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The distinguished Anglo-Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun will present her favourite Chopin pieces. Perfect for a summer evening!
Programme (approx 1 hour, no interval)Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise Op.26 No.1 Waltz Op.18 Ballade Op.47 No.3 Nocturno Op.15 No.2 Ballade Op.23 No.1 Mazurcas Op.67 Nos.3 and 4 Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22 |
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Clélia Iruzun |
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Clélia Iruzun’s endearing artistic personality, which combines her native Brazilian spirit with her exceptional musical gifts, has enabled this much-admired London-based pianist to build an enviable reputation for her performances of a wide range of music, from the great classical repertoire to works by significant figures from across the Americas.
Clélia initially studied at the School of Music at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she won several notable prizes in international competitions before graduating with the Academy’s Recital Diploma. Clélia subsequently worked with a number of greatly-admired virtuosos, including Nelson Freire, Jacques Klein, Stephen Kovacevich and Fou Ts'Ong, and most particularly with the highly distinguished Brazilian pianist and pedagogue Mercês de Silva Telles in Paris. Notable Brazilian composers, including Francisco Mignone, Arnaldo Rebello and Marlos Nobre, have dedicated works to Clélia, including - most recently - Beetholven Cunha, Mario Ferraro, Alexandre Rachid and Nimrod Borenstein.
Clélia Iruzun now pursues a busy international career as soloist, having performed across Europe, the Americas and Asia, including concerts at the Grand Theatre in Shanghai (where her recital was voted ‘one of the ten best concerts of the year’), the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Konserthusets in Gothenburg and Stockholm, the Poznan Philharmonie, Prague State Opera, Festival La Roque d’Antheron and at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall. Clélia has performed over 30 concertos for piano and orchestra, including the great classical and romantic works and also important Spanish and Latin American composers.
Clélia also undertakes annual tours of Brazil, appearing in the major halls, festivals and series of her native country. She also appears frequently on radio and television in many countries, and often broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.
Clélia has premiered music by such significant Brazilian composers as Francisco Mignone, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Henrique Oswald, Marlos Nobre, João Guilherme Ripper, Radamés Gnattali and others in many countries. She has also given the South American premieres of important English piano music, notably works by Arnold Bax and York Bowen.
Her much-admired discography embraces a variety of repertoire, from Latin-American composers to the Mendelssohn Concertos and Elizabeth Maconchy’s Concertino for Piano and Orchestra with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Other CDs include the Piano Music of Marlos Nobre on the Lorelt label, for whom she has also recorded a disc of Ernesto Nazareth’s piano music – ‘Portrait of Rio’. Recent recordings by Clélia on the SOMM international label include two acclaimed volumes of Frederic Mompou’s Piano Music and the International Classical Music Award nominated Piano Concertos by Francisco Mignone and Isaac Albéniz with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen – a disc hailed by International Piano: ‘Clélia comes into her vivid own, playing with a superb mastery and empathy; it is difficult to imagine it played with greater skill and affection’. Also released recently for SOMM are the Piano Quintets by Amy Beach and Henrique Oswald with the Coull Quartet and the Piano Concertos by Henrique Oswald and Saint-Saens No.5 “Egyptian” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Jac van Steen - both CDs have received excellent reviews such as ‘Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun in a stunning performance’ (Musical Notes - Best of 2020). Her recent CDs of Nimrod Borenstein’s Piano Concerto (dedicated to Clélia), Piano Quintet and the piano cycle Shirim and the third volume of “Treasures from the New World” have been receiving outstanding reviews. A new CD with Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain with the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Jac van Steen has just been released on the SOMM label.
Clélia initially studied at the School of Music at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she won several notable prizes in international competitions before graduating with the Academy’s Recital Diploma. Clélia subsequently worked with a number of greatly-admired virtuosos, including Nelson Freire, Jacques Klein, Stephen Kovacevich and Fou Ts'Ong, and most particularly with the highly distinguished Brazilian pianist and pedagogue Mercês de Silva Telles in Paris. Notable Brazilian composers, including Francisco Mignone, Arnaldo Rebello and Marlos Nobre, have dedicated works to Clélia, including - most recently - Beetholven Cunha, Mario Ferraro, Alexandre Rachid and Nimrod Borenstein.
Clélia Iruzun now pursues a busy international career as soloist, having performed across Europe, the Americas and Asia, including concerts at the Grand Theatre in Shanghai (where her recital was voted ‘one of the ten best concerts of the year’), the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Konserthusets in Gothenburg and Stockholm, the Poznan Philharmonie, Prague State Opera, Festival La Roque d’Antheron and at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall. Clélia has performed over 30 concertos for piano and orchestra, including the great classical and romantic works and also important Spanish and Latin American composers.
Clélia also undertakes annual tours of Brazil, appearing in the major halls, festivals and series of her native country. She also appears frequently on radio and television in many countries, and often broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.
Clélia has premiered music by such significant Brazilian composers as Francisco Mignone, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Henrique Oswald, Marlos Nobre, João Guilherme Ripper, Radamés Gnattali and others in many countries. She has also given the South American premieres of important English piano music, notably works by Arnold Bax and York Bowen.
Her much-admired discography embraces a variety of repertoire, from Latin-American composers to the Mendelssohn Concertos and Elizabeth Maconchy’s Concertino for Piano and Orchestra with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Other CDs include the Piano Music of Marlos Nobre on the Lorelt label, for whom she has also recorded a disc of Ernesto Nazareth’s piano music – ‘Portrait of Rio’. Recent recordings by Clélia on the SOMM international label include two acclaimed volumes of Frederic Mompou’s Piano Music and the International Classical Music Award nominated Piano Concertos by Francisco Mignone and Isaac Albéniz with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen – a disc hailed by International Piano: ‘Clélia comes into her vivid own, playing with a superb mastery and empathy; it is difficult to imagine it played with greater skill and affection’. Also released recently for SOMM are the Piano Quintets by Amy Beach and Henrique Oswald with the Coull Quartet and the Piano Concertos by Henrique Oswald and Saint-Saens No.5 “Egyptian” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Jac van Steen - both CDs have received excellent reviews such as ‘Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun in a stunning performance’ (Musical Notes - Best of 2020). Her recent CDs of Nimrod Borenstein’s Piano Concerto (dedicated to Clélia), Piano Quintet and the piano cycle Shirim and the third volume of “Treasures from the New World” have been receiving outstanding reviews. A new CD with Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain with the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Jac van Steen has just been released on the SOMM label.