Tuesday 11 August 2009

Rising Star 2

Mizuka Kano piano

Haydn Variations in F minor,
Hob.XVII:6
Beethoven Sonata in A, Op.101
Mendelssohn Five Songs without Words
Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Op.35 No.5
Schumann Arabeske, Op.18
Schumann Humoreske, Op.20

Another double international competition victor. Mizuka Kano will be creating something of a record at LDSM! She is appearing for the second time as a Rising Star, having won, in 2008, the Robert Schumann International Competition held only every four years in Zwickau. She actually made her LDSM début as the winner of the Viotti Competition two years ago. We are especially delighted to welcome her back...a young pianist with an exciting destiny.

Masterclass: György Pauk violin

György Pauk holds the Ede Zathureczsky Professorship of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He has led a demanding world-wide career as soloist and chamber musician with a rich and wide repertoire embracing many first performances.

Music for a Summer Evening

LDSM Young Artists

Hawkshead’s Music for a Summer Evening series has collaborated with LDSM for over 20 years. The picturesque church on the top of its hill is always packed for this concert, which is traditionally given by LDSM Young Artists on the threshold of their careers.

Kuss Quartet 1

with Garfield Jackson viola

Mozart Quartet in B flat, Hunt, K458
Mendelssohn Quintet in A, Op.18
Brahms Quartet in B Flat, Op.67

“..provocative, driving, impassioned playing...the purity of sound was almost heavenly.” Houston Chronicle

We are delighted to welcome the Kuss Quartet to our 25th Festival and remember their invaluable work with us for the 2007 4x4 Composer Residency. From the Carnegie to the great concert halls of Europe, this young quartet has built a strong reputation pursuing musical depth and detail in repertoire from the great classics and romantics to the foremost composers of today.

Why bother driving to this concert and finding parking? Use our Festival Bus for this event – see booking form for details.