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CLARA’S CIRCLEThis year’s Keyboard Festival explores the music of Clara Schumann and her contemporaries. Born 200 years ago, Clara was a distinguished pianist and composer whose long life both witnessed and influenced the fast-changing musical landscape of the 19th century. We play some of her solo piano music and songs, as well as the works she performed in her career as a concert pianist. We also tell the stories of her friendships with Chopin, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Liszt, as well as Clara’s passionate relationship with Robert Schumann.

Professor Vanessa LatarcheChair of International Keyboard Studies and Head of Keyboard Associate Director for Partnerships in ChinaRoyal College of Music

This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live

The Senior Common Room will be open 10.30am–6.30pm serving a range of sandwiches, snacks and beverages.

Clara’s Circle is curated by Ian Jones, Deputy Head of Keyboard. Special thanks must be given to the following people for their support in the organisation of the festival. Thank you everyone!

David Graham Professor in Charge of OrganSimon Lepper Collaborative Piano Co-ordinatorChris Moulton Head of Keyboard Technical ServicesAlex Beattie Faculty Office & Faculty Performance Co-ordinator, Chinese Partnerships and Faculty Officer (Keyboard)Robert Cheung NarratorSonya Pigot Narrator

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Sunday 10 March 2019

Clara and Chopin 11am

Clara Schumann 4 Polonaises op 1 No 2 Polonaise in C major

Tsz Long John Lee

Chopin Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart’s Don Giovanni op 2

Berniya Hamie

H Herz Variations sur la Violette op 48 Jacky Zhang

Chopin Mazurkas op 7 No 1 in B flat major

Simo Sisevic

Clara Schumann Soirées Musicales op 6No 5 Mazurka in G major

Lantian Gu

Clara Schumann Quatre pièces caractéristiques op 5No 4 Scene fantastique: Le Ballet des Revenants

Jessie Chua

Chopin Mazurkas op 17 No 4 in A minor

Eba Arao

Chopin Barcarolle op 60 Yinzhi Yuan

Chopin Polonaise in A flat major op 53 ‘Heroric’ Nan Kang

Clara and Robert Schumann 12.05pm

Robert Schumann Papillons op 2 Yuanxu Zou

Clara Schumann Caprices en forme de valse op 2No 1 in C major

Francisco Vilar

Clara Schumann Caprices en forme de valses op 2No 3 in E flat major

Nurry Lee

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Clara Schumann Caprices en forme de valses op 2No 8 in E flat major

Rustam Khanmurzin

Robert Schumann Toccata op 7 Quoc Nguyen

Clara Schumann Soirées Musicales op 6No 1 Toccatina

Nataly Ganina

Robert Schumann Noveletten in F sharp minor op 21 no 8 Ilayda Deniz Oguz

Clara Schumann Soirées Musicales op 6 No 2 Notturno

Irena Radić

Robert Schumann Bunte Blätter op 99 (extracts) Sofia Peciña Medina

Robert Schumann 6 Concert Etudes after Paganini Caprices op10No 6 in E minor

Dominic Doutney

Robert Schumann 6 Concert Etudes after Paganini Caprices op10No 2 in G minor

Pietro Fresa

INTERVAL

Continues at 2pm

JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1

Aidan Chan harpsichord

Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke op 12No 7 Traumes Wirren

Roelof Temmingh

Clara Schumann Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde op 23 No 3 Geheimes Flüstern Am Strande

Brian Hughes pianoFfion Edwards soprano

JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in B flat major BWV 866, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1

Antoine Pichon harpsichord

JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in E major BWV 878, from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2

Timea Daradics harpsichord

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JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor op 16 no 3 Will Fielding organ

JS Bach Prelude and fugue in A minor BWV 543 James Tett organ

Robert Schumann Davidsbündlertänze op 6 i Lebhaftii Innigvi Sehr rasch vii Nicht schnell ix Lebhaft

Zabrina Ng

Clara Schumann

Robert Schumann

Lieder op 12No 4 Liebst du um Schönheit

Myrthen op 25No 25 Aus den östlichen Rosen

Xue Mao piano Poppy Shotts soprano

Robert Schumann 6 Intermezzi op 4No 6 Allegro in B minor

Jack Campbell

Robert Schumann 3 Romances op 28No 2 in F sharp major

Rachele Howes

Clara and the Mendelssohns 3.15pm

Mendelssohn Capriccio op 5 Danbi Heo

Fanny Mendelssohn

Das JahrJanuarMai

Sophia Liu

Scarlatti Sonata in F minor K 466 Amelia Widjaja

Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor WoO 80

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words op 67 No 4 Presto

Yiyi Su

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words op 62 No 6 Allegretto non troppo

Marianne Huang Yueyin

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Clara and Liszt 4.10pm

Henselt Variations de concert sur le motif de l’opéra ‘L’elisir d’amore’ op 1

Thomas Kelly

Clara Schumann Variations de Concert sur la Cavatine du Pirate de Bellini op 8IntroduzioneCavatina theme: AndantinoVariation 1: Più AllegroVariation 3: Brillante (C minor)Allegro quasi Fantasia à capriccioVariation 4: Brillante e passionate; volante

George Campbell

Clara Schumann Impromptu in G major op 9 ‘Souvenir de Vienne’ Ana Bursac

Clara Schumann Lieder op 12No 11 Warum willst du andere Fragen6 Lieder op 13No 5 Ich hab’ in deinem Auge

Shile Liu piano Stephanie Hershaw

soprano

Brahms Scherzo in E flat minor op 4 Victor Dai

Clara Schumann 3 Romances op 21 No 1 Andante

Peiyao Su

Clara and Brahms 5.30pm

Thalberg Fantasia on Rossini’s Moses op 33 Sonya Pigot

Liszt 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert S558 (transcription)No 4 Erlkönig

Michelle Candotti

Liszt 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert S558 (transcription)No 8 Gretchen am Spinnrade

Pui Yee Lau

Liszt Grandes études de PaganiniNo 2 in E flat major

Patryk Frac

Brahms Sonata for Two Pianos op 34b i Allegro non troppo in F minor

Tolga Atalay Un piano Victor Maslov piano

Clara Schumann 3 Romances for Violin and Piano op 22 No 1 Andante molto

Ella O’Neill piano Samuel Hau violin

Clara Schumann 3 Romances op 22 No 2 Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage

Alexander Stobbs pianoJoy Lisney cello

Brahms Gavotte in A major (after Gluck) Peter Regan

Brahms 16 Waltzes op 39 (for piano four hands)i Tempo giusto in B majorii E majoriv Poco sostenuto in E minorvi Vivace in C sharp majorvii Poco più Andante in C sharp minorxii E majorxiii C majorxiv A minorxv A major

Sofia Peciña Medina pianoTolga Atalay Un piano

Brahms 6 Klavierstücke op 118No 2 Intermezzo. Andante teneramente

Irina Vaterl

Clara Schumann Romance in B minor ‘In loving memory’ Cristiana Achim

RCM SPARKS AT THE KEYBOARD FESTIVAL: IT’S A PIANO PARTY!

RCM Sparks, the Royal College of Music’s learning and participation programme, engages children from their early years up to age 18, both at the RCM and in the wider community.

This year RCM Sparks is delighted to be part of the Keyboard Festival. Drop in to test your skills on the oversized floor piano and various craft activities throughout the day, or join the team for the scheduled family-friendly workshops below:

11am | Whole group keyboard workshop with animateur Rachel Leach. All ages and abilities are welcome, including beginners. Children can be unaccompanied for this session but parents are also welcome to stay and get involved.

1pm | Interactive storytelling with Rachel Leach and RCM musicians. Explore illustrated children’s book The Bear and the Piano through words and music.

1.45pm | ‘Have a go’ sessions. Learn more about the College’s Flentrop organ, celeste and our Steinway pianos with top RCM musicians.

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