Thursday, 24 February 2011

Two Pianists at One Piano

7.30pm at Holy Innocents Church
Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith, London W6 0UB

Featuring:
The Wordsworth/Obi Duo: David Wordsworth and Janet Obi-Keller on a Piano

Programme

David Wordsworth and Janet Obi-Keller will be performing music by Debussy, Berkeley, Ravel and Schubert. See the full programme below.

There will be a tombola and raffle prizes, with a bar serving a specially concocted cocktail to match the occasion and will be an enjoyable and relaxing musical soirée for friends and family.

Download the Concert Poster here.

Venue:

Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith, London W6 0UB
(nearest tube: Ravenscourt Park)
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Tickets

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Online ticket sales are now available. Please note that this service will cease by 1.00pm on the day of the concert. Tickets will also be available on the door and guide prices are below.

All tickets in advance are £9.00, £7.00 (concession) and £2.00 (concession under 16yrs - available only to those who book adult tickets or adult concession).

When purchasing tickets online you will be given a booking reference code, rather than a physical document or eticket which you will exchange at the venue for a ticket (proof of ID will be required). There is a 10% booking fee payable per transaction and not per ticket.

On the door: £10 (concessions £8, under 16s £2).
In advance: £9 (concessions £7, under 16s £2).

The full programme

Two Cuban Dances - Lionel Sainsbury (1991). Originally a solo piece, he composed this at the suggestion of the French pianist François Doublier. It was premiered in France by Christopher Black and Yoko Katayama in the spectacular setting of the Eglise de Beynac, as part of the 1998 Nuits Musicales de Beynac-en-Périgord.
Mother Goose Suite - Maurice Ravel (1908) He wrote this, 'Ma mère l'oye', for the two Godebski children whose parents he was friends with, in a four-hand suite for solo piano.
16 Waltzes op39 - Johannes Brahms (1865) This is a set of 16 short waltzes for piano four hands dedicated to Eduard Hanslick, a bibliographer and music teacher from Prague, who was one of the first widely influential music critics.
Trois Epigraphes Antiques - Achille-Claude Debussy (1914) These are actually a reworking of incidental music Debussy wrote for a single performance of 12 of Louÿs' Chansons de Bilitis'.As with music originally intended to accompany a theatrical presentation, they are highly atmospheric.
Fantasie in F minor - Franz Schubert (1828) Composed in the last year of his life he dedicated it to his pupil, Karoline Esterházy, with whom he was in unrequited love. It has been characterized as his most original compositions for piano duet.
Palm Court Waltz - Lennox Berkeley (1971) an English composer. This was commissioned by and dedicated to Burnet Pavitt and in this year he was awarded the Composer of the Year by Composer's Guild of Great Britain.

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