance Scholarship.
Upcoming solo performances for summer 2016 will include venues in Belguim, France, South Korea and New York City. Described as 'a true musical talent' for recent solo performances, Victoria is quickly rising to the fore as a noteworthy young talent.
She performs on a 1917 Azzoli viola, with the use of an 1880 Hill bow, on gracious loan from the Royal Academy of Music.
Evie Heyde, violoncello
Evie Heyde is a young freelance cellist with a background in Worcester College, Oxford, and the Royal Academy 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 on the videos below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking on the videos below:
Our concert today opens with a live concert recording of the Afiara Quartet performing the four movements of
Beethoven's String Quartet in F major, No 1 of Opus 18, written in 1799:
The other work in our concert this week was planned to be String Quartet No 4 by Gražyna Bacewicz.
Copyright issues meant we were unable to hear her prize-winning quartet.
For your listening pleasure the work is performed in this recording by the Symanowski Quartet:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home
