Mozart: Rondo KV 485
Brahms: Klavierstücke Op.119
Schubert: Sonata in B flat, D.960

Born in Switzerland in 1991, pianist and composer Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula studied at the Lausanne Conservatoire and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, graduating with Distinction. In 2014-15 Jean-Sélim held the Rebanks Family Piano Fellowship at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, and in 2016 was invited by Sir András Schiff to give solo recitals at major venues in Europe and the USA as part of his Building Bridges concert series, supporting new talents.
In May 2017 Jean-Sélim was one of two musicians, selected from a field of over 100 applicants, for a Young Classical Artists Trust award.

'Not only is Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula a fine pianist with great sensitivity and imagination, he’s also a major talent in composition. When he plays Bach, Chopin and Schubert, he does it with a composer’s understanding.' Sir András Schiff

SJE Arts Next Generation Series 2018

Season tickets to all six concerts in the 2018 SJE Arts Next Generation Series available at over 30% discount: £70 Centre, £60 Side Aisle.

J.S. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I

Nos. 1-12
Interval
Nos. 13-24

Daughter of a cathedral organist, the young Angela Hewitt ‘danced to Bach, sang to Bach, played him on the violin and recorder..’. Her passion has not faded. In 2016 she embarked on the Bach Odyssey – a mission to give public performance to all this consummate composer’s major keyboard works.
At SJE tonight, we are to be treated to Book I of The Well-tempered Clavier. The first of two collections of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, this is at once an exercise in counterpoint for students and, for pianists as accomplished as Angela Hewitt, one of the most technically demanding, imaginative and important pieces of music in the western repertoire.

SJE Arts International Piano Series 2018

Tickets £37, £27, £17, £15, under 25s £10 off.
Pre-concert dinner 6:30pm, £13 per person for 2 courses, wine and soft drinks at extra cost.
Season ticket for all 9 concerts in the 2018 series £160, £113, £81, £70

William Slingsby-Duncan – clarinet
Charlotte Maclet – violin
Fiachra Garvey – piano

Khatchaturian: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
Ives: Largo for violin and piano
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du soldat
Interval
Shostakovich: Five Pieces, arranged for clarinet, violin and piano
Bray: Chant (new commission)
Bartók: Contrasts

‘An exceptionally exciting group who play brilliantly together, with huge verve and imagination, and their joy in music and playing communicates to everyone around them.’ Thomas Adès

Adès' description perfectly captures the spirit of this ensemble. Formed in 2010 when the members met at Paris Conservatoire, the Ducasse Trio has performed widely in the UK, Ireland, France and Switzerland and in 2015 received the Worshipful Company of Musicians Barthel Prize.
Passionate about presenting forgotten works for its interesting combination of instruments, the Trio also champions new repertoire, including the Charlotte Bray commission they will be playing tonight.

Sponsored by The van Houten Bequest

SJE Arts Next Generation Series 2018

Tickets from www.sje-oxford.org/events/ or from Oxford Playhouse, tel 01865 305305.
Season tickets to all six concerts in the 2018 SJE Arts Next Generation Series available at over 30% discount: £70 Centre, £60 Side Aisle.

Summertown Choral Society will be joined again by period instrument ensemble Instruments of Time and Truth and another distinguished line-up of soloists – Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Alex Pullinger, Daniel Norman, Brian McAlea, and Daniel Tate – for this performance of Handel's Israel in Egypt, conducted by Duncan Saunderson.

“Handel understands effect better than any of us; when he chooses he strikes like a thunderbolt." Mozart's words are no better demonstrated than in this magnificent oratorio, which soon stood alongside Messiah as one of England's favourite choral treasures. Choruses and solos of frogs, pestilence, hailstones, darkness, insects, fire and violent smiting contain some of Handel's greatest writing. Early booking is essential!

Schubert only completed two movements of his Reliquie Sonata, and yet they are among his most powerful statements for the instrument. Schumann, on the other hand, originally wrote five movements for his second sonata, but was dissuaded from publishing in this form (later settling for a four-movement version); the original, more seldom performed extended version will be heard tonight.

While Petrushka and Pictures from an Exhibition need little introduction, the music of pianist-composer Samuil Feinberg has only recently started to attract attention. A pianist renowned for his interpretations of Bach and Scriabin, Feinberg also wrote 12 piano sonatas, three concertos and much else; his second sonata dates from 1917 and is a highly condensed, elegiac work lasting a mere 7 minutes.

Programme:

Schubert - Sonata in C major D. 840 (‘Reliquie’)
Schumann - Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 14 (‘Concerto without orchestra’) [original version]
Musorgsky - Pictures from an Exhibition
Feinberg - Sonata No. 2
Stravinsky - Trois mouvements de Petrouchka

Jonathan Powell is a pianist and composer. After studies with Denis Matthews and Sulamita Aronovsky, he established an international career as a soloist, his programmes ranging from standard Classical and Romantic repertoire to contemporary and little-known 20th century works. He has performed widely in Europe, as well as in Russia and the US; he has also appeared on national radio of many countries and recorded about 20 CDs.

Special ticket offers are available for our JdP Music Circle Friends and Patrons for this concert.

All welcome, in particular people living with dementia, their family, friends and carers. 11.30am concert performed by Radley College musicians; 2pm concert by Magdalen College School musicians, both including sing-along led by Christine Cairns. Tea & coffee served from 30 minutes before each concert starts. Reserve places and disabled parking in advance by emailing movingmusic.jdp@gmail.com or call 01865 286660.

Japanese taiko drumming 80-minute taster sessions booked individually

Experience the thrill and fun of Japanese drumming in a group

Hands-on workshops for adults (age 16+), complete beginners or those with limited experience

Aiming to start regular classes from February 2018