The Ninth Young Musicians' Festival
12th - 20th April 2002 at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
Fri 12 April, 7.30pm
Jerusalem String Quartet
The Festival opens with a concert by this highly-acclaimed quartet, one of the world's leading young professional quartets, who caused such a stir when they performed in Halifax last year. This concert is highly likely to sell out, so please book well in advance to avoid disappointment.
- Haydn Quartet in G major op. 77 no. 1
- Shostakovich Quartet No. 3
- Beethoven Quartet in A minor op. 132
About the Jerusalem String Quartet
Sat 13 April, 1.00pm
Laure Pinsmail
UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
- Beethoven Sonata in C op. 53 ('Waldstein')
- Brahms Klavierstücke op. 118
- Bartók Roumanian Folk Dances
About Laure Pinsmail
Sat 13 April, 7.30pm
Rossetti Piano Trio
Royal Northern College of Music
- Mozart Trio in B flat K502
- Shostakovich Trio No. 1 in C minor op. 8
- Schubert Trio in E flat D929
About the Rossetti Piano Trio
Sun 14 April, 12 noon
Percussion Quartet with Pei-fen Wang
UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
Virtuoso performer and Yamaha Percussion Prize winner Pei-fen Wang with percussionists Sarah Balls, Andrew Herbert and Jason Huxtable present a programme of solo and ensemble pieces, with the emphasis on contemporary music.
- J. S Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C major - Allemande and Gigue (marimba solo)
- Nay Rosauro ‘Eldorado’ (multi-percussion solo)
- Ioannis J. Psathas ‘Matre's Dance’
- L.H. Stevens ‘Rhythm Caprice’ (marimba solo)
- Roberto Sierra ‘Bongo-0’ (bongos solo)
- Nebojsa Zivkovic ‘Uneven Souls ’(solo marimba, percussion trio and male voices)
About Pei-fen Wang
Sun 14 April, 7.30pm
The Academy String Sextet
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Strauss Sextet from ‘Capriccio’
- Schoenberg ‘Verklärte Nacht’
- Brahms Sextet in B flat
About the Academy String Sextet
Mon 15 April, 10.30am
Primary Schools Workshop
with composer Barry Russell
About Barry Russell
Mon 15 April, 7.30 pm (pre-concert talk 6.30 pm)
Farrington Ensemble
Royal Academy of Music
- Stravinsky ‘Soldier's Tale’ Suite
- Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano op. 5
- Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
- Messiaen ‘Quartet for the End of Time’
About the Farrington Ensemble
Pre-concert talk: Dr Ronald Woodley from the Royal Northern College of Music talks about Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.
Tue 16 April, 10.30am
Concert for Special Schools
with Andy Hillier's Syncopated Seven
Leeds College of Music
Tue 16 April, 1.30pm
Concert for young people with hearing and visual impairment
with Andy Hillier's Syncopated Seven
Leeds College of Music
Tue 16 April, 7.30 pm (pre-concert talk at 6.30 pm)
Brontë String Quartet
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Haydn Quartet in F minor op.20 no.5
- Debussy Quartet in G minor
- Bartók Quartet No.2
About the Brontë String Quartet
Pre-concert talk: Geoffrey Jackson talks about Haydn's Quartet in F minor op.20 no.5.
Wed 17 April, 7.30 pm (pre-concert talk at 6.30pm)
Sentica Piano Trio
Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Haydn Trio in C major Hob XV 27
- John Metcalf ‘Rest in Reason, Move in Passion’
- Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor
About the Sentica Piano Trio
Pre-concert talk: Composer John Metcalf talks about his music.
Thu 18 April, 7.30 pm (pre-concert talk at 6.30 pm)
Ventus Aura Wind Quintet
with David Alexander, piano
Royal College of Music
- Françaix Quintet
- Mozart Quintet for piano and wind K452
- Villa Lobos Wind Quartet
- Poulenc Sextet
About Ventus Aura
Pre-concert talk: Martin Harlow of the Royal Northern College of Music talks about Mozart's Quintet for piano and wind K452.
Fri 19 April, 7.30 pm (pre-concert talk at 6.30pm)
Elysian String Quartet
Trinity College of Music
- Barber Quartet No. 1
- Shostakovich Quartet No. 8
- Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet
- Crumb ‘Black Angels’
About the Elysian String Quartet
Pre-concert talk: Douglas Jarman of the Royal Northern College of Music talks about Crumb's Black Angels.
Sat 20 April, 7.30pm
MAJ Piano Trio
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
- Mozart Trio in C K548
- Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano op. 40
- Sibelius Humoresques 4 and 6 in G minor
- Sibelius ‘Andante molto’ for cello
- Dvorák 'Dumky' Trio
About the MAJ Piano Trio