Kellaway Concerts

Friday 29 November, 6 pm
Shirley Turner (violin), Peter Mallinson (viola), Lynn Arnold (piano)
Joanna David (reader) 

Mozart: Variations on 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'
Glinka: Moderato (from 3 Russian Songs)
York Bowen: 3 Duos
August Klughardt: Schilflieder
Monti: Czardas
Valerie Capers: Billie's Song 

Peter Mallinson (a St Catharine's alumnus) and Shirley Turner have been members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a combined 35 years (so far), and have been performing chamber music with the pianist Lynn Arnold since 2010. Always looking at ways to explore the lesser-known and forgotten repertoire alongside the mainstream, this concert explores the 18th century notion of "Hausmusik" - intimate salon music; but with a twist. Whether it's Mozart's take on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Monti's virtuosic Czardas, even the pieces you think you might know will be presented with an intriguing and delightful difference. 

Tickets £10/£5 (students); purchasable on the door
Admission free to College members and staff. 
Concert lasts approx. one hour

Friday 31 January, 6 pm
Student Showcase Concert

Showcasing members of the Kellaway Instrumental Award Scheme, including
Samantha Burley violin, John Zhang piano, Ashwin Tennant piano

Programme to include:
Brahms Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op 108               
Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 23 ('Appassionata'), 1st mov't

Admission Free; 
Concert lasts approx. 60 mins

Friday 7 February, 6 pm
Peter Croton lute with L'Isola vocal ensemble 
Time Stands Still: Songs of John Dowland and his contemporaries

‘Time stands still’, by John Dowland (1603), is emblematic of the sense of wonder we feel when encountering pure, often unattainable beauty. This suspension of time is also strived for in musical performance – as described in the 16th century, the goal is to transport listeners “into so pleasurable a melancholy that … they remain deprived of all senses save that of hearing …”.

Celebrated versatile lutenist Peter Croton, “lyric poet of the lute”, is joined by L’Isola Ensemble to transport listeners into a timeless journey through English & Italian music from the early 17th century.

Concert in collaboration with Cambridge Early Music.
Admission free to College members and staff. Ticket reservation required.
All other tickets (£20 and £7.50) can be purchased HERE
Concert lasts approx. 75 mins

Friday 14 February, 6 pm
Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins piano duo

Mozart: Sonata for piano four hands in D major, K381
Ravel: Ma mère l'oye
MacDowell: Three poems
Rachmaninoff: Romance in G major
Farrington: Chit Chat

Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins have given duet recitals at venues including the Royal Opera House, St George’s Bristol, St John’s Smith Square, Hatchlands Park, the Russell Collection and for the Mozart Society of America. Praised for their ‘‘impressive sensitivity’’ by Early Music Reviews and for telling ‘‘a totally convincing story with every piece’’ by The Arts Desk, their recordings have received five-star reviews in BBC Music Magazine and Het Nieuwsblad. Their varied discography includes Mozart’s complete sonatas for keyboard duet on period instruments, Weber’s complete piano duets on an original Viennese fortepiano, as well as Tournament for Twenty Fingers featuring works by British composers from the twentieth century. Their latest disc is Summer Dreams which brings together the complete works for piano duet by three major American composers: Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach and Samuel Barber. 

Tickets £10/£5 (students); purchasable on the door
Admission free to College members and staff. 
Concert lasts approx. one hour