Upcoming events
Alan Bush - Research Event at the Royal Academy of Music
In 1925, British composer Alan Bush (1900-95) was appointed as a professor at the Academy, a position he went on to hold for 52 years. Author Joanna Bullivant and composers Timothy Bowers and Edward Gregson explore Bush’s contribution to British music. The discussion will be chaired by Jonathan Clinch and will feature performances by PhD students Xiaowen Shang (piano) and Isaac Shieh (horn).
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Clarinet Chamber Music - Royal Academy of Music Lunchtime Recital
Programme Details
ZHEN (TIM) TIAN New commission for 3 clarinets & percussion
FELDMAN 3 clarinets, cello & piano
MOZART Adagio in Bflat, K411 for 2 clarinets & 3 basset horns
EÖTVÖS Derwischtanz
MORGAN HAYES Totem 1 & 2
BIRTWISTLE Death of Orpheus for 3 bass clarinets, soprano & piano
Benjamin Atkinson, Eliott Berdugo, Raj Bhaumik, Alexander Buckley, Wai lam Liu, Martin Sovilla, Serhii Udod, Gemma Winfield & Matthew Yao clarinets
Doraly Gill cello
Guozhi Long percussion
Xiaowen Shang piano
Katherine Gregory soprano
Academy clarinettists collaborate with students from other departments in a range of chamber music, including Harrison Birtwistle’s impassioned lament for Orpheus – scored for soprano, three bass clarinets, crotales and piano – as well as the premiere of a new piece by composition student Zhen Tian.
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Bath BachFest - Bachfest Ensemble (concert 1)
Programme
Handel
Violin Sonata in D major HWV 371
Purcell
Music for a While; O Solitude
J S Bach
Ich habe genug BWV 82
Handel
Oboe Concerto in C minor
Vivaldi
Trio Sonata in C major RV 60
Handel
Fammi combattere from Orlando
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Bath BachFest - Bachfest Ensemble (concert 2)
Programme
Handel
Sinfonia from Esther
Rameau
Suite in G major from Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin, RCT 6 (excerpts)
Couperin
Les Nations: Quatrième order La Piémontoise
Telemann
Fantasia No 1 in C minor & Fantasia No 3 in E minor for Viola de Gamba
Telemann
Sonate Corellisante No 1 in F major TWV 42:F2
Corelli
Trio sonata in G major Op 2 No 12
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Play Nice - Jewish Women in 20th Century Classical Music
Explore the lives and music of three extraordinary Jewish pianists: Harriet Cohen, Myra Hess and Irene Scharrer.
Delve into their navigation of the classical music industry, World Wars, and Jewish identity in the twentieth century. Listen to live performances of significant works from their careers by Academy students, see materials from the British Library’s Music Collections, and hear discussions, from a panel of passionate academics, of their political-musical challenges and achievements.
The programme features Cohen’s only published work, Scharrer’s meticulous Chopin and an iconic Hess Beethoven performance.
In collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music and the British Library.
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Temporal Harmonies Inc - Relaxed concert at Bromley-by-Bow, RAM Open Academy
An evening of music, art and community with Temporal Harmonies Inc. and Frank Creber.
Programme:
Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
Maurice Ravel Piano Trio
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Temporal Harmonies Inc. - Leeds International Chamber Music Series
Temporal Harmonies Inc traces the many faces of French music – from Claude Debussy’s shimmering impressionism to Lili Boulanger’s luminous spring morning.
Programme
Claude Debussy Piano Trio
Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
Francis Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Maurice Ravel Piano Trio
Paul Schoenfield Café Music
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Piano Solo Recital
PROGRAMME
Scarlatti /Granados Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major and g minor, K.190 & K. 546
Beethoven Sonata in E flat, Op.7
Couperin Ordre No.14 in D
Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
Following her scintillating concerto performance in the Mozart birthday concert in January, Xiaowen Shang returns to give a recital which reflects her interest in 18th century keyboard music.
Her programme includes a mighty early Sonata by Beethoven, some charming pieces by the leading French Baroque composer Couperin, and Ravel’s virtuoso tribute to great predecessor.
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Quarter-Life Crisis
As part of the Seigla Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, Temporal Harmonies Inc. (THI) curates a rare-heard concert: in the first half of the concert, THI performs a programme that focus on solo and chamber music written in the last three decades. In the second half, THI invites audience to draw graphic scores and improvises based on their drawing.
PROGRAMME
Zygmund de Somogyi (1996)
Music for the Quarter-Life Crisis (synth étude)
Ashkan Layegh (1997)
Duet for Cello and Piano
Ashkan Layegh (1997)
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
Caroline Shaw (1982)
In Manus Tuas
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
Mirrors
Zygmund de Somogyi (1996)
In the Event That You Stay: Trio for
flute, cello and piano no. 1
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Piano and Harpsichord Recital
J.S. Bach - Well-tempered Clavier Book II No.1 in C Major Prelude & Fugue
J.S. Bach Well-tempered Clavier Book II No.24 in B Minor Prelude & Fugue
Stravinsky - Sonata for Piano (1924)
I. Qtr. Note =112
II. Adagietto
III: Qtr. Note = 112
Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata K.190 in B-Flat major
Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata K. 546 in G minor
Granados - Piano Sonata No.9 in B-Flat Major, R VI: 1.9 (arr. of Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata K.190)
Granados - Piano Sonata No.8 in G minor, DLR VI: 1.8 (arr. of Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata K.546)
Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 3, 14th Ordre in D Major
I. Le Rossignol en amour
II. La Linote éfarouchée
III. Leatherhead Fauvétes Plaintives
IV. Le Rossignol vainqueur
V. La Julliet
VI. Le Carillon de Cithére
VII. Le Petit-Rien
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
I. Prelude
II. Fugue
III. Forlane
IV. Rigaudon
V. Minuet
VI. Toccata
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Royal Academy of Music Piano Gallery Tour
Head of Collections Susana Caldeira and pianist Xiaowen Shang give an evening tour of the Museum Piano Gallery.
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Royal Academy of Music Museum event - Bach Lecture Recital
Pianist and harpsichordist Xiaowen Shang offers a deep dive into Bach’s second set of preludes and fugues, played on three keyboard instruments from the Academy’s collection.
JS BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (Selection)
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Royal Academy of Music Summer Piano Festival
Curated by Joanna MacGregor, Head of Piano Department of Royal Academy of Music, Summer Piano Festival is a three-day music feast happening annually. This year’s focus is Robert Schumann, and all the events are free admission. I will perform in the last concert of the festival alongside with many amazing friends and colleagues including Joanna herself!
FOR CHILDREN
Album für die Jugend, Op 68
Kinderball, Op 130
Junyan Chen, Xiaowen Shang, Milda Daunoraitė, Tomos Boyles, Joanna MacGregor, Emanuil Ivanov piano
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Swaledale Festival
Pianist and harpsichordist Xiaowen Shang, a 2024 BBC Music Magazine Rising Star, is known for her versatility and stylish approach to music of many eras. Tonight she plays French keyboard works spanning two centuries: Messiaen’s birdsong piece La Fauvette Passerinette, only recently uncovered in the composer’s archive; Couperin’s poetic 14th Suite; and Ravel’s impressionist Le Tombeau de Couperin.
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Bushey Symphony Orchestra 50th Anniversary Concert
Programme:
James Francis Brown A Flourish for Bushey
World premiere of a BSO commission
Dvořák In Nature’s Realm, Op 91
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat ‘Rhenish’
Xiaowen Shang piano
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
George Vass conductor
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Charlotte Spruit Violin&Piano Recital - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
JS Bach - from Partita No 2 in D Minor (12')
I. Allemande
Il. Courante
III. Sarabande
N Paganini - Caprice No 5 (3')
J Widmann - Etude No 3 (5')
J Sibelius - Two Humoresques op. 87 (6')
I. Commodo
II. Allegro assai
G Kurtag - from Signs, Games and Messages:
(6')
Perpetuum Mobile (for Ágnes Vadas)
Hommage à J. S. B.
Calmo, sognando (Stefan Romascanu in memoriam)
Kromatikus feleselös
J Sibelius - from 5 Pieces op 81 (8)
I. Mazurka
Il. Rondino
III. Valse
M Ravel - Tzigane (10')
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