Best of British - Day 1
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£15 day ticket
Concerts individually priced
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Best of British
A two-day celebration of invigorating, stimulating and enjoyable home-grown piano music, performed by RBC pianists and internationally-renowned artists.
We highlight the major keyboard works of John Joubert, long-time music lecturer at University of Birmingham, and Dorothy Howell, a Birmingham native now enjoying a resurgence of interest. Interspersed with a Best of Birmingham theme, are major keyboard works by John Ireland, Frank Bridge, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ian Venables, and many more.
1.05pm - Lunchtime Concert - Made in Birmingham I
Joubert Piano Sonata No.2
Howell Toccata
Edmunds Prelude and Fugue in G major
Howell Humoresque
Howell Spindrift
Joubert Divertimento for piano duet
Rebecca Watson, John Lee, Ruimei Huang, Chiara Thomson, Ningxi Wu, Rufus Westley, Zixin Wen pianists
Admission free. Book now.
3pm - Afternoon Concert
Bridge Three Lyrics/ Gargoyle
Venables Three Pieces for Violin and Piano
Finzi Elegy for violin and piano
Ireland Ballade/Month’s Mind
Ireland The Island Spell
Bridge Three Sketches
Chu Yu Yang violin, Eric McElroy, Yinan Tong, Roman Kosyakov, John Lee, Ruimei Huang pianists
£10. Book now.
7pm - Evening Concert
Ireland Piano Trio
Venables: Piano Quintet
Elgar: Piano Quintet
Roberto Ruisi violin, Nicholas Trygstad cello, Mark Bebbington piano
plus two student string players from RBC
£10. Book now.
Check out the Best of British Day 2 event.