What's On

Thursday 14 October 2010, 7.30pm

• Wilhelm Quartet

Programme

• MOZART: String Quartet in B flat, K.589 (Prussian)
• BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F minor, Op.95 (Quartetto Serioso)
• BRAHMS: String Quartet Op. 51 No. 1 in C minor

2010 Winners of the St Peter's Eaton Square Prize, the Wilhelm Quartet was formed at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2006, under the guidance of the late Howard Davies. In early 2009 the group won the Academy's Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Prize and now performs regularly throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. We are delighted to welcome the quartet to open the autumn 2010 series at Eaton Square Concerts.

Thursday 21 October 2010, 7.30pm

• Piers Lane, piano

Programme

• CHOPIN: Fantasie in f minor Op. 49
• CHOPIN: Berceuse
• FIELD, J: Nocturne No.5 in B flat
• FIELD, J: Nocturne No. 10 in E minor
• FIELD, J: Nocturne No. 11 in E flat major
• ALKAN: Quasi Faust from Sonate des Quatre Ages
• CHOPIN: Selection of Nocturnes

Piers Lane's illustrious career has taken him to the world's most famous concert halls, including London's Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York. We are extremely fortunate to welcome Piers to Eaton Square Concerts, where he celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin, in a programme pairing Chopin with his Irish contemporary John Field, originator of the Nocturne, alongside the virtuosic music of Alkan.

Thursday 28 October 2010, 7.30pm

• Consortium
• Andrew-John Smith, conductor

Programme

• "The World is not Enough"

Music from Imperial Spain, including works by Morales, Padilla and Cardoso

Young British choral ensemble Consortium is committed to exploring neglected music of the sixteenth century, as well as later repertoire influenced by it. We are pleased to welcome them back to Eaton Square Concerts, with their director Andrew-John Smith, to perform a fascinating programme of music from Imperial Spain.

Thursday 11 November 2010, 7.30pm

• Björn Kleiman, violin
• Simon Lepper, piano

Programme to include:

• Franz Schubert - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Op 137 No 1
• Max Bruch - Swedish Dances Op 63
• Lars-Erik Larsson - Sonatina No 3 in G minor Op 41
• Skog - Smokey Moon
• Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger - Sonata No 1 in E minor

Vibrant Swedish violinist Björn Kleiman has a strong commitment to contemporary music and has collaborated with many of Sweden's most prominent composers. He performs regularly in Europe, often with renowned British pianist Simon Lepper. Björn trained at the Royal College of Music and the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, Germany. We are proud to bring you this concert in association with Swedish Hall Concerts.

Thursday 18 November 2010, 7.30pm

• Royal Academy of Music Chamber Music Ensembles

Programme

• MOZART: Divertimento for strings in B flat major ("Salzburg Symphony No. 2"), K. 137
• MOZART: Serenade for wind instruments in C minor K. 388
• MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E flat major Op. 20

Eaton Square Concerts is delighted to continue its relationship with the outstanding students of the Royal Academy of Music. To close the Autumn 2010 series, the Royal Academy of Music presents a selection of their wind and string ensembles with a programme of Mozart and Mendelssohn, featuring the latter's much-loved Octet.