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William Howard & the Carducci – tickets to individual concerts - Great piano quintets
William Howard piano
Matthew Denton violin
Michelle Fleming violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola
Emma Denton cello
William Howard is one of Britain’s leading pianists, with a career that has taken him to over 40 countries. Having founded the Schubert Ensemble in 1983, he performed with them for the 35 years of its existence. As a soloist, he has appeared at many of Britain’s major festivals and halls, and has enjoyed residencies at several. William has performed multiple times on BBC Radio 3, at Wigmore Hall, and at the South Bank. He is passionate about 19th-century piano repertoire, and is particularly active in the commissioning of new works.
The Carducci String Quartet are described by The Strad as presenting ‘a masterclass in unanimity of musical purpose, in which severity could melt seamlessly into charm, and drama into geniality’. Founded in 1997, it has become one of the most versatile and accomplished ensembles of today, having mastered the core repertoire as well as branching out into contemporary genres. The group has won numerous international awards, including First Prize at Finland’s Kuhmo Chamber Music Competition, and has toured extensively within the UK and abroad.
These programmes feature four of the most important and enduringly popular works written for piano quintet, one of chamber music’s most satisfying mediums. Schumann’s radiant Quintet, written in 1842 in the afterglow of his marriage to Clara, was the first of its kind and provided the inspiration for many other composers of the Romantic Era and beyond.
In the introductory talks William Howard will be onstage with the Carducci Quartet to explore and illustrate the completely different ways in which Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák and Shostakovich employ the same combination of instruments with such brilliant and contrasting results. The four quintets are paired with two gems from the string quartet repertoire and two ground-breaking works for piano trio.
Itinerary
Mendelssohn, String Quartet No.3 in D major Op.44 No.1
Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44
Beethoven, Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, No.1, ‘Ghost’
Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Haydn, Quartet in B flat, Op.76, No.4, ‘Sunrise’
Dvořák, Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, Op.81
Expert speaker
Mr William Howard
William Howard’s distinguished career as soloist and founder/pianist of the Schubert Ensemble has taken him to over 40 different countries. He has performed regularly at major UK festivals and London venues, including Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, and can be heard on more than 40 CD recordings. He has lectured for MRT in Warsaw and Bologna.
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Practicalities
US$40 mornings, US$50 evenings. Interval refreshments and a programme are also included.
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