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The Inner Worlds of Robert Schumann

The second section of Schumann’s Humoreske features an intriguing addition: an inner voice, or “innere Stimme” written out on a third stave between the traditional right hand and left hand staves, but not meant to be actually played by the pianist. In this recital-talk, pianist Petr Limonov explores the role of the unspoken, the “yet-to-be-imagined” (by the listener) in both Schumann’s Kinderszenen and the Humoreske, demonstrating how the composer makes us undertake a journey into our own inner worlds by making us imagine sounds which are not written and narratives which are hinted at, but never explicitly described by, the titles of his works.

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Petr Limonov
piano

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Synaesthesia in String-Playing

Violinist Litsa Tunnah gives a recital-talk on the phenomenon of synaesthesia, whereby musical sounds are simultaneously perceived as colours, focussing in particular on its connection to string-playing. Drawing on her personal experiences as a synaesthete, she describes how string colours affect sound-colour association and how works that have been arranged for solo violin from other instruments alter the synesthetic experience.

She also reveals her experiences in the creative process of working with composers, specifically how they respond to colour in her interpretation of their works. A wonderful opportunity to gain first-hand insight into this fascinating topic.

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Litsa Tunnah
violin

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Peter Facer (oboe)

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The Fall and Rise of the Romantic Oboe

The lone, lyrical sound of the oboe has always been at the very centre of the orchestra’s expressive palette. But away from its symphonic success, the oboe as a solo instrument has enjoyed less consistent popularity, experiencing various reversals of fortune over the centuries. In “The Fall and Rise of the Romantic Oboe”, oboist Peter Facer charts the trajectory of the solo oboe alongside its orchestral counterpart, starting with J.S. Bach and moving towards the present day.

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• Vivaldi – Concerto in A Minor, 1st mvt
• Bach – Sinfonia from Easter Oratorio
• Mozart – Oboe Quartet, 1st mvt
• Brahms – Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt (opening)
• Schumann- Romanze no. 2
• Saint-Saëns – Sonata for oboe and piano, 1st mvt
• Pasculli – Ricordo di Napoli

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Art and the Aria

ln this lecture-recital, bass-baritone and Cambridge art-history graduate Tristan Hambleton performs and discusses the artistic context of famous arias, exploring the idea of an artistic Zeitgeist and the way in which sculpture, painting and architecture from Caravaggio and Vermeer to the Panthéon and l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris to Manet and Rodin have influenced and shaped musical styles and sensibilities through time.

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Tristan Hambleton
bass-baritone

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Alex Lomeiko (violin)

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The Virtuoso Violin

Violinist Alex Lomeiko takes us on a thrilling voyage through the history of virtuosity on the violin, starting from its humble beginnings with the music of Telemann through to the polyphony of Bach which would in turn inspire Ysayë several centuries later. A recital with this theme would of course not be complete without the music of the definitive violinist virtuoso, Paganini, who pushed the limits of what was deemed possible on the instrument during the 1800s, and we see how this prompted performer-composers such as Nathan Milstein to introduce even more pyrotechnics of their own in the 1900s.

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Alexandra Lomeiko
violin

• Telemann – Fantasie no.5 in A major, TWV. 40:18
• Bach – Sarabande & Tempo di Borea from Solo Partita no.1 in B minor, BWV. 1002
• Ysayë – Allegretto con scherzando & Finale; Con brio from Solo Sonata no.1 in G minor
• Paganini – Caprice no.24
• Nathan Milstein – Paganiniana