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Last Trio concerts: returns only
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog on 9th January 2012
Such is the demand for the Trio’s final concerts, the Wigmore Hall has confirmed that there are now returns only for their last two concerts on Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 January 2012. The first concert on Saturday 7 January was breathtaking. If you are coming for the last two, we hope you enjoy it.
Hyperion Release Box Set
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, CD Releases, Recordings on 28th November 2011
“Reissued as a special-price box-set, this superb series of benchmark recordings should not be missed.” (Hyperion)
Hyperion Records, the Trio’s long-standing record company, have recently released ‘The Complete Beethoven Piano Trios’ by The Florestan Trio as a specially priced 4 CD box set.
Last Chance to Buy Tickets
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog on 28th November 2011
Only a few tickets remain for The Florestan Trio’s final concerts at The Wigmore Hall on Saturday 7, Wednesday 11, and Friday 13 January 2012. Don’t miss this chance to hear their last, celebratory Beethoven cycle by booking your tickets now. We recommend that you telephone the box office.
2011 Festival tickets sell fast
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Florestan Festival on 6th May 2011
Concert tickets have once again sold very fast at this year’s 2011 Florestan Festival. Concert 1 on Thursday 9 June, Concert 4 on Saturday 11 June and Concert 8 on Sunday 12 June are sold out, and only a few tickets remain available in the 2nd and 3rd price categories for the orchestral concert (Concert [...]
Hyperion Record of the Month
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Recordings on 8th April 2011
Hyperion’s Record of the Month for May 2011 is the final recording from The Florestan Trio. Shostakovich’s two piano trios (No.1 Op 8 and No.2 Op 67) sit either side of his wonderful, and rarely performed ‘Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok’ Op 127, sung by Susan Gritton. A sneak – and very glorious – preview can be heard on the Hyperion Records website.
Friends of the Florestan Trio
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Friends of the Florestan Trio on 7th April 2011
Following the Trio’s announcement in January 2011, the Friends of the Florestan Trio scheme is now closed. The Florestan Trio would like to thank Friends, Patrons, donors and companies for their warmth, humour and generosity throughout their Trio life.
Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Florestan Festival on 7th April 2011
With eight concerts in four days, this last Florestan Trio festival in Peasmarsh includes cherished chamber music from Mozart, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Schumann. Czech flavour is evident with works by Dvořák, including the ‘Dumky’ Trio and the beautiful ‘Silent Woods’ for cello and orchestra, while Robert Philip takes a look at the ‘folk’ music influences on Dvořák, Bartók and Ligeti in his Sunday talk.
Susan Tomes on BBC Radio 4
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Broadcasts on 29th March 2011
Today on “Woman’s Hour”, on BBC Radio 4, Susan Tomes will be talking and playing with the Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa, who is translating Susan’s book “Out of Silence” into Japanese. More information about the programme can be found on Susan’s blog, and on the Woman’s Hour website.
Rosa Newmarch and Leos Janacek, BBC Radio 4
posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Broadcasts on 25th October 2010
On Tuesday 26 October 2010 at 1.30pm, BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a programme about the life of Rosa Newmarch, who was pivotal in introducing the composer Leos Janacek to the British public in the 1920s. The programme is by Peter Avis, who as well as being the principal page-turner for the Florestan Festival, also writes and lectures about music.
Philanthropy in the arts
posted by Imogen Smart in Behind the Scenes, Blog, Florestan Festival on 23rd October 2010
An interesting article about philanthropy in the arts appeared in Thursday’s online edition of The Guardian newspaper (21 October 2010). This kind of giving has always been incredibly important to the Florestan Trust, and particularly so for the Florestan Festival. Vernon Ellis, one of our Trustees, is interviewed.