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Event Info
AJSW 15th Anniversary Concert
Thu Nov 10th 2011, 12:30–2:00 pm ◀ This event has finished
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street, Off Park Street, Bristol BS1 5RR
The AJSW has organised over 300 classical music concerts showcasing the incredible talents of Japanese musicians, both student and professional. For this Anniversary Concert, an impressive selection of no fewer than 12 young musicians, under the direction of pianist Akiko Murakami and violinist Kazue Yanagida, come together to share their individual and combined talents through a programme of enticing classics, opening with Mozart's brilliantly inventive Divertimento in D and including Borodin's Nocturne (for string quartet) and Massanet's Meditation (violin / piano), colourful two-piano / four player arrangements by Rosenblatt and Saint-Saens, and charming works for string ensemble.
Programme
- Mozart: Divertimento in D, KV136 (String Ensemble)
Allegro, Andante, Presto - Schubert-Liszt: ‘Gretchen am Spinnrade’ (Hiroko Yamamoto: Piano Solo)
- C. Saint-Saens: Dance Macabre, Op 40 ‘8 Hands on 2 Pianos’ (Hiroko, Akiko, Kumi and Yukiko)
- C. Saint-Saens: The Swan (Piano & string ensemble, featuring Aiki Mori: cello)
- Hikaru Hayashi: Children’s Songs from Okinawa Islands (Piano solo: Yukiko Shinohara)
(i) With Your Little Piglet
(ii) Ear Chopping Boy - Massenet: Thaïs Meditation (Ryoko Harada: violin, Kumi Matsuo: piano)
- Debussy: Jardins Sous La Pluie, from Estampes (Piano solo: Akiko Murakami)
- Vittorio Monti: Czardas (arrangement by Godfrey King) (features Kazue Yanagida, Elizabeth McGrath with piano & string ensemble support)
- Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt, from Annees de Pelerinage BK1 (Piano Solo: Kumi Matsuo)
- C. Saint-Saens: Prelude from Le Deluge (features Mansoon Bow & string ensemble)
- A. Rosenblatt (arr.): Fantasy on Japanese Themes — ‘8 Hands on 2 Pianos’ (features Hiroko, Akiko, Kumi & Yukiko)
- Alexander Borodin: ‘Nocturne’ (Notturno from String Quartet No 2 in D Major, 3rd Movement) (String Ensemble)
Artist info
Artists appearing at the 15th anniversary concert:
Top row: Jung Yoon Cho, Aya Halder, Ryoko Harada, Kaya Kuwabara, Mansoon Bow, Kumi Matsuo
Bottom row: Elizabeth McGrath, Aiki Mori, Akiko Murakami, Yukiko Shinohara, Hiroko Yamamoto, Kazue Yanagida
Click on the name of each artist for further information:
- Pianos: Akiko Murakami, Kumi Matsuo, Yukiko Shinohara, Hiroko Yamamoto
- Violins: Kazue Yanagida, Jung Yoon Cho, Elizabeth McGrath, Mansoon Bow
- Violin/viola: Ryoko Harada
- Viola: Kaya Kuwabara
- Cellos: Aiki Mori, Aya Halder
Venue: St George’s Bristol
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St George’s Bristol (Photo: rbrwr@Flickr)
St George's Bristol was built in the 1820s and was originally known as the church of St George's Brandon Hill. When the church fell into disuse in the 1970s, it was taken over by a group of local music enthusiasts who turned it into a popular concert venue. The building was extensively refurbished in 1999, and has established itself as one of the country's leading venues for a diverse range of musical genres.
It is situated not far from Bristol Cathedral, a short walk from Park Street. The entrances are on Great George Street (Box Office entrance) and Charlotte Street (disabled access).