LEVI ANDREASSEN double bass
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Monday 18 November 2024This programme will also be performed on Monday 21 October 2024.
Doors: 5.30pm
Concert: 6.30pm (duration 90min, including interval) Tickets: £20, £10 Concessions |
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The programme opens with Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folkstyle which showcases the virtuosity and lyricism of the double bass in a familiar but varied romantic context.
Following in the programme is Tabakov’s Motivy - a contemporary solo work which presents a large contrast of sounds from the bass in a fusion of contemporary and Romanian folk styles, while also complimenting the ‘folk music’ theme. Lowell Liebermann’s Double Bass Sonata, which is based on the famous bass soli from Verdi’s Othello (act 4) follows. It is another dark but hopeful piece of music complimenting the two prior works, and continuing with a more contemporary sound world which was introduced by Motivy. Then, a return to romanticism with Faure’s Elegie, and two pieces which are very well known to musicians and non musicians alike; Debussy’s Beau Soir, and Piazzolla’s Ave Maria. Finally, Bottesini’s Capriccio di Bravura ends the programme literally and figuratively on a high note with its incredibly operatic and romantic storytelling. |
ProgrammeR. Schumann
Five Pieces in Folk Style E. Tabakov Motivy L. Liebermann Double Bass Sonata - interval - G. Faure Elegie C. Debussy Beau Soir A. Piazzolla Ave Maria G. Bottesini Capriccio di Bravura |
Levi Andreassen |
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American double bassist Levi Andreassen is an avid soloist and chamber musician driven by his desire to push the limits of his instrument.
Levi has recently been featured on Orchid Classics’ album “Around the World in 80 Minutes” in duo with bassist Nathan Perry. Levi is also a member of the LGT Young Soloists, the most performing youth orchestra in the world, with concert tours in Asia, Europe and North America. Winner of several international competitions, Levi was recently awarded 1st Prize at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Youth Solo Competition. He also won 1st Prize at the 2023 London Classical Music Competition and the 2022 Caneres International Competition. Additionally, he was a winner of the Charles R. Hall Competition in 2018, where he had the opportunity to perform Bottesini’s Concerto No.2 with the Missouri Philharmonic, an ensemble with whom he now regularly collaborates. As an orchestral musician, Levi became a member of the Missouri Philharmonic in 2017 and now holds the Principal Bass position since 2021. Additionally, Levi has worked closely with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, Sir Andrew Davis, Sakari Oramo, Chloe van Soeterstede, and Jac van Steen in renowned venues such as Royal Festival Hall and Cadogan Hall in London. Levi is currently completing his Bachelor of Music with Caroline Emery at the Royal College of Music in London as a Neville Wathan Full Scholar. |
Kumi MatsuoKumi Matsuo was born in Tokyo, Japan. Winner of the 5th Louisiana International Piano Competition in 2013, she has also won Second Prize at the 75th Music Competition of Japan in 2006, Third Prize at the 22nd Ferrol International Piano Competition in 2008 and First Prize at the 6th Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition in 2012.
Kumi graduated from the Toho Gakuen High School of Music and the Toho Gakuen University of Music in Tokyo. In 2007 she moved to London for her further study at the Royal College of Music where she gained an Artist Diploma and a Master of Music in Performance. Kumi studied piano with Jyoko Gondo, Mikhail Voskresensky, John Blakely and Ashley Wass and chamber music with Jan Repko. In 2008 Kumi won RCM concerto competition and gave her London debut playing Ravel's Piano Concerto for Left Hand in Cadogan Hall with RCM Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Stark. In 2009 she played Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No.1 with RCM Chamber Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski the Queen Elisabeth Hall and in 2012 she also performed Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with RCM Symphony Orchestra under Martin André at the Royal College of Music. |
Photo credit: Andrew Mason
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