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Beethoven - The Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Programme 1

22 Jan 09, 19:30
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London

Beethoven’s ten sonatas for piano and violin are a pinnacle of the duo repertoire, and include some of the composer’s finest works. This series sees five outstanding violinists join Sholto Kynoch in programmes encompassing all ten works, as well as the major works in this genre by Bela Bartok.

Each concert will take place in Oxford in the delightful setting of the Jaqueline du Pré Music Building and be repeated at the beautiful Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead, London (see venue information below). All Oxford concerts begin at 8.00pm; those in London begin at 7.30pm.

Programme One:

Jonathan Stone - violin

(see below for biograhpy)

Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in D major (Op. 12, no. 1)

Bartók - Sonata No. 2 (Sz. 76)

 

INTERVAL

Beethoven - Sonata No. 7 in C minor, “Eroica” (Op. 30, no. 2)

(see below for further programme details)

 

Tickets £15, concessions £12, students £5 (on the door only)

Series discounts:

Available from Tickets Oxford:
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and on the door

For further information, please call 07812194137

 

Jonathan Stone

Jonathan enjoys a busy international schedule of concerts as a member of the Prometheus Piano Trio and the Doric String Quartet.  The Doric String Quartet performs regularly in the UK as well as abroad in Europe and Asia.  They have performed at Wigmore Hall several times and are the resident ensemble at the Wiltshire Music Centre.  In June, they became First Prize winners of the 6th Osaka Chamber Music Competition, in Japan.

The Prometheus Piano Trio was formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2003.  They were the winners of the Thames Valley Young Musicians Platform, and in 2005 they won the Anglo-Czechoslovak Award, as a result of which they were invited to play at the Martinu Hall in Prague.

He also works regularly with the Contemporary Consort with whom he appeared in the Kings Lynn Festival in July. Jonathan is a Professor of Violin at Brunel University and is Co-Artistic Director of the Bedford Chamber Music Festival.

Jonathan started serious tuition on the violin with David Angel of the Maggini String Quartet.  He then attended the classes of Grigory Zhislin at the Royal College of Music where he won numerous prizes for his work in chamber music.  After obtaining his degree and leading the RCM’s orchestras and ensembles both on tour and live on BBC Radio 3, he started working with some of the UK’s top orchestras.  In 2003, Jonathan was awarded a scholarship to study with Howard Davis at the Royal Academy of Music where he received not only the D M Lloyd and Paton awards but also the conservatoire’s highest award for performance, the DipRAM.  

 

The Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel

The Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel is a north-London gem, a 19th-century building in gothic style, with windows by Burne-Jones and William Morris. It also houses a wonderful Steinway concert grand piano, and boasts excellent acoustics, making it a popular concert venue.

The Chapel is located a short walk down the hill from Hampstead tube (Northern Line), between the Hampstead Deli and Giraffe restaurants. Buses 268 and 46 stop almost immediately outside the chapel, and there is good local parking. Hampstead also offers a wealth of cafes and restaurants for anyone wishing to eat before or after the concert.

There will be a bar in the interval.

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The Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Pilgrim's Place, London, NW3 1NG

 

Futher programme details

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata no. 1 in D major, Op. 12, no. 1

Composed 1797 - 8. Dedicated to Antonio Salieri

i. Allegro con brio
ii. Tema con variazioni; andante con moto
iii. Rondo; Allegro

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Sz. 76

i. Molto Moderato

ii. Allegretto

 

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, no. 2; "Eroica"

Composed 1802. Dedicated to Tsar Alexander I

i. Allegro con brio

ii. Adagio cantabile

iii. Scherzo; Allegro

iv. Finle; Allegro