GRANT HOUSTON violin
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Wednesday 29 May 2024Doors: 6.30pm
Concert: 7.30pm (no interval) Tickets: £15 Adults, £10 Concessions (tickets include a complimentary pre-concert drink) |
Please join artists Grant Houston and Tracy Tang for an evening of violin and piano.
Each piece represents an aspect of unique identity to the artistic journey and audiences are invited to contemplate upon the artists’ musings in harmony with music. Guests are invited a complimentary welcome drink, alongside an offering of small bites. After the performance you are welcome to join the artists in the bar. |
ProgrammeKarol Szymanowski
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op.9 Sergei Rachmaninoff/Fritz Kreisler Preghiera from Piano Concerto No.2 Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in D major, Op.94a During the evening's performance the artists will also share their observations about artistic collaboration in various chamber music settings. |
Grant HoustonViolinist Grant Houston connects with listeners through performances of unbridled energy and emotional magnetism. Known for drawing in audiences with a uniquely compelling musical voice, he has been described as playing "as ethereally as mist... the audience kept so quiet that it seemed we were holding our breath throughout." (Yale Alumni Magazine).
Particularly devoted to chamber music, recent appearances have included Ravinia's Steans Music Institute, the Perlman Music Program, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, and the Music Academy of the West. In addition to his career with the trio-in-residence at the New England Conservatory of Music, Trio Gaia, Grant appears frequently with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, A Far Cry, and Palaver Strings, and most recently as a guest principal with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Grant has performed with artists such as Jeremy Denk, Paul Biss, and Melvin Chen, and counts Donald Weilerstein, Ayano Ninomiya, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, and Merry Peckham among his primary mentors. Additional coaches include Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Hilary Hahn, Inon Barnatan, and Stefan Jackiw. He performs on a 1757 Michel’angelo Bergonzi violin on loan from a private foundation. |
Tracy TangA charismatic and fearless pianist, Tracy Tang brings her emotional magnetism and technical brilliance across the stages of Carnegie Hall to Wigmore Hall. Her recent appearances in Asia featured Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra, received with stunning reviews.
The Chinese-American pianist’s endeavours have initiated collaborations between many artistic genres and as a firm believer of making music outside of traditional concert venues, the former Boston Symphony Orchestra ambassador is an active partner in local communities and orchestras, performing for schools, rehabilitation centres, and senior residences. In hopes of widening accessibility for classical music, Tracy regularly appears as a guest lecturer on musical interpretation at national and cultural institutions across the United States. Tracy studied in Vienna and Paris before receiving her Bachelor and Master degrees with Honours from the New England Conservatory. Tracy is currently completing her Advanced Diploma on full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music. This fall, she joins Boston University as a Doctorate of Musical Arts candidate. Frequently invited to music festivals such as Aspen Music Festival and School, Art of the Piano, and Bowdoin Music Festival, Tracy has attended masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov, Hung-Kuan Chen, Jerome Lowenthal, Robert Levin, and Menahem Pressler. Her mentors include Christopher Elton, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Noel Flores, Alexander Korsantia, and Yevgeny Sudbin. |
Wednesday
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Doors: 6.30pm
Concert: 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Adults, £10 Concessions (tickets include a complimentary pre-concert drink) |