Events

Karolos is a co-operative of nine of the UK’s leading chamber players, often playing, as here, in smaller sub-groups. They have recently been involved in recording a number of Stephen Dodgson’s chamber works, including this lovely String Trio, which has rarely been played since its première nearly 70 years ago. Don’t be fooled by the unassuming name of Mozart’s K563 – it is one of his greatest, and most substantial, chamber works.

Programme

• Beethoven – String Trio in G Op 9 No. 1
• Stephen Dodgson – String Trio No. 1 (1951)
• Mozart – Divertimento in E flat K563

Harriet Mackenzie – Violin
Sarah-Jane Bradley – Viola
Graham Walker – Cello

Tickets and more details at http://www.bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk/index.php/site/index

Programme

Andante mit Variationen for four hands in G Major, KV 501 – Mozart

Sonata for four hands in C Major, op. 3 no. – Clementi
Allegro spiritoso – Rondo: Presto

From Huit Pièces, op. 60 – Weber
Moderato – Allegro – Adagio – Alla zingara – Alla siciliana – Rondo 

Ma mère l’Oye – Ravel
– Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
– Petit Poucet
– Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
– Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
– Le jardin féerique

Tournament for twenty fingers – Dodgson
Gavotte – Romance – Fantasia in C minor – Cradle Song – Hill-Billy

Norwegian Dances, op. 35 no. 1 and 2 – Grieg

Programme

Andante mit Variationen for four hands in G Major, KV 501 – Mozart

Sonata for four hands in C Major, op. 3 no. – Clementi
Allegro spiritoso – Rondo: Presto

From Huit Pièces, op. 60 – Weber
Moderato – Allegro – Adagio – Alla zingara – Alla siciliana – Rondo 

Ma mère l’Oye – Ravel
Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
Petit Poucet
Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
Le jardin féerique

Tournament for twenty fingers – Dodgson
Gavotte – Romance – Fantasia in C minor – Cradle Song – Hill-Billy

Norwegian Dances, op. 35 no. 1 and 2 – Grieg

St Helens Sinfonietta perform Stephen Dodgson’s Idyll for strings at an evening which also explores works by Villa-Lobos, Britten, Pärt, Purcell and Bill Connor.

Soprano – Lynn Rogers
Conductor – Jay Hall
St Helens Sinfonietta

As part of their three-day residency at the Purcell School, pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet perform a lunchtime concert solely devoted to Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1, which the group recorded  together in 2017.

Dodgson (1924–2013): Piano quintet in C
Largo e sostenuto – Allegro con brio
Andantino
Allegro assai
Maestoso 

The Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts WD23 2TS

Concert open to the public. For more details, email purcellconcerts@gmail.com.

On what would have been Stephen Dodgson’s 96th birthday, pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet perform a concert of quartets and quintets in Pisa including Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1.

Programme

• Haydn: String quartet op. 33 no. 1
• Dodgson: Piano quintet no. 1 in C
• Schumann: Piano quintet op. 44 in E flat major

Guitarist Michael Butten performs Stephen Dodgson’s Fantasy Divisions in the latter’s much beloved Barnes as part of the Barnes Music Festival. This intimate lunchtime concert also includes works by Dowland, Bach, Legnani and Albeniz.

Programme

Petite Suite, L 65 – Debussy
En bateau – Cortège – Menuet – Ballet

Ma mère l’Oye – Ravel
– Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
– Petit Poucet
– Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
– Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
– Le jardin féerique

La belle excentrique – Satie
– Grande ritournelle
– Marche franco-lunaire
– Valse du mysterieux baiser dans l’œil
– Cancan Grand-Mondain

Trois Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches – C Lambert
Aubade – Siesta – Nocturne

Tournament for twenty fingers – Dodgson
Gavotte – Romance – Fantasia in C minor – Cradle Song – Hill-Billy

Let’s Dance Gay in Green Meadow – P. Grainger
Country Gardens                                                                           

Pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet reunite to perform a concert of quartets and quintets in Cambridge including Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1, which they recorded  together in 2017.

Programme

Mendelssohn (1809–1847): String quartet no. 1 in E flat major op. 12
Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
Canzonetta. Allegretto
Andante espressivo
Molto allegro e vivace 

Dodgson (1924–2013): Piano quintet in C
Largo e sostenuto – Allegro con brio
Andantino
Allegro assai
Maestoso 

Schumann (1810–1856):  Piano quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Allegro brillante
In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Allegro ma non troppo

Karolos open the Church Stretton Arts Festival with a performance of Stephen Dodgson’s Septet Variations alongside Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet.

Karolos brings together internationally-acclaimed soloists in a unique chamber music group. The ensemble is committed to seeking out new repertoire, as well as performing works from the canon. The group has embarked upon a series of performances and recordings of Stephen Dodgson’s chamber music which have received rave reviews including 5 stars and Editor’s Choice in Classical Source.

Programme

• Dodgson – Septet Variations
• Ravel – Introduction & Allegro
• Mozart – Clarinet Quintet

Performers

• Harriet McKenzie (violin)
• Eulalie Charland (violin)
• Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola)
• Graham Walker (cello)
• Juliet Bausor (flute)
• Anna Hashimoto (clarinet)
• Tanya Houghton (harp)