Music on Thursdays at LMC
12.30 lunchtime
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Season Sponsor:
Julie West Solicitor Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No 2 for solo viola BWV 1004 (1717-1720) (in G minor, transcribed from D minor) Allemande Courante Sarabande Gigue Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-1865) from Six Polyphonic Studies for Violin inspired by Thomas More's 1805 poem 6 Last rose of summer for solo violin (1864) Introduction Moderato Theme Andante non troppo Four variations Finale Friederich "Fritz" Kreisler (1875-1962) Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice for solo violin, Op 6 (1911) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Duo for violin and viola in G major K 423 (1783) Allegro Adagio Rondo: Allegro Concert duration: 45-55 minutes |
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after this concert.
Djumash Poulsen
Djumash Poulsen is a Scottish/Kyrgyz violinist who began his musical studies at the Aberdeen City Music School and took violin lessons with Peter Zanre in Elgin. He attended the Yehudi Menuhin School at thirteen, studying with Professor Lutsia Ibragimova.
After YMS he did his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music with the Knights of The Round Table Award, which culminated with a first.
Solo and ensemble performances with orchestra have included Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra, Santander Encuentro Festival Orchestra, Central Asian (former USSR) Regional Orchestra and the CSO Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası - the Turkish Presidential Orchestra.
Participation in Masterclasses with renown musicians such as Mihaela Martin, So Ock Kim, Zakhar Bron, Natalia Boyarsky, Alina Ibragimova, Nicola Benedetti, Peter Herresthal, Tasmin Little and many more. Djumash has attended IMS Prussia Cove and the Santander Encuentro Music Festival and was awarded the ESU Music Scholarship.
Djumash has performed in many renowned halls as soloist and as a chamber musician. These include the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Albert Hall (Elgar Room), The Menuhin Hall, St Martin’s in the Fields, Aberdeen City Music Hall, Santander Philharmonic Hall, Trinity Chapel, Cambridge, Radio Free Europe (Prague), St Mary’s Perivale, Amaryllis Fleming Hall and many more.
Most recent highlights include recitals and performances as soloist at the Royal Academy of Music, Bedford Church, Colston Hall, Over-Seas House, and St James’ Piccadilly. Djumash has also recently performed as leader of the RAM Symphony Orchestra at the Duke’s Hall, and as part of the Academy’s elite string ensemble Sainsbury Academy Soloists which includes performances at the Wigmore Hall.
Djumash is currently studying for his Master’s Degree at the Royal Academy of Music under the American Society and the Derek Butler London Scholarships with Professor Rodney Friend. Djumash plays on an 18th Century violin kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
Future engagements include a tour with the English Chamber Orchestra and attendance at the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado, USA, as a Polonsky Fellow.
After YMS he did his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music with the Knights of The Round Table Award, which culminated with a first.
Solo and ensemble performances with orchestra have included Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra, Santander Encuentro Festival Orchestra, Central Asian (former USSR) Regional Orchestra and the CSO Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası - the Turkish Presidential Orchestra.
Participation in Masterclasses with renown musicians such as Mihaela Martin, So Ock Kim, Zakhar Bron, Natalia Boyarsky, Alina Ibragimova, Nicola Benedetti, Peter Herresthal, Tasmin Little and many more. Djumash has attended IMS Prussia Cove and the Santander Encuentro Music Festival and was awarded the ESU Music Scholarship.
Djumash has performed in many renowned halls as soloist and as a chamber musician. These include the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Albert Hall (Elgar Room), The Menuhin Hall, St Martin’s in the Fields, Aberdeen City Music Hall, Santander Philharmonic Hall, Trinity Chapel, Cambridge, Radio Free Europe (Prague), St Mary’s Perivale, Amaryllis Fleming Hall and many more.
Most recent highlights include recitals and performances as soloist at the Royal Academy of Music, Bedford Church, Colston Hall, Over-Seas House, and St James’ Piccadilly. Djumash has also recently performed as leader of the RAM Symphony Orchestra at the Duke’s Hall, and as part of the Academy’s elite string ensemble Sainsbury Academy Soloists which includes performances at the Wigmore Hall.
Djumash is currently studying for his Master’s Degree at the Royal Academy of Music under the American Society and the Derek Butler London Scholarships with Professor Rodney Friend. Djumash plays on an 18th Century violin kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
Future engagements include a tour with the English Chamber Orchestra and attendance at the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado, USA, as a Polonsky Fellow.
Varinia Oyola Rebaza
Varinia Oyola-Rebaza is currently pursuing a Professional Diploma under the tutelage of Garfield Jackson and Helene Clement at the Royal Academy of Music and recently became the violist of the London-based Alauda String Quartet.
She has performed in North America, Germany, Finland, Great Britain, Spain, South Korea and her native Peru. Recent highlights include a solo recital closing the Peruvian Musicians Cycle presented by the Sociedad Filarmonica de Lima, performances with the Windsong Chamber Players, NY, and a collaboration with Composer Andrew Norman on "Susanna" for solo viola at Royal Academy of Music’s Duke's Hall.
Previous chamber music partners include pianist Hui Wu and violinist Paul Arnold of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
As a devoted chamber musician, she has been invited to festivals such as Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, The Quartet Program, Orford Arts Center, Oberstdorf MusikSommer, Dali International Music Festival and Great Mountains Music Festival (South Korea). In addition, she has performed in masterclasses for leading violists such as Barbara Westphal, Maxim Rysanov,
and Nobuko Imai.
Varinia holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School as a recipient of the coveted Jerome L Greene fellowship and a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa where she served as viola and chamber music teaching assistant. Her mentors include Heidi Castleman, Christine Rutledge, Steven Tenenbom, Charles Neidich, David Holland and members of the Juilliard Quartet.
As an advocate of new music, she has been a member of the New Juilliard Ensemble and the Center for New Music performing at the Midwest Composers Symposium and Lincoln Center.
Varinia plays on a Withers Viola (1820) generously on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.
She has performed in North America, Germany, Finland, Great Britain, Spain, South Korea and her native Peru. Recent highlights include a solo recital closing the Peruvian Musicians Cycle presented by the Sociedad Filarmonica de Lima, performances with the Windsong Chamber Players, NY, and a collaboration with Composer Andrew Norman on "Susanna" for solo viola at Royal Academy of Music’s Duke's Hall.
Previous chamber music partners include pianist Hui Wu and violinist Paul Arnold of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
As a devoted chamber musician, she has been invited to festivals such as Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, The Quartet Program, Orford Arts Center, Oberstdorf MusikSommer, Dali International Music Festival and Great Mountains Music Festival (South Korea). In addition, she has performed in masterclasses for leading violists such as Barbara Westphal, Maxim Rysanov,
and Nobuko Imai.
Varinia holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School as a recipient of the coveted Jerome L Greene fellowship and a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa where she served as viola and chamber music teaching assistant. Her mentors include Heidi Castleman, Christine Rutledge, Steven Tenenbom, Charles Neidich, David Holland and members of the Juilliard Quartet.
As an advocate of new music, she has been a member of the New Juilliard Ensemble and the Center for New Music performing at the Midwest Composers Symposium and Lincoln Center.
Varinia plays on a Withers Viola (1820) generously on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.
Concert at Home
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Itzhak Perlman is the performer for our first work today, although we shall hear it in a lower key and on the viola. We will also miss out on the Chaconne which Perlman does play in this BBC Radio 3 recording.
This recording has attracted over 1.5 million viewers and some 900 comments!
This recording has attracted over 1.5 million viewers and some 900 comments!
Heinrich Ernst took the familiar melody of The Last Rose of Summer and cast around it his variations.
The violinist here is 16-year old Moné Hattori from Japan.
Born in 1999 she clearly has a wonderful performing career ahead of her:
For a second solo item Djumash is including Kreisler's Opus 6 Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice for solo violin. Our soloist in this recording is Henry Szeryng, a pretty amazing man as this excerpt from his wikipedia entry shows:
... made his solo debut in January 1933 playing the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor George Georgescu. From 1933 to 1939 he studied composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
When WW2 broke out, General Sikorski - Premier of the Polish government in exile - asked Szeryng, who was fluent in seven languages, to serve as his liaison officer & interpreter. Szeryng took these positions and discontinued his studies, although he continued to perform on the violin, giving over 300 concerts for Allied troops all over the world. When he accompanied Sikorski on a mission to Mexico in 1941 seeking a home for 4,000 Polish refugees, the positive reception moved Szeryng so deeply that he decided to become a Mexican citizen, and did so in 1946. In 1945 he accepted the request (made in 1943) that he head the string dept of National University of Mexico.
... made his solo debut in January 1933 playing the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor George Georgescu. From 1933 to 1939 he studied composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
When WW2 broke out, General Sikorski - Premier of the Polish government in exile - asked Szeryng, who was fluent in seven languages, to serve as his liaison officer & interpreter. Szeryng took these positions and discontinued his studies, although he continued to perform on the violin, giving over 300 concerts for Allied troops all over the world. When he accompanied Sikorski on a mission to Mexico in 1941 seeking a home for 4,000 Polish refugees, the positive reception moved Szeryng so deeply that he decided to become a Mexican citizen, and did so in 1946. In 1945 he accepted the request (made in 1943) that he head the string dept of National University of Mexico.
More Perlman? Certainly. Here he is with Pinchas Zukerman playing Mozart's duo for violin and viola in G major, K423. This performance was recorded live in 1978 at the Royal College of Music:
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