What's On — Schumann events

Celebrity Piano Recital: ... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
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Sun 26 Sep 3:00pm Symphony Hall

"Mitsuko Uchida’s":http://www.mitsukouchida.com/ ability to communicate the spirit of whatever she plays with wit, sparkle and gravitas makes her one of the world’s most admired performers. Beethoven’s popular _Moonlight_ Sonata is heard alongside music by Schumann and Chopin’s passionate, spacious Third Sonata. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “The Celebrity Piano Recital series provides an unmissable opportunity to catch some world-class players up close and personal. Hearing Mitsuko Uchida perform Beethoven’s groundbreaking _Moonlight_ Sonata (the first to begin with a slow movement rather than a fast one) will definitely be worth the ticket price alone.”

*Beethoven* Piano Sonata, No 27 in E minor, Op 90 13’ *Beethoven* Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27, No 2, _Moonlight_ 15’ *Schumann* _Die Gesänge der Frühe_ 16’ *Chopin* Piano Sonata No 3, in B minor 28’
Lunchtime Organ Concert Michael Schönheit
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Mon 18 Oct 1:00pm Town Hall

*Michael Schönheit* _organist_
*Mendelssohn* Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op 37 No 1 *J S Bach* Chorale Prelude _Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele_ BWV 654 *Schumann* Fugue No 3 from Six Fugues on BACH, Op 60 *Mendelssohn* Sonata No 6 in D minor, Op 65 *J S Bach* Chorale Prelude _Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit_ BWV 668 *J S Bach* Prelude and Fugue in E flat major BWV 552
Celebrity Piano Recital: ... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
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Thu 9 Dec 7:30pm Town Hall

'Anderszewski is unquestionably one of the outstanding and most fascinating pianists of our day'. The Daily Telegraph Polish pianist "Piotr Anderszewski’s":http://www.anderszewski.net pursuit of perfection brings a special intensity to his playing, and his unique musical insights make him one of the world’s most individual artists. Appearances by this inspirational musician are increasingly rare, and lovers of great piano playing should not hesitate to book immediately. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “Space must be short on the mantelpiece at the home of this Polish virtuoso due to the many awards he’s collected through the years, including a Classic FM Gramophone Award for Best Instrumental Disc and the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Best Instrumentalist Award. Anderszewski is nothing short of a remarkable player - an evening to be relished.”

Programme includes *Schumann* Six Etudes in Canonic Form 16’ *J S Bach* English Suite No 5 in E minor BWV810 21’ *J S Bach* English Suite No 3 in G minor, BWV808
CBSO Mendelssohn Abroad
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Thu 16 Dec 7:30pm Symphony Hall

It’s midwinter in Birmingham - so treat yourself to a blast of musical sunshine, in the form of Mendelssohn’s exuberant _Italian_ symphony. From the moment it bursts into life to the dizzying final tarantella, there’s never been a more joyous musical homage to the land of blue skies and chianti! Pure escapism - and there’s pure romance on the cards, too, in Schumann’s adorable Piano Concerto, written in the first flush of love for his wife Clara. The great French keyboard poet Jean-Efflam Bavouzet joins rising Spanish star Pablo Heras-Casado, who also steers the CBSO across Mendelssohn’s musical seascape, and adds a final touch to our musical exploration of the year 1910 with Busoni’s haunting _Berceuse Elégiaque_.
*Pablo Heras-Casado* _conductor_ *Jean-Efflam Bavouzet* _piano_
*Mendelssohn* Overture, _The Hebrides_ 10’ *Schumann* Piano Concerto 31’ *Busoni* _Berceuse Elégaique_ 9’ *Mendelssohn* Symphony No. 4 (_Italian_) 26’
Bach Toccata - Widor Tocc... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
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Wed 2 Mar 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall

Feel the force of the King of Instruments at its best in iconic works by Bach and Widor. John Scott is one of the world’s finest organists, previously at St Paul’s Cathedral and now at New York’s St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue. Tonight he plays Bach’s exuberant Toccata in F and Widor’s mighty work of the same name, the climax of the composer’s complete Fifth Symphony. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk: John Scott in conversation with Graeme Kay.
*John Scott* _organ_
*J S Bach* Fantasia in G 8' Six Schübler Chorales 20' Toccata and Fugue in F 9' *Schumann* Fugue No 1 on BACH 5' *Widor* Symphony No 5 in F minor 38'
Celebrity Piano Recital: ... Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
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Thu 7 Apr 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall

Freddy Kempf’s big break came when he _didn’t_ win the 1998 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. The audience complained, the Russian press protested and he shot to prominence overnight. Since then he has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading pianists. Tonight his programme ranges from the irresistable energy of Beethoven’s _Waldstein_ to Schumann’s fantastical _Kreisleriana_ and includes a real novelty in Rachmaninov’s Bach arrangement.

*Beethoven* _Eroica Variations_ 24’ *Beethoven* Piano Sonata No 21 in C, Op 53, _Waldstein_ 22’ *Bach-Rachmaninov* Partita in E major 9’ *Schumann* _Kreisleriana_, Op 16 30’
Staatskapelle Dresden Birmingham International Concert Season 2010/11
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Fri 13 May 2011 7:30pm Symphony Hall

The unbroken history of the Staatskapelle Dresden reaches back to 1548: its rich pedigree led Richard Strauss to call it “the best orchestra in the world” and it is still a strong contender for the title. This concert includes music by three composers with whom the orchestra was associated, with Tchaikovsky's loveable Rococo Variations complemented by the heroic grandeur and warmth of Brahms’s First Symphony.
*Staatskapelle Dresden* *Christoph Eschenbach* _conductor_ "*Leonard Elschenbroich*":http://www.leonard-elschenbroich.com _cello_
*Schumann* Overture, _The Bride of Messina_ 9’ *Tchaikovsky* Rococo Variations 17’ *Brahms* Symphony No 1 45’