Best of British - Day 2

Best of British - Day 2
Date and time
18 Feb 2025 1pm - 8pm
Location

Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Booking Information

Wheelchair users are entitled to concessionary priced tickets with a complimentary companion seat.

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Best of British - Day 2

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' II

Edmunds Aria Variata/Prelude and Fugues in E major and A major
Joubert Piano Sonata No.3
Howell Five Studies

Michael Jones, Duncan Honeybourne, Zoe Tan pianists

Admission free - Book now.

3pm Afternoon Concert

Downes Sonata for two pianos
Vaughan Williams Tallis Fantasia for two pianos
Bridge Three Poems
Jacobson Mosaic for piano duet
Jacobson Piccola Musica Notturna
Ireland Equinox Bridge ‘Rosemary’

Katharine Lam, Duncan Honeybourne, Julian Jacobson, Jing Sun, Mimi Raleigh, Joachim Lim, Zijun Pan, Rentong Zhao, Jake Penlington pianists

£10. Book now.

7pm Evening Concert

Programme to include:
Joubert Piano Sonata No.1
Smyth Piano Sonata No.2
Ireland Sarnia
Howell Piano Sonata

Daniel Lebhardt, Yun-jou Lin, Rebecca Watson pianists

£10. Book now.

Check out the Best of British Day 1 event.