Music on Thursdays
at Leatherhead Methodist Church
12.30 lunchtime
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Sponsor: Julie West Solicitor Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
from Sonata in G minor for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1029 (1730s/40s) 1 Vivace Lewis Murphy (b1982) Breathing Space Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984) from Petite Suite sur des thèmes du Dodécanèse (1947) I Andante Lento VI Andante Lento - Allegro Vivo ma non troppo Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante défunte Pavane for a dead princess Astor Pantaléon Piazzolla (1921-1991) Le Grand Tango (1982) Juan Cazcarra (b1991) El Yeli (2017) singing El Yeli is part of Spanish Gitano wedding tradition Concert duration: 35-40 minutes |
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Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after this concert.
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Diphonon Duo
Diphonon Duo is a viola and accordion duo formed by the Greek viola player Michael Iskas and Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade, accordionist from Navarra (Spain). Michael and Iñigo met in 2015 during their Master of Arts studies at the Royal Academy of Music and, after discovering they share common musical interests, they decided to establish this ensemble.
The Greek word Diphonon means "two voices".
The combination of accordion and viola, bow and bellows, is an unusual duo, however the two instruments have more similarities than we think, since both are able to sustain sound for a long time and vary its color and intensity. For string players, it is very interesting to explore this possibility. The great cello player Mstislav Rostropovich said that "If cellists want to discover the possibilities of the cello, they should play with accordion and not piano".
The repertoire performed by Diphonon Duo reaches different styles and ages. From original works for the duo, to transcriptions of baroque and classical music. The duo involves the audience in a journey through time and space, from the 17th century to the present day and from distant countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Spain, the eastern Mediterranean, and Japan. Many of the works performed by the Diphonon Duo reflect traditional elements of various regions of the world (for example dances, rhythms, songs).
Due to the rarity of this ensemble and its limited repertoire, some composers have created new pieces dedicated to Diphonon Duo.
Diphonon Duo have performed in various venues in the UK and Spain such as the Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Royal Academy of Music, British Museum and Colston Hall (Bristol).
During the course 2017-18 they were appointed as Wigmore Hall Learning Ensemble, being regular collaborators since then. They are also a Live Music Now ensemble since November 2018.
The duo has received coaching and guidance from eminent musicians such as accordion professor Owen Murray, Mie Miki and Bjarke Mogensen (accordionists), viola professors James Sleigh and Roger Chase, and violist Garth Knox.
The Greek word Diphonon means "two voices".
The combination of accordion and viola, bow and bellows, is an unusual duo, however the two instruments have more similarities than we think, since both are able to sustain sound for a long time and vary its color and intensity. For string players, it is very interesting to explore this possibility. The great cello player Mstislav Rostropovich said that "If cellists want to discover the possibilities of the cello, they should play with accordion and not piano".
The repertoire performed by Diphonon Duo reaches different styles and ages. From original works for the duo, to transcriptions of baroque and classical music. The duo involves the audience in a journey through time and space, from the 17th century to the present day and from distant countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Spain, the eastern Mediterranean, and Japan. Many of the works performed by the Diphonon Duo reflect traditional elements of various regions of the world (for example dances, rhythms, songs).
Due to the rarity of this ensemble and its limited repertoire, some composers have created new pieces dedicated to Diphonon Duo.
Diphonon Duo have performed in various venues in the UK and Spain such as the Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Royal Academy of Music, British Museum and Colston Hall (Bristol).
During the course 2017-18 they were appointed as Wigmore Hall Learning Ensemble, being regular collaborators since then. They are also a Live Music Now ensemble since November 2018.
The duo has received coaching and guidance from eminent musicians such as accordion professor Owen Murray, Mie Miki and Bjarke Mogensen (accordionists), viola professors James Sleigh and Roger Chase, and violist Garth Knox.
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Michael Iskas
Michael Iskas is a viola and violin performer born in Thessaloniki, Greece. From an early age, he was exposed to many different musical stimuli, a fact which contributed to his later artistic development as a classical, contemporary, and world music performer.
Michael has performed for many years at concerts in various European countries, and with several orchestras (e.g. English National Ballet, Orpheus Sinfonia, Royal Academy Opera), chamber music ensembles, traditional and popular music bands, as well as a soloist.
He is founding member of Diphonon Duo, with the accordionist Iñigo Mikeleiz. The duo performs a wide range of repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary Music and transcriptions of various traditional-inspired compositions as well.
He has studied violin at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki with Dmitris Chandrakis, and the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria with Jan Pospichal of the Vienna Symphony. He also had the opportunity to receive important long-term guidance from the violin soloist Georgios Demertzis.
After obtaining the Violin Soloist Diploma from the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and his Violin Bachelor Degree, graded “Excellent”, Michael continued to Postgraduate Studies (Master of Arts) in Viola Performance with a full scholarship at London's Royal Academy of Music, where he graduated from the class of James Sleigh. He studied with the renowned violist Roger Chase at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance where he obtained his Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in viola performance. He is a scholar of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Royal Academy of Music and Athena Scholarship.
Among other important musicians, he has participated in masterclasses and lessons with Lawrence Power, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Garth Knox, Hartmut Rohde, Paul Silverthorne, Annette Isserlis, Richard Ireland, Tatjana Masurenko, Paul Patterson, Poulcheria Seira, and Christos Polyzoides.
Michael has performed for many years at concerts in various European countries, and with several orchestras (e.g. English National Ballet, Orpheus Sinfonia, Royal Academy Opera), chamber music ensembles, traditional and popular music bands, as well as a soloist.
He is founding member of Diphonon Duo, with the accordionist Iñigo Mikeleiz. The duo performs a wide range of repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary Music and transcriptions of various traditional-inspired compositions as well.
He has studied violin at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki with Dmitris Chandrakis, and the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria with Jan Pospichal of the Vienna Symphony. He also had the opportunity to receive important long-term guidance from the violin soloist Georgios Demertzis.
After obtaining the Violin Soloist Diploma from the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and his Violin Bachelor Degree, graded “Excellent”, Michael continued to Postgraduate Studies (Master of Arts) in Viola Performance with a full scholarship at London's Royal Academy of Music, where he graduated from the class of James Sleigh. He studied with the renowned violist Roger Chase at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance where he obtained his Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in viola performance. He is a scholar of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Royal Academy of Music and Athena Scholarship.
Among other important musicians, he has participated in masterclasses and lessons with Lawrence Power, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Garth Knox, Hartmut Rohde, Paul Silverthorne, Annette Isserlis, Richard Ireland, Tatjana Masurenko, Paul Patterson, Poulcheria Seira, and Christos Polyzoides.
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Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade
Born in 1994 in Barañáin, Navarra, Spain, Iñigo gained his Bachelor Degree in Music from the Conservatory of Music in Navarra with Nekane Iturrioz and his Master of Arts and Advanced Diploma degrees at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Professor Owen Murray.
He has taken part in concert series and festivals including the BBC Proms, Aldeburgh and Spitafields Festivals as well as performing in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St David's Hall (Cardiff), Glyndebourne Opera House, and Bristol's Colston Hall.
Iñigo enjoys collaborations with contemporary composers, which has led to the première of new works for different instrument ensembles (including two accordion concertos as a soloist). He is a member of the Diphonon Duo, along with violist Michael Iskas and the Duo Giuliano-Mikeleiz with cellist Daryl Giuliano.
Among the instrumental ensembles he has collaborated with are the Philharmonia Orchestra (under Vladimir Ashkenazy), the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Youth Opera, Deco Ensemble, and Riot Ensemble.
He has taken part in concert series and festivals including the BBC Proms, Aldeburgh and Spitafields Festivals as well as performing in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St David's Hall (Cardiff), Glyndebourne Opera House, and Bristol's Colston Hall.
Iñigo enjoys collaborations with contemporary composers, which has led to the première of new works for different instrument ensembles (including two accordion concertos as a soloist). He is a member of the Diphonon Duo, along with violist Michael Iskas and the Duo Giuliano-Mikeleiz with cellist Daryl Giuliano.
Among the instrumental ensembles he has collaborated with are the Philharmonia Orchestra (under Vladimir Ashkenazy), the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Youth Opera, Deco Ensemble, and Riot Ensemble.
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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 video buttons below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the video buttons below:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
from Sonata in G minor for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1029 (1730s/40s)
1 Vivace
The cellist here is Mario Brunello and with Ivano Battiston, accordion, in Bose (Italy)
On the right is a sound studio recording of the same duo:
from Sonata in G minor for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1029 (1730s/40s)
1 Vivace
The cellist here is Mario Brunello and with Ivano Battiston, accordion, in Bose (Italy)
On the right is a sound studio recording of the same duo:
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Lewis Murphy (b1982)
I did not find a recording of Lewis Murphy's Breathing Space. Here instead are two examples of his style.
On the left we have a minute from his opera Belongings, in which you will hear his use of accordion. The complete hour-long opera, performed at Glyndebourne, is also available on youtube.
On the right he accompanies himself on the piano in the song Don't Give Up:
I did not find a recording of Lewis Murphy's Breathing Space. Here instead are two examples of his style.
On the left we have a minute from his opera Belongings, in which you will hear his use of accordion. The complete hour-long opera, performed at Glyndebourne, is also available on youtube.
On the right he accompanies himself on the piano in the song Don't Give Up:
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Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984)
from Petite Suite sur des thèmes du Dodécanèse (1947)
I Andante Lento
VI Andante Lento - Allegro Vivo ma non troppo
This recording is by Oliver Nelson, violin, and Vasilis Rakitzis, piano, who play the complete suite:
from Petite Suite sur des thèmes du Dodécanèse (1947)
I Andante Lento
VI Andante Lento - Allegro Vivo ma non troppo
This recording is by Oliver Nelson, violin, and Vasilis Rakitzis, piano, who play the complete suite:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante défunte Pavane for a dead princess
First, performed by the duet of Bayanists Pie Bogdan and Ruslan, on the right we hear the transcription for viola & piano by Borissovsky, performed by Sergei Dubov, viola, and Mikhail Dubov Jr, piano, playing in Moscow's Orchestrion concert hall:
Pavane pour une infante défunte Pavane for a dead princess
First, performed by the duet of Bayanists Pie Bogdan and Ruslan, on the right we hear the transcription for viola & piano by Borissovsky, performed by Sergei Dubov, viola, and Mikhail Dubov Jr, piano, playing in Moscow's Orchestrion concert hall:
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Astor Pantaléon Piazzolla (1921-1991)
Le Grand Tango (1982)
At last a recording with the combination of instruments we will be hearing. From the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, this is Duo MARES - Esra Pehlivanli, viola, and Marko Kassl, accordion with Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango:
Le Grand Tango (1982)
At last a recording with the combination of instruments we will be hearing. From the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, this is Duo MARES - Esra Pehlivanli, viola, and Marko Kassl, accordion with Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango:
Juan Cazcarra (b1991)
El Yeli (2017) singing El Yeli is part of Spanish Gitano wedding tradition
And finally a work performed by the Duo Diphonon themselves:
El Yeli (2017) singing El Yeli is part of Spanish Gitano wedding tradition
And finally a work performed by the Duo Diphonon themselves:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home.
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Directions to LMC
Leatherhead Methodist Church |
Music on Thurdays at LMC
Marina Kan piano courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music 12.30 lunchtime 2nd May 2019 |
a concert each week
to the end of November |
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